About Pool Tables

SP Turner asked:


One thing that plays on the minds of pub and bar owners the world over is how to keep customers in.

 

Drinks offers have always been a popular choice, but with an increasing awareness of the dangers of drinking irresponsibly, and the legal responsibility of proprietors to ensure this does not happen, other options will undoubtedly become more popular.

 

One classic way to add revenue to a pub, club or bar is having coin operated pool tables. These pool tables can either be bought outright, or leased from a manufacturer. There are two main types of coin mechanism, traditional ‘mechanical’ mechs and electronic mechs. Both can be set to whatever price the owner sees fit, and accept most denominations of UK currency.

 

In some bars and clubs, free play tables are installed, and are ‘rented’ by the hour to patrons. This business model is used in actual pool and snooker clubs, however most pool/snooker clubs require you to become a member. The lack of mandatory membership can make a bar running this model more lucrative than the traditional pool club. Both however are guaranteed to add an extra revenue stream to your pub, bar or club and should you purchase the pool tables, you will likely see a return on your investment within 12-18 months at the most. An example of a successful UK bar chain to run this model is The Elbow Room, an American style pool bar which have SAM Billiards pool tables for rental by the hour.

 

The added bonus of having pool tables in your establishment is that you have to option to begin or join a pool league. This means you will host games, and send your team out to other pubs/bars. This raises the profile of your business, and also brings in more customers if your team performs well in the league. Your players may also play in national competitions, which could open up sponsorship opportunities as well.

 

The only additional cost you may incur is the maintenance of your pool tables. As long as you cover them when not in use, and make sure no one sits on them, rests drinks on them etc they will last a long time. One piece club cues, chalk and other accessories can be bought in bulk at a discount, and most manufacturers have cheaper versions specifically for commercial environments where they may get damaged/broken.

 

If you are leasing your tables you can usually arrange a maintenance contract with the supplier to repair any table damage, and change the cloth where required. Should you have purchased your tables, it is worth trying to find a local fitter who you may be able to set up a contract with. This will ensure that your pool tables are kept in the best condition, and your customers see the benefit.

 

Maintaining your tables is important; a shoddy pool table is no fun to play on, and will not make you any money. Well cared for tables however, will get your business recommended to other pool players, and casual fans alike.

 

So from the basic premise of adding a pool table to your bar or club, you can see a wealth of opportunities to bring in new customers and keep them in. You can always trial the idea with one or two to start with, and if you have the room buy in more pool tables at a later date. So go give it a go – you don’t know what you’re missing out on!

 

 

 



Lauren

jake d asked:


My pool table is really dirty and i was wondering if i could use a regular hoover to clean it.
and i no you can get irons for ironing the cloths on pool tables, but would you be able to do that with an ordinary household iron?

Alvin

imnickb asked:


I recently refelted my pool table using the tips from www.refelting.com . It suggested using water to help stretch the cloth around the corners near the pockets. It worked great but left water stains. Is there a way to remove the stains? They’re hardly noticeable but I can tell and their kind of annoying.

Thanks.

Jacqueline

bigmanonthewall asked:


I was reading about the game of pool and I believe they noted something about it being harder to put spins on balls from coin operated pool tables as opposed to those that are not coin operated tables. Does anyone know why? Is it because the cue ball is bigger and thus heavier or what?

Leo

Hotbuddaloving asked:


I live in the Pan Handle near Shepardstown and I would like a nice home Pool Table, 8 or 9 Foot. Where should I go?

Marlene

Don Jacobson asked:


Outfitting your game room with a pool table can create the feeling that you are in a small pub. Dim the lights, and you are even closer to that feeling.

But what if you need a little light to shoot a game of pool. Pool table lights are the answer. Pool table lights come in a variety of styles, shapes, colors and motifs, so that you can taylor your look to the pub of your choice.

