Snooker Table Pocket Template

The middle pockets where ok and fitted my centre templates perfectly.

Snooker table pocket template. The amount of undercut in the pocket determines how easily a ball is accepted. The standard table a dimensions the playing area within the cushion faces shall measure 11 ft 8in x 5ft 10in 3569mm x 1778mm with a tolerance on both dimensions of in 13mm. Some records have not counted because the table was not certified. Note that they no longer match either the current world snooker templates nor the ibsf templates but they are a good start.

Enlarge to template size snooker table pocket openings on a riley aristocrat in derby they where too tight. With this template set pocket templates you can check whether the diameter of the holes and the rail cushion at the corner and middle pockets of a snooker table meet the official tournament standard. The rules of snooker require the pockets to conform to templates distributed by the governing body currently ibsf. If anyone has any more up to date templates complete with copy write permission send them to me and ill put them here.

3rd photo chipping of wood shown from above this shows impact of wood capping where ball has hit it between end of pocket plate and where the cloth tucks behind the steel block end. In the modern era all billiards tables whether for carom billiards pocket billiards pyramid or snooker provide a flat surface usually made of quarried slate that is covered with cloth usually of a tightly woven worsted wool called baize and surrounded by vulcanized rubber cushions with the whole. B height the height of the table from the floor to. Speaking of painfully tight tables i brought a ruler with me to the local snooker hall out in franklin and its one 5x10 table.

A billiard table or billiards table is a bounded table on which cue sports are played. Today i have been up to blackburn to do a variety of improvements on a full size snooker table in a private house. The center pockets matched the dimensions in moglets templates from previous pocket size discussions but the corner pockets are more difficult by far. I have been over to derby to adjust the pocket openings on a riley aristocrat.

Compared to a billiards table snooker table pockets are rounded while pool tables have sharp corners. These templates are provided as is. The main work was to open up the pocket openings which where close to 338ths at the fall and to make them 358th at the fall to template angle. American tables are set up however the room owner pleases.

The pockets are around 90 mm 35 in though high class tournaments may use slightly smaller pockets to increase difficulty.