Pool and snooker are two fashionable billiards video games individuals get pleasure from enjoying. Whereas the video games could be performed on a snooker desk or a pool desk, there are some variations between a snooker desk vs. a pool desk.

What’s a pool desk?

A pool desk is a billiards desk with pockets used to play the sport pool. Excessive-quality pool tables are made utilizing slate, pure wooden, and particular fabric that consists primarily of wool or worsted wool. Desk sizes can range from 6 toes x 3 toes to 10 toes x 5 toes.

All pool tables are thought-about regulation tables in the event that they observe the overall rule of being twice so long as vast. Nonetheless, a match pool desk is 9 toes x 4.5 toes whereas an outsized pool desk is 10 toes x 5 toes.

The most typical measurement of pool tables is both 7 toes x 3.5 toes or 8 toes x 4 toes. For instance, you’ll usually discover 7-foot tables (bar packing containers) in pool halls and bars. Our 8-foot tables are the commonest measurement individuals purchase as a result of they’re solely a foot shorter than a match desk and infrequently match simpler into the room the place the pool desk can be arrange.

What’s a snooker desk?

A snooker desk is one other sort of pocket billiards desk. Whereas it seems to be similar to a pool desk, with six pockets, it’s a lot greater. Excessive-quality snooker tables use the same building course of as pool tables.

Full-size match snooker tables are 12 toes x 6 toes and observe the precise regulation requirement as pool tables, though some individuals do use an outsized pool desk to play snooker on. Something smaller than a 10-foot desk shouldn’t be really useful since you will be unable to expertise the sport such as you would on a bigger desk.

Snooker Desk vs. a Pool Desk: Key Variations

Other than the dimensions variations within the tables, there are different key variations between a snooker desk vs. a pool desk, as follows:

Ball Dimension

The very first thing you’ll discover concerning the ball measurement between snooker and pool is that snooker balls are barely smaller. Snooker balls normally have a diameter of two 1/16 inches (52.5 mm). Pool balls have a diameter of two 1/4 inches (57 mm). 

The Variety of Balls

Snooker makes use of a complete of twenty-two balls to play the sport, together with:

• One white cue ball or striker ball
• Six balls that will or might not be numbered and should be blue, brown, inexperienced, yellow, black, and pink
• Fifteen crimson balls

Conventional 8-ball pool makes use of a complete of 16 balls, together with:

• One white or yellow cue ball or striker ball
• Fifteen balls numbered from 1 to fifteen
• The odd-numbered balls can be striped, normally white with one other coloration
• The even-numbered balls can be a strong coloration

Pocket Dimension

The usual nook pocket measurement on snooker tables ranges from 3 3/8 inches to three 5/8 inches. The usual facet pocket measurement on a snooker desk is 4 1/16 inches to 4 5/16 inches.

The usual nook pocket measurement on a pool desk is 4 7/8 inches to five 1/8 inches. The usual facet pocket measurement on a pool desk is 5 3/8 inches to five 5/8 inches vast. The smaller pockets on snooker tables make the sport tougher than pool.

As well as, the pocket sizes on each snooker and pool tables are all the time customizable. 

Cushions

Snooker tales use a Okay-66 “L-shaped” cushion profile. Pool tables can use both a Okay-55 or Okay-66 profile that’s angled. The cushions on snooker tables are additionally set barely decrease than on pool tables as a result of measurement distinction within the balls.

Desk Markers

A snooker desk can have extra desk markers than a pool desk since snooker makes use of extra balls than pool. A snooker desk can even have a “D” on the pinnacle finish of the desk. 

Desk Floor

Conventional snooker desk surfaces use fabric that may be a combination of 90 % worsted wool and 10 % nylon. Pool tables, then again, can use both worsted wool or a combination of 75 % wool and 25 % nylon. 

Cue Sticks

The size of cue sticks is comparable for each snooker and pool and ranges between 57 and 58 inches lengthy. Nonetheless, the distinction is within the suggestions. Snooker cue suggestions are about 9.5 mm in comparison with about 13 mm for pool.

Customized Pool Tables

It’s simple to search out customized, handcrafted, high-quality pool tables at Blatt Billiards. Discover our tables online, go to one in every of our showrooms, or contact us at 212-674-8855 as we speak.