Choices are abundant, ranging from college licensed pool table lights to decorative glass, cast iron, wrought iron, oil-rubbed bronze and stainless steel. Another thing to consider are the number of lights you want. Since pool tables range in size, pool table lights will range from 2-lite units to 4-lite units. So give some thought to the light over the pool table, it is as much a part of the overall feel of your game room as the decorative artwork and signs hanging on the wall.

A great option for your game room is to match the pool table light to the sconce lights that hang over your bar and to the table lamps sitting on the end tables. A lot of manufacturers will offer a range of products in the same style or motif, so that you can keep the theme throughout the entire game room. That’s a great way to pull the entire room together, without breaking the bank.

What if you don’t have a pool table you say??? What if you have an air hockey table. You can use a pool table light over an air hockey table to create the same ambiance that it gives you over the pool table. Air hockey is growing in popularity, largely due to the growing age of baby boomers, who yearn for playing the games of their youth. They are older now, with disposable income, and are able to purchase games such as air hockey tables for their basements and rec rooms.

Once you’ve got the pool table light covered, think about the rest of the game room. What is it that you will find in almost any Irish Pub, other than the beer??? A dart board. Nice thing about a dart board is that they take up almost no space. Other than a little wall space, you should be able to add a dart board to your game room quite easily. Get a decorative cabinet for the dart board and it doubles as a piece of game room art while not in use.

Other artwork ideas for the walls are signs with Coca-Cola on them, signs that resemble days of yesteryear, such as old baseball photos, old beer signs, even signs with cool quips and sayings on them.

So get going. Get that game room outfitted with the look and feel you’ve dreamed of. Get a cool pool table light, add a dart board, place some cool pub style artwork on the walls, make sure the table lamps on your end tables match your pool table light, and grab a cold one and enjoy!



Vincent

roosterbob asked:


Pool is a sophisticated game requiring patience and careful calculations. Many hold the game in high regard. A pool cue, in layman words is the long stick used for directing the balls into the holes in the pool table.

There are pool cues that are labeled by brands. Some of them are Action, Adrenaline, Blaze, Blizzard, Cuetec, Elite, Fury, Griffin, HRUSA, Joss, Lucasi, Mayhem, Mcdermott, McFarland, Meucci, Mezz, OB, Outlaw, Pechauer, Players, Poison, Predator, Schon, Scorpion, Sierra, Sterling, Tempest, Tiger, Viking, and many more.

The increase in number of cue makers in the world is attributed to the fact that cue making and machining are more easily accessible now. Many cue makers create cues of high quality, but only a very meager percentage of them continue to make cue sticks of museum quality.

A pool cue may look like a long stick to the unobserving eye but it is made of many parts. They are the tip, ferrule, tapper of shaft, shaft, joint, shaft collar, butt collar, forewrap, points, butt, inlays, wrap grip, afterwrap, sleeve, butt cap, and the bumper.

Specific action must be taken in the preservation of a cue stick. It is necessary to ensure that its present condition will remain intact and not reduce the originality of the cue. For example, George Balabushka, Herman Rambow, and various other cue makers used the Brunswick Titlist cue as the source for a large number of cues.

Pool cues are not looked at as a game instrument but also as a collection worthy. This is due to authentic and custom made original pieces. The most elite of cue collectors look for originality when collecting. Due to this as well as long term preservation of cues of artistic value and historical significance, the collectors must ensure that the cues are as original as it can possibly be. It is essential that cue collectors are aware of the importance of the above stated. Cue collecting is a relatively new activity and most collectors are unaware of the importance of originality.

In order to reduce the risk that can occur due to warping, the cue stick must never be leaned against anything on its tip and should be stored in a place that has little or no temperature variations. Most often it is places in a hard or soft case to enable easy transportation and protection form aspects such as moisture and sudden changes in temperature. For cues that have a protective finish, the use of abrasive sandpaper must be avoided as it will scratch the surface or remove the protective finish.



Ana

Rob - MUFC asked:


I’m making a pool table for school, I have the cloth/baize but I was wondering if anybody would be able to give a brief description on the best way to fit it. Thanks alot.

