Guides & Advice

A little know-how.
More time to play.

From your first cue to a room made for gathering—and good food outside. Find practical advice for the way you live.

Find your guide
Pool table beneath the timber arches of the Boathouse at Horseshoe Bay
The Boathouse · Horseshoe Bay · Ema Peter

A good place to begin

Before the first game.

Three guides to help you find the right fit—for the room and the way you play.

A Luxx pool table in a finished game room with space around the tableRoom planning · Guide & calculator

Make room for a proper game.

Check the table, cue clearance and the space around them.

Plan your pool-table room Two pool cues and a cue ball on blue clothCues · Buying guide

A cue that feels like yours.

What to compare, what to try and what to check before you buy.

Choose a pool cue Racked pool balls on green table clothPool tables · Buying guide

Look beneath the finish.

Start with construction, size and the details that belong in your room.

Choose a pool table

Plan your room

From the first measurement
to moving day.

  1. Check room fit and cue clearance
  2. Compare table sizes
  3. Understand table construction
  4. Think through cloth colours
  5. Plan access to a basement room
Planning for ping pong?

Room guides are a starting point. Check their clearance assumptions and allow for furniture, obstacles and access.

Learn to play

Another game.
Something new to try.

Set up a proper rackUnderstand ball in handExplore kick and bank shots

Beyond the pool table

More ways to gather.

A game after dinner. A meal outside. Make room for the things you enjoy together.

The game room

Find your next game.

Explore another way to play, and the space to make it work.

Outdoor living

Take it outside.

Get to know your grill, from the first choice to looking after it.

The library

Find your next answer.

Buying, playing, planning and looking after the things you own.

Browse the published guides below, or continue through the archive.

Still working it out?

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with a conversation.

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