I wouldn't say it supersedes Snookers in terms of popularity, but it's a valuable part of NE pool despite the challenge (i.e super expensive commercial rents) of Boston.Įdit: Obviously, it's my home room and I'm probably being over defensive. It's more of a niche place that's beginning to contribute a lot more to pool, but certainly deserves a mention in the conversation of New England pool. But that means it over indexes on people who love pool which I personally like a lot more. The truth is it doesn't serve alcohol (and is small) so it'll never be at the same level as Snooker's for more casual players. Maybe Jayson Shaw's place, but I haven't been there so I can't say. I don't know of anywhere else around here that has pool + snooker + carom tables. The 10-ball tournaments appear to be some of the bigger ones in the region from what I've seen (especially with the New England 9 Ball Series being gone).Īnd as far as table selection, there's not much competition in New England. They have a weekly Tuesday tournament which always has some strong players, and generally have 2-3 bigger tournaments per month as well. However, I think you're selling Amazin's a bit short. However, when I moved here i was 48 and married with a family.Boston has declined pool-wise in recent years for sure. I have to say the people here are the nicest I have met anywhere. However, there are really nice communities and it can be a great place to raise a family. Good place to grab a drink and shoot some pool. If I were 30 and single, Jacksonville would not be my choice because of the strong "redneck" presence both male and also female. 24 reviews of Q Ball Billiards 'Wow, you mean I got to this before Julez Nice. I checked it out but had concern about my car as there were a couple "dealers" working the lot. BTW, I guess no one will mention the SHOOTING in the parking lot last year? When I was at Park Ave. Walk in and your body feels like it needs to go through a car wash. Park Ave in Orange Park has action and alot of tables. 2 reviews of Blanding Billiards 'On vacation with my girlfriend, first time in the Jacksonville area. Unfortunately Jacksonville is still searching from a football team.Īs for pool, IMO, it sucks. There are two poker rooms with off track betting. The area is a meca for fishing (backwater and offshore), Golf, Tennis, Skeet, Trap, Sporting Clays, new Gun Ranges for rifles - pistols, and hunting. Mandarin, San Marco, Avondale, Atlantic Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach are very nice. The city is about 18 miles from the ocean. The city proper is rough, but that is not where people live. Jacksonville in terms of square miles is the largest city in the USA. It will also give you ideas where your skill set may best be maximized. You will learn a lot as to what various places have to offer. Rand McNally publishes a places rated Almanac. Unless you inherited a large fortune, where will you be able to best earn? After all, no matter what your interest, most of us have worked to fund our leisure activities. Where is the locale for you to maximize your income and upward mobility in business. I was told they had fixed up their tables recently. There is a bar by me, Safar, that has quite a few tables the last time I was in there (10+ years ago) that I drive by occasionally at night and the place is always packed. Been meaning to go over and check out Perfect Rack but haven't had time. There are a handful of other bars and small places around town that have tables like Rigsy's, Pete's, one or two down at JAx Beach. It is only open during the store's hours too. Last time I was in there I asked the lady for the fun of it about Diamond tables and she had no idea what I was talking about. People mention the couple of dinky tables inside the Billiard Factory store but I got to take a pass on that. Generally speaking, whenever the question comes up there are three main places: Bankshot and QBall right next to each other on Beach, and then the one down in Orange Park, Park Avenue Billiards. A lot of the old places like Little David's (David Howard), University Billiards, Harley's are all long gone. There are no where near as many places as there used to be, but that is a trend everywhere. I grew up here, went away to Chicago for 20, and then finally moved back a couple of years ago. Jacksonville is a very large metro area and there are definitely areas that have just been left behind.
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