Lance

Jonathon Hardcastle asked:


Pocket Billiards tables, sometimes simply called pool tables, are part of a great alternative sport, the Pool or Billiards. For those who wish to spend an evening out with friends and play an exciting new game, pool is also a great start for amateurs. If you have long been searching for your next sophisticated sports game and chess is not anymore one of your options, perhaps it is time for you should to consider playing a game of pool and see how strategy, creativity and determination can be combined. Owning or renting one for a few hours, the pool table can indeed be one of those addictions nobody will advise you ever to drop.

If your basement or living room is spacious enough to accommodate a 7-feet, 8-feet, or 9-feet pool you will soon be able to admire how ingenious such an investment can be. Since it can be easily hidden under flat hardwood table-top surfaces, a pool table can become a multidimensional, exciting dinner table, which you can first use to entertain people by displaying some of your best cooking recipes and later enhance their evening by inviting them to a friendly straight pool competition. If the cost of a pool table exceeds your current financial budget, or if space is not an option either, then initiating a pool game night out with friends, once a month, can be your fun and creative get-together experience. For what its worth, holding a cue, using a chalk to sharpen its end, and most importantly, strike a ball, can certainly get you into a much better mood than sitting around the house watching television or surfing the Net boring yourself to death.

Your selection of a pool table depends on your choice of billiard game. If you prefer the carom instead from the pocket type of game, then your table will not have the six holes found in a pocket type of pool. But if you are an 8-ball, 9-ball, one-pocket, bank pool, or snooker fun, then the pocket pool table seems like an obvious choice. Whichever the table you will purchase or rent, the fact still remains that pool or billiard, is a totally unique experience you have to try at least once in your life.

If, and when, you will select to go with the privately owned pool table option, be sure to get the longest possible service guarantee from your prospective pool table’s manufacturer and do not forget to buy pool cues (sticks). Offered in a great selection, for beginners to professional players, cues are one of those necessary accessories you will need to “pull it off” with a pool game. In addition, pool balls, a rack to organize the billiard balls on the table’s surface, some specially designed rectangular-shaped blue chalks, a mechanical bridge used to extend a player’s reach on a shot where the cue ball is too far away for normal hand bridging are some of the things you will need to experience a pool game in full extent.



Annette

Maxine Chang asked:


Multi game tables are a growing trend in the furniture industry. Their versatility and ease of use makes them one of the most innovative furniture products on the market today.

Have you ever hosted a dinner party and found yourself wondering what to do after the dinner part? Maybe you forgot that it was also supposed to be a party! If I told you that you could entertain an entire dinner party and guests with one table and chair set all night, would you believe me? Well, I think your ready for the answer. Multi game table sets. These furnishings can provide hours of fun and enjoyment for the whole family, friends, and guests. They won’t put a hole in your wallet either. Read on to find out what this new wave of furniture is all about.

You may be asking yourself “what exactly is a multi game table?”. Well, you’re in the right place. Multi game tables are versatile pieces of furniture. They are usually sold as 5-piece table and chair sets (one table and four chairs) that can convert into different games or an elegant dining table and chair set with ease. You may have seen cheap knock-off versions of these sets at large department stores. The sets that I am referring to are very classy, hard wood, stained furniture pieces fit for a king. Put one anywhere in your home for a seamless transition, whether it’s your game room, dining room, kitchen or a sitting area!

These sets will convert to a stylish poker table with cup holders around the rails, chip trays built in the surface, and a fancy casino style felt with printing simply by lifting and flipping over the top table layer. If you take the top completely off the table you will unveil an exciting bumper pool table. Most game table sets will come with billiard balls and cue sticks (don’t settle for less). Put the top back on and you have an elegant, classy dining table that no one would ever suspect could hide such fun right under the surface. The chairs are typically comfortable, upholstered fabric or leather armchairs with hard wood, stained accents and frames.

A great place to find these new multi game tables is online. Just search the web and you will find great sites that offer these multi game table furnishings at super low prices. Turn your home into the happening hangout you’ve always wanted it to be. Happy shopping!



Richard