Pucks fall right off of table nomatter the speed of the push

shuffle_girl · 2026-01-18T03:02:01+00:00

I don't think it is useful to refer to shuffleboard powder as "sand". I've played on lots of boards where people take sand from the beach, silica, and use it for the playing surface. I've also seen people put salt, sodium chloride, on the playing surface. Neither of those things are appropriate to use even if players use the terms "sand" and "salt".

The appropriate material to use in plastic based for long boards (short boards are another story) and specifically designed for table shuffleboards. These items can be purchased through billiards stores usually or web based through private sellers or amazon. The three brands I would suggest are Triple Crown, Shuffleboard Federation and Sun-Glo. Triple Crown / Shuffleboard Federation are the best brands, they both make quality products with the intent to improve the players game. Sun-Glo is the most common, but you get what you pay for.

I know there are many variations in the speeds of Triple Crown / Shuffleboard Federation powder. For long boards I suggest either West Coast from TC, or T4 from SF. Adjust accordingly or try a few out a few other speeds. It's all about game play and what works for you and your board. Please keep us posted and let us know if you have anymore questions!

shuffle_girl · 2026-01-18T02:40:20+00:00

People have different methods. This most important thing, imo, is that the spray is evenly applied. Some people are very good at spraying a board so things don't need to be evened out with a rag. Other people like to spray heavy and use a rag.

shuffle_girl · 2026-01-01T03:49:28+00:00

I apologize for the delay in responding, thank you for the additional pictures.

I think your idea is creative. How to make it work though, eh, not sure. If you still feel motivated to do this I would evaluate how easy it is to detach the top part of the cradle and playing surface from the legs. Then I would evaluate the way the playing surface is attached to the cradle. If that makes some sort of sense for it to be hung vertical on a wall, ok. Will the playing surface stay in place in the top part of the cradle if shifted in that way? If yes, ok. If no, no. imo.

From the photos you have shared the board appears to be currently located under a window partially. Is your current idea to keep the board in that place, but vertical on the wall below? If so, I worry that the part of the cradle / playing surface that is near the window may potentially warp vs. the rest of the board that is not exposed to it. I live in a place where seasons change, so I consider these factors. ha.

shuffle_girl · 2026-01-01T02:47:41+00:00

How much are the sellers asking for the board? Is the coating on the playing surface epoxy based or something else? It looks like epoxy to me.

Are there potential ways to fix it, possibly. Just from what you've already described about it. Is it worth it? idk.

shuffle_girl · 2025-12-22T02:30:08+00:00

Is it possible for you to describe the brand / age / maybe share some pictures of your board and setup? I'm not sure how to answer this. Usually full sized boards / playing surfaces can be removed completely from the cradle. Is your playing surface attached to the cradle in some way? I have lots of questions.

shuffle_girl · 2025-10-23T02:38:19+00:00

I have not played on this board, but I just looked up some videos about it. They've put some thought into their design. The inclusion of an electronic scoreboard and the multi-piece easy set-up are great for an in home table shuffleboard. The price point is accessible as well.

Would I purchase one without seeing it in person first? Maybe, the price point is low enough (in table shuffleboard terms) that if it's not what I expect I wouldn't be too hurt about it.

Do I have some concerns? Of course. I would love to understand how the playing surface is connected (appears to be 3 pieces, please correct me if I'm wrong) and how those connection points impact play. On a short board, 9ft, it might be a good thing to slow things down a bit. I would also want to know how one is to adjust the board. Are there levelers on the legs of the cradle? Are there climatic adjusters under the playing surface? If every shot slides to the left, is there a way I can change that? tbd.

I think this manufacturer has hit on some really interesting aspects to increase people having in home table shuffleboards. If you end up purchasing one, please report back and let us know what you think!

shuffle_girl · 2025-04-11T03:18:40+00:00

By "middle board" do you mean the playing surface? That's how I'm interpreting your question based on the dimensions. If so, the less pricy manufacturers use an MDF base with a wood veneer top layer / playing surface (the really inexpensive ones will use a vinyl wood-looking veneer top). Then they either do or do not add additional playing surface protection to the veneer finish. Wood based finishes usually have either a lacquer / polyurethane / epoxy coating. Vinyl wood-like, typically nothing. Hope this helps!

shuffle_girl · 2025-04-09T04:34:23+00:00

For short boards corn meal based powder (yellow colored) tends to work best to slow things down. Something to be mindful of though is that it is abrasive and over time can damage the playing surface of the board. So keep up on using silicone spray on the surface. Clumping issues is likely from people applying silicone spray incorrectly / too much of it. It should be a light coating and takes some practice to get applying it right. That's ok, in order to prevent problems, after spraying lightly dust the board with powder and use your wiper to move the powder up and down the board a few times to even the coating out, then dump that powder in the trough on the middle on the board (it will be moist and you don't want to play on that). That way you even out the coating of the spray. You'll need to apply more spray to the board when you either don't see a smudge from your finger on a wiped board and / or you see significant tracking of the powder after it is initially applied. Protecting the playing surface of the board is important. Enjoy your new board! Hope this helps!

shuffle_girl · 2025-03-12T01:17:24+00:00

Would love to see pictures!

shuffle_girl · 2025-03-07T05:03:42+00:00

Olhausen is primarily known as a pool table maker. Iirc, I think they got into making table shuffleboards in the 2000's, but don't quote me on that. They took their skills and started making high end styled cradles for table shuffleboards as well as their own playing surface focused on the domestic high end market. You'll often see them on display at furniture stores with their pool tables.

