Just get a nice shuffle bowler for $1000 or under. A lot more fun and up to 6 people can play at the same time.

Glws

I have a 12' from my townhouse days. The house we're in now used to have a full length table in the basement. The owners took that and left the pool table.

Anyway, this is the one I have...
http://championshuffleboard.com/prod_qualifier.shtml

It's been good. Only better thing would be a thicker table, but I don't think you will find that in the shorter lengths.

Get yourself a set of these too. It's fun to switch it up. you can even order bowling score sheets. I think we shuffle-bowl more than regular shuffleboard.
http://www.efamilyfun.com/shuffleboad-bowling-pin-setter-deluxe.html

Oh, and if you are doing a 12-14' table, go with the slower wax. The fast stuff is way too fast for a short table.

Not even close, shuffleboard, when played correctly, is a very intense, strategic game of skill. Shuffleboard had no lasting power where shuffleboard never gets old when playing against someone.

I just bought a 14' table from a place here in Western New York, Gary's Pool and leisure. it was a $4,499.00 table, I bought the showroom display and they took 700 bucks off. Nice table, solid maple and I too bought the bowling pin set and setter.

We have one of those bar/billiard type stores in a strip mall around here. They are outrageously overpriced. Make sure you shop around.

Check this guy out!

I have a question for the people on here.. I play at the bar on a 22 ft table.. How does the 12ft and 14ft play?? Are they to short in anyone's opinion.. Like the OP I want to get one when game room is completed..

I was looking at rebound or snap back tables but all are like 7ft. I considered making my own rebound table at 11 feet so I could have a 22 ft table up and back.

Hey - I am resurrecting this thread bc I am also thinking of buying a shuffleboard. Would like to hear more from people that have one.

Any opinions on length? Does size matter? How is the bowling game?

22ft is regulation.. I have 20 ft and love it.. IMO I think the longer they are the better.. personally I wouldn't go under 16ft

Do you ever set the bowling pins up on yours?

We use the bowling pins a lot. Even have bowling score sheets to keep score.

I had 18' of wall space to work with. I could push one end of the table up against one wall and wanted 3' on the other end. That left 15'. Since it seems tables only came in increments of 2' I would be stuck with a 14' table. Given that the playfield is about 18" shorter than the table, I'd be looking at a 12 1/2 foot playfield, which seemed too short. What to do? I made my own table. It is ~15' long; however, I was able to make the playfield 14'. In essence, I have a 16' table in a 14' space.

I am a pretty experienced woodworker; however, I did look at buying a finished playfield. Several of the shuffleboard companies will make a playfield to your specified length. I decided to build my own but unless you have a good planer and a large area, it can be a difficult take. On the other hand, the cradle is not very difficult. I chose mahogany because it is readily available in long lengths, it is easy to work with, inexpensive and looks great. Anyhow, I don't know if you have basic woodworking skills or know someone who does. If so, you might look into making the cradle and purchasing the playfield. Here's a pic

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^^ wow! That is awesome! Did you use maple for the playfield?

Yes, hard maple 'coated' with a 2-part bartop epoxy finish.

Ok guys - wife and I had a chance to go try out a few tables in Nashville. We tried a 20,16, 14, and a rebound type table - different bars and a game store. We def like the longer tables. The rebound table felt more like a novelty than the real thing. I think we have enough room in the basement for a 20.

We are waiting until our basement is finished before ordering a table. I agree with the thoughts above - get a regulation width for sure and then get the longest table you can fit/afford with 3' at either end to play comfortably.

We played longer and shorter tables at various places and def prefer the longer ones. We are lucky that our basement has a really long room that will accommodate a 20' table. The longer ones do not seem to come up used very often.

Ah-ha. A shuffleboard discussion. I got vetoed by my family when deciding on a shuffleboard versus a pool table. I wanted a shuffleboard, but everyone else wanted a pool table. So, we got the pool table and I said, fine, I'll just build one. Funny thing is, the shuffleboard has more playtime on it than the pool table. The playfield on mine is 16' long, 20" wide, and 3" thick hard maple. I built the cradle legs to match those on our Olhausen pool table.

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You mainly choose what size you can fit. With the smaller tables, you slow the table down by using a different grade of silicone beads. You also need about 3 feet on each end of the table, minimum.

The bowling game is ok. Rule of thumb -- the harder you throw the pucks the less pins you will knock down. Personally, the regular shuffleboard game is much more engaging, especially if you have guests over.

Going rebound to get my feet wet because in clearance I found a 3k table in mint condition New for $350
Had to do it.
Hope it's fun

I had 3 pins on route at the local pub, walking distance from my house.
new pub owners installed new pub management who decided to get rid of the pins and replace them with shuffleboard....
needless to say, I hate shuffleboard