Pool Table Sizes

Are you planning to purchase a new pool table for your house or family room? If you want a pool table, it is going to be important for you to understand pool table sizes as well as pool table room size so you can be sure your table will fit inside the room you have planned for it to go inside.

When it comes to pool table sizes, there are three commonly used sizes. Which pool table size you choose will depend partly on where you plan on putting the table and it also depends on your pool table room size and how much space you have to accommodate the table.

Pool table room sizes will vary depending on whether you are talking about a home pool table, a bar or game room table or a tournament table. The 7 foot size pool table is also called a "bar table" and is 39" x 78".

The standard pool table size is 8 foot or 44" x 88". A standard size pool table is the typical choice for home use. A Pro 8 or "oversize 8" pool table is 46" x 92" and the 9foot table is tournament or professional pool table size.

You may have also heard of child size pool tables as these are now more readily available for parents who want their children to share in the fun. Young people that want to play pool but may not be able to play on a pool table regulation size and this is why children size pool tables were invented.

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The room size for pool table area will depend on which size pool table you get. A bar size pool table will need about 12'9" x 16' of area to play in comfortably with any size cue. The recommended pool table size will need about 13'2" x 16'10" to play in and the 9 foot table will need a room area of about 13'8" x 17'10".

A standard room size pool table will fit comfortably in these areas with the use of a short or regular sized cue stick. Remember that the larger the playing surface of the table, the more challenging the game will be. Some people become so used to playing on the smaller 7 foot sized tables that they do not realize the game is different on a larger 8 foot table and they may enjoy a larger table and more challenge for their home table.

If space is an issue, remember that using a shorter cue may allow you to go for the larger 8 foot table instead of the 7 foot with standard sized cues.