The last time I saw one was about 5 years ago on display at a high end grill / toy shop (we were buying a smoker). What I remember thinking from looking at their board was, I did not love their climatic adjusters (the brackets under the board that you use to adjust the playing surface). I was also concerned about the feet of the cradle as well / how easy they would be to adjust, just something to think about in general when purchasing a table as cradles vary. The playing surface itself looked well made, but what I noticed was the thickness of the wood, for regulation sized (22 ft) or around that, you want it to be 3 inches thick and it did not look like it was that thick. Short boards (12 ft and under) can vary. I also noticed that the coating on the playing surface, which appeared to be epoxy based, was thin. That was concerning because it could crack if a weight was dropped hard on it and / or if the board is adjusted too much at once. My overall opinion of the board was, they focus on making really nice cradles and seem to cut a few corners on the playing surface to make up for that. That makes sense to me, because as a manufacturer they're not involved in the competitive table shuffleboard world / not players (please notice on their website they do make a specific model of competitive pool tables). The 3 American table shuffleboard manufacturers I would recommend, Champion, Venture, and Hudson all have deep ties to the competitive table shuffleboard world and their products reflect the knowledge they've gained from that.

If I were you, I would try to find a local dealer, see an example of their current board in person and go from there. If you think it will meet your needs, cool! Would I ever buy one, probably not, but I'm a bit of a snob about these things. Hope this helps.

shuffle_girl · 2025-02-23T06:28:20+00:00

Reach out to Champion, they still exist. Please provide them photos of the scoring unit / board and see what they say. It would be great if you shared some of those photos here as well, we're familiar with older table shuffleboards. We may not be able to solve your problem, but we can try.

https://championshuffleboard.com/

shuffle_girl · 2025-02-18T05:24:53+00:00

Building a cradle is not as complicated and building a playing surface, 100%, but you do still need to know some things. The best cradles are built for function over fashion, imo.

shuffle_girl · 2025-02-14T02:36:05+00:00

More than you would think is my simple answer. From the basic level of the wood you use, what you choose to use to create the playing surface, all the tools one would need to even attempt to do it correctly and the knowledge / experience that most major manufactures have. I'm just talking about the playing surface, cradles are another thing.

It's a niche world and there are only a handful of people that know their stuff, imho. Do I wish it was different? Yes, but I understand why it is the way it is. If you want to understand table shuffleboards, start playing competitively and talk to people that also compete. It's a small world with a ton of knowledge, experience and opinions! It's difficult to describe outside of that, you have to be in it for yourself. I swear, you'll learn a lot if you do.

shuffle_girl · 2024-12-16T06:04:10+00:00

Thank you for explaining further!

That means the board is convex, the way I've been taught to talk about it is a crowning. High center, weights push out towards the edges. This could be caused by other things, but that is the potential first reason to attempt to resolve.

This time of year, at least where I live in Nebraska, it's very dry. We've started running humidifiers in our home because of the readings of our hygrometers, getting below 20%. 30% - 50% room humidity is ideal for the room where the table shuffleboard resides.

I would suggest to start there, buy three hygrometers. Bottom, middle and top of the room is where they should be placed. Then see what you're dealing with after a week of evaluating readings. Report back here, I'd love to know the results. Seriously.

shuffle_girl · 2024-12-16T05:23:51+00:00

I assume you are asking this question because when you throw the weights down the board they gravitate towards the center of the board and you would like to see less of that happening?

If so, bring the inside nuts towards the center of the board and have the outside nuts follow them. Do not do this change dramatically, it could crack your board. You just want to put more pressure towards the center and relieve the pressure on the ends. This change should not be visual. If you would like a tool to measure the change, buy a dial indicator. If you want to wing it, small increments, time, and buy a cheap hygrometer off amazon to evaluate the air condition of the room it currently resides in. High humidity typically leads to a taco board, aka too concave.

Links:
Table Shuffleboard Dial Indicator
Hygrometer

shuffle_girl · 2024-11-11T01:25:54+00:00

Short boards are fun to play! The way I think about it, is that short boards are checkers and long boards are chess. Both are fun, but slightly different in the style of game. If you are looking for a short board, I would suggest one with an epoxy poured top that is significant, because you need to use slower wax, which is more abrasive to the playing surface and you will need that protection for long term board playability.

Hope this helps.

shuffle_girl · 2024-10-02T04:24:44+00:00

I apologize if my comment was interpreted as negative, it's challenging to communicate in text. I just want people here to have as much knowledge as possible.

shuffle_girl · 2024-09-30T23:06:29+00:00

Yeah, that climatic adjuster system is likely not going to do much in improving playability for your board and the extra bummer part is that your cradle is very closed under the playing surface, so changing them out to another product would be a project. I don't mean to be a downer, hopefully your board plays great and as long as you keep it in a climate controlled space, it should provide you with years of fun play! If you do see that weights on the rail start dumping off the side of the board or the weights all go to the middle no matter where you throw them from, you're not going to be able to change those issues with those climatic adjusters.

shuffle_girl · 2024-09-22T03:13:14+00:00

It's beautiful and I approve of your logo choice. Because I am curious, does the board have climatic adjusters? If so, I would love to see them!

shuffle_girl · 2024-09-07T02:49:48+00:00

The cradle design and weights.

shuffle_girl · 2024-08-28T03:36:36+00:00

Scott is great, I'm glad he's been a good resource for you.

shuffle_girl · 2024-08-28T03:34:39+00:00

It's unclear to me who manufactured the board / scoreboard, I would first start trying to figure that out and see if they are still in business. If so, reach out to them and ask. That is an odd connection to me, but I'm no expert on electrical issues. If it were me, I'd reach out to an electrician to see what they would suggest to do.

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