When watching a professional game of snooker, it’s easy to look at the players’ high level of performance and question whether or not they are taking performance enhancers (aka drugs). With that in mind, are snooker players tested for drugs like in other sports? Snooker players are tested for drugs and must abide by the …
Despite both being relatively popular billiard games (pool more so than snooker), many people – both players and spectators – considered snooker to be the harder game of the two. Is snooker harder than Pool? Snooker is considered by many to be harder to play than pool. This is because snooker is played on a …
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Why do snooker players apologize for flukes? We’ve all been there – you take a shot intending to pot one ball or are aiming for a specific pocket, you miss, but somehow the ball goes in another pocket? You can also cannon into another ball knocking it in unexpectedly or just knock another ball in …
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With the exception of a smaller, tabletop air hockey table – air hockey tables in general are quite big. You can get a range of air hockey tables including tabletop, home use, arcade, and professional standard so sizes can vary but when looking at a full size air hockey table, they can take up quite …
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Foosball is a game of skill, but also partly luck… Most beginners don’t have the skill set to be considered a good foosball player, so many times you’ll win either based on an element of good fortune or maybe because your opponent is worse then you are. What happens though when you are much worse …
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A lot of people enjoy a friendly (or competitive) wager when playing a number of sports or games. This is true for players of all abilities as it either adds an extra incentive or motivation during a game to increase competitiveness. What happens though when the basis of the wager is made on uncertain terms? …
Foosball is a fast-paced tabletop game and one of the key reasons for this is the table rods. These rods move with incredible speed and while ‘spinning’ is technically an illegal move, it demonstrates just how quickly the rods can move when properly maintained. This means that in order to get the most out of …
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If you regularly play ping pong, chances are that your paddle is going to quickly accumulate dust, dirt, sweat, and debris. This doesn’t sound too great because you want to feel comfortable when holding your paddle and if you’ve invested money into a decent, professional standard paddle you’ll want it to last! One of the …
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Air hockey is a fast-paced arcade game where many casual players will aim to hit the puck as hard and as fast as they can to catch the opponent off guard. Better players obviously use skill to score but as a casual player, the go-to option is to hit the puck as hard as you …
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A pool table is built to be sturdy. Just because the construction is solid though it doesn’t mean that all components are heavy-duty. When it comes to pool table maintenance, there are multiple components that need to be cleaned differently in order to keep the table looking good but also in proper playing condition. Therefore, …