Olhausen or Connelly?
Or-Best-Offer
I am looking to buy a table in the next week or so...
My room size (13' X 14'8") dictates that I get a 7 footer...
I know I know this is a crying shame...
I am a very experienced player for 25 years...
My wife and I have decided that a "living" room is better suited to
playing pool than going to waste as a monument to old furniture...
My budget is about $2000
Anyway I have about narrowed the tables down to Olhausen and Connely
models which are similar in appearance...
Any advice here????????
also I intend to just get the Mali felt in a very dark green shade...
I know, I know regular greem is the real way to go but this is furnature
as much as it is sport for my wife...
My last question is ...
Should I go ahead and get the higher grade felt for this tiny 7' table..
I am not sure that a small table will show that much difference... in
fact I have thought that the smaller table would be better suited with
the slower felt...
any thoughts?????
thanks in advance for your suggestions...
bruce
Ron Shepard
> I am looking to buy a table in the next week or so...
> My room size (13' X 14'8") dictates that I get a 7 footer...[...]
Unless that room length is a typo (24'8" maybe, or even 18'4"), I don't
think you should even bother getting a pool table. Out of that 3.5'x7'
table surface, you will be able to stroke normally only in the middle
3'x4' or so. Even with a 4' shorty, you won't be able to shoot near the
end cushions without bumping the walls. See the FAQ for a more complete
discussion.
$.02 -Ron Shepard
Peter Hessenius
I have had my Olhausen Sheraton for about two years and I love it. I'm not
sure about my grade of felt, but this table has unbelievable action. I
paid about $1,700 with 4 Dufferin cues and centennial balls etc., knowing
my dealer this might have been a little high but he was the only game in
town.
Good luck, you won't go wrong with an Olhausen.
Or-Best-Offer <o...@wt.net> wrote in article <3306B3...@wt.net>...
> I am looking to buy a table in the next week or so...
> My room size (13' X 14'8") dictates that I get a 7 footer...
SPB3430
I hope to buy a home table by the end of the year, but I have a few
questions. The table will be put in my basement in an area 13'6''x 21'. I
am planning on an 8' table. In doing research on various tables I see that
many are available in 3 types. What are the differences between Billards
tables, Snooker tables & Pool tables? I am not a great player, but I do
like to shoot regular 8 ball from time to time,and I want my own table.
Are there any brands to stay away from? This table will be my first & last
so I want to make the right investment the first time, thats why I'm doing
my homework now.
thanks in advance
Steve
SPB...@aol.com
Ken Bour
There have been many posts on pool tables. You are just a little tight on width in
your room. You need 60" on each side from the inside rail (57" for the cue length
and a 3" stroke). The rail to rail inside width on a standard 8' table is 44" -- or
164" total. A room 13'6" is 162". Make sure that you place it dead center.
I suggest that you stay with a standard pocket pool table. Billiars and snooker,
while great games, are not mainstream. If you want to invite the neighbors over or
other friends, it's likely that they won't know how to play anything other than
regular pocket billiards.
Brands to stay away from: department stores (Sears) and like places. Buy from a
reputable billiard establishment. Names like Vitalie, Brunswick, Connelly, Kasson,
and Olhausen are well-known, well-made, and will last a lifetime if you take good
care of them. While you don't have to get the "top of the line", I wouldn't suggest
buying their "starter" tables either. You can't go wrong in the middle of the line.
Note: pay attention to the grade of cloth. There's a lot written here about
Simonis, Granito and other quality cloths vs. felts. I bought a Peter Vitalie Pro 8
table and the one mistake I made was with the felt. Now I have to spend about $400
to speed up my table from a measly 80 to something decent like 100.
Good Luck,
Ken
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she...@tcg.anl.gov (Ron Shepard) wrote:
>In article <3306B3...@wt.net>, Or-Best-Offer <o...@wt.net> wrote:
>> I am looking to buy a table in the next week or so...
>> My room size (13' X 14'8") dictates that I get a 7 footer...[...]
>Unless that room length is a typo (24'8" maybe, or even 18'4"), I don't
>think you should even bother getting a pool table. Out of that 3.5'x7'
>table surface, you will be able to stroke normally only in the middle
>3'x4' or so. Even with a 4' shorty, you won't be able to shoot near the
>end cushions without bumping the walls. See the FAQ for a more complete
>discussion.
>$.02 -Ron Shepard
Hi.
We just bought a 4x8 Connelly, not yet delivered. Our room is 13 x 18.
I was a little concerned about the 13-ft width, but I think (from
everything I've read) that it should be okay. Wouldn't hurt to have a
couple 54" cues on hand, though.
As Ron said, that room length you gave surely must be a typo....
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