Pocket Billiard Tables...................................4 by 8 and 4 1/2 by 9
Carom Billiard Tables..................................4 1/2 by 9 and 5 by 10
American Snooker Tables............................4 1/2 by 9 and 5 by 10
PLAYING AREA:
Measured from the cloth covered nose of cushion rubber to the opposite cushion
rubber, both width and length:
4 by 8 table....................playing area 44" width by 88" length
4 by 8 table.................playing area of 46" width by 92" length
4 1/2 by 9 table.............playing area of 50" width by 100" length
5 by 10 table................playing area of 56" width by 112" length
BCA will sanction Tournament Play on Home and Coin-operated tables produced in
sizes other than those recognized above, if the playing area width is one-half
the length, measured cushion to opposite cushion.
TABLE BED HEIGHT:
The table bed playing surface, when measured from the bottom of the table leg,
will be 29 1/4" minimum to 30 1/4" maximum.
POCKET OPENINGS AND MEASUREMENTS:
Pocket billiard tables: pocket openings are measured at two points - the first being
measured between opposing cushion noses where the direction changes into the
pocket (tip to tip). This is called the mouth. The second point of measurement is
at the narrowest point at the back of the facing. This is called the throat.
Corner Pocket: Mouth..............4 7/8" minimum to 5 1/8" maximum
Corner Pocket: Throat....................4" minimum to 4 1/4" maximum
Side Pocket: Mouth..................5 3/8" minimum to 5 5/8" maximum
Side Pocket: Throat...................4 3/8" minimum to 4 7/8 maximum
Verticle Pocket Angle........................12 (+/-) 1 degree
Shelf: The shelf is measured from the center of the imaginary line that goes from
one side of the mouth to the other where the nose of the cushion changes direction
to the center of the vertical cut of the slate pocket radius.
Shelf: Corner Pocket.............1 3/8"minimum to 1 7/8" maximum
Shelf: Side Pocket...........................0" minimum to 3/8" maximum
Drop Point Slate Radius: The pocket radius measured from the vertical cut of the
slate to the playing surface.
Drop Point Slate Radius..................1/8" r. minimum to 1/4" r. maximum
PLAYING BED:
The playing surface must be capable, either by its own strength or a combination
of its strength and that of the table baseframe, of maintaining an overall flatness
within (+/-) .020" lengthwise and .010" across the width. Further, this surface should
have an additional deflection not to exceed .030" when loaded with a concentrated
static force of 200 pounds at its center. If more than one slab is employed, the slab
joints must be in the same plane within .005" after leveling and shimming. The
bed must be covered with a billiard fabric, the major portion of which is made of
wool, with proper tension to avoid unwanted ball roll-off. Commercial tables
must have a three-piece set of one-inch slate with a wooden frame of at least 3/4"
attached to slate. All playing surfaces must be secured to base frame with screws
or bolts.
CUSHION:
Rubber cushions should be triangular in shape and molded with the conventional
K-66 profile with a base of 1 3/16" and a nose height of 1", with control fabric
molded to the top and base area of the cushion. On carom billiard tables, the
triangular K-55 profile cushion is to be maintained, with the control fabric on the
underside of the cushion to effect a slower rebound action. On snooker tables,
the triangular K-66 profile or L-shaped snooker cushion is to be used. The balance
of the rail section to which the rubber cushion is glued should be of hardwood
construction and attached to the slate bed with a minimum of three (3) heavy duty,
threaded rail bolts per rail.
BILLIARD BALLS:
Molded and finished in a perfect sphere, with both dynamic and static balance, in
the following weights and diameters as used in the following games:
Pocket Billiard Balls
Weight: 5 1/2 to 6 oz...............*Diameter: 2 1/4"
Carom Balls
Weight: 7 to 7 1/2 oz...............*Diameter: 2 27/64" or 2 3/8" or 2 7/16"
Snooker Balls
Weight: 5 to 5 1/2 oz...............*Diameter: 2 1/8" or 2 1/16"
* Diameter tolerance of (plus or minus) .005"
POCKET BILLIARD CUES:
-Player may bring a maximum of 3 cue sticks to a match
-Width of tip: 9mm minimum / 14mm maximum
-Weight: No minimum / 25oz. maximum
-Length: 40 inches minimum / No Maximum
-Ferrule, if of a metal material, may not be more than 1 inch in length.
The cue tip on any stick used to perform a legal jump shot must be composed
of either a leather or synthetic leather material.
