What size table to buy

I have been playing pool on 8 foot table since I've been old enough to see the cloth, and I'm currently 25. I just started taking the game seriously a few years ago, and within the last year started spending more time in pool halls on 9 foot tables. I really enjoy the challenge of the larger table, and find it getting 'smaller' every time I play on one. The only shot I really don't feel comfortable with as far as long shots go is the short rail-to-short rail cut.
I am looking at buying a table for my house, and was considering my options as far as table size. Playing on a 8 foot or smaller table are getting to the point for me that's it's so easy I almost get bored playing on them, so that's not even an option. I've recently learned that in the Phillipines where players like Efren Reyes and Fransico Bustamante are from they play mostly on 10' tables instead of 9'ers. I have found a couple US dealers that sell these size tables.
I was wondering if anyone has played on these size tables, or if anyone just had some general advice as to what size table I should look at. Are there any serious players who play mostly on 9' tables who would enjoy having a larger table? Some of my friends are serious players, but some just play casually. Would you be excited or annoyed if you went to a friend's house and he had a 10' table?
Thanks for the input.

By the way, the brand I've found is called Murray. Does anyone know anything about this brand of tables?

[skor]

the size of the table does not realy matter, if the 8' seems to easy try to change the rails to pro rails that are faster and make the pocket smaller, it's cheaper then getting a new table.
it is wrong practicing hard shots, you hould practice how to avoid them by controling the cue ball, make your game easy and dull when all the shots are easy this way you can't loose.
by the way I don't like the Murray table, if you still want to get a new table save some more and get a diamond or a brownswick

The 8 foot table is my parents' table not mine, and my dad said it wasn't even a good quality one when he got it.
And if you want to get better you should ALWAYS practice hard shots in adition to practicing how to avoid them. You can't always avoid a shot when your opponent puts you there.

[skor]

if a hard shot comes up in practice then yes you should try to make it or to do a safe shot on it, but setting up hard shots is a waste of time
you should learn what to do with them not practice on them.
you'll never see any pro practice hard shot, but you'll see them practice their stroke and position play, and belive me if you'll do that you will get better, it worked for me and I'm one of the best 9-ball player in m country and I was coached by an ex pro.

First of all, I did not mke this post to ask for practice advice, I was just making a general commment on my ability to give people a better idea of how I would play on bigger tables. Any good coach of ANY sport will tell you that the only way to get better is to practice the things you don't do well. I've seen plenty of pros make 2 and 3 rail banks in play when they had to, and cutting a ball the entire length of the table off the rail is not an uncommon shots for pros. No good pro or good teacher would tell you not to practice difficult shots. And I've heard several pros say they've never even played on a table smaller than 9 feet, and would never advice someone to buy a smaller table than 9 foot, which makes me seriously doubt you are of this caliber. If you still think I'm wrong, just agree to disagree and move on.

[skor]

yeh, you're right, I'm sorry just tried to help.
Maybe you should get one of those 12' snooker tables with realy small
pockets, if you'll do good on it then playing on 9' pro table will be easy :(