Shuffleboard Equipment
Generate some excitement with high quality and high-performance shuffleboard equipment
By Margaret Haerens
Shuffleboard is a popular game played at hotels, motels, cruise ships, retirement communities, gyms, game rooms, resorts and clubs, but it requires having the right shuffleboard equipment. If you are the owner, operator, or recreation manager of a business looking to generate some excitement in your recreation area and want to provide hours of enjoyment for players of all ages, shuffleboard is a great option for you.
There are two kinds of shuffleboard: table shuffleboard is played indoors on tables with contestants pushing weights to spots across the table; the second kind, deck (or floor) shuffleboard is played on outdoor or indoor courts, where players use shuffleboard poles with cues on the end to push discs across the court. There is a wide range of equipment for both types of shuffleboard games available to meet the needs of your business while providing a great source of enjoyment for your clientele.
To get started, however, you’ll first need to make some important decisions:
- Will you need a table or court?
- What kind of surface is best for your players?
- What kind of shuffleboard equipment do you need to provide a high-performance game and still maintain the surface of your table or outdoor court over time?
Consult with suppliers of shuffleboard equipment to pick the right deck surface
Deck courts can be made of plastic mats, which are easily installed inside or outside; wood, such as on the deck of a ship; concrete, which is durable but hard on the knees and joints; or customized plastic or rubber surfaces, which are common in multi-sport courts that often include courts for tennis, basketball, shuffleboard, and other outdoor sports.
Try:
Planet Shuffleboard.com manufactures several models of easy-to-install, plastic shuffleboard courts. For a multi-sport surface, VersaCourt manufactures and installs custom-designed courts that are reported to provide orthopedic benefits for older players. Recreation Enterprises Inc. is the oldest established manufacturer of tournament quality shuffleboard equipment designed for use on public courts and for hotels, motels, cruise ships and resorts. They install courts and provide a variety of outdoor shuffleboard equipment, like glide cues, shuffleboard sticks, discs (also called pucks) and surfacing equipment.
If shuffleboard tables are right for you, choose from different styles
Pick from traditional boards, nonconventional tables, bumper tables and custom tables that will brighten up the game room at any resort, hotel, motel, or family game room.
Try:
Willams Shuffleboard manufactures both traditional and nontraditional shuffleboard tables as well custom and bumper tables. They also offer shuffleboard scoreboards, maintenance equipment and a variety of high-quality weights for your table. One of the top providers of shuffleboard equipment, Venture Shuffleboards, creates high-performance shuffleboard tables as well as weights, scoreboards, T-squares, and maintenance equipment.
Complete your game with the right shuffleboard supplies and accessories
Once you've decided on a surface and have your court laid out and ready to go, you will need shuffleboard cues (which are affixed to the end of a shuffleboard pole, which is also known as a shuffleboard stick), scoreboards, and shuffleboard discs. If you have shuffleboard tables, you'll need weights and speed powders to maintain the speed and high performance of your table.
Try:
Sun-Glo makes a wide range of speed powders, weights, maintenance products, scoreboards and other shuffleboard supplies. Danny Vegh's offers shuffleboard sticks and cues, shuffleboard discs, outdoor stencil, scoreboards, discs and weights and maintenance equipment. Mansion Athletics sells a variety of shuffleboard equipment and accessories, such as DOM and Allen shuffleboard cues, disc sets and maintenance equipment.
- Your shuffleboard table will need regular maintenance to keep it in top shape. Purchase the products you will need up front, such as spray cleaner, silicon spray, paste wax and polish. You will also need a board wipe and a table cover to protect your cover from wear and tear.
- Some suppliers of shuffleboard equipment offer a starter package that includes everything you will need to start and maintain your shuffleboard table or court.
- Several manufacturers will customize your table or court to feature a company logo, which is a fun way to reinforce your brand.
