Seasons Greetings Shuffleboard Enthusiasts!
BoardBits is now something that you can look forward to each month! Our goal is to bring you helpful shuffleboard related articles that will improve your game, and to let you know about monthly deals that we offer on selected products. I truly hope that this holiday season brings you joy and happiness and that you get a chance to play shuffleboard with your friends and family.
All The best!
-John McDermott
Proper body position, foot position, and hand position are important elements in improving your game. These tips will help to make you a much more competitive player.
ON YOUR FEET: Shuffleboard pro Mike Taylor says, “You always want a foot forward. When shooting right handed you want your right foot forward transferring energy from your left heel to your right toe… vice-versa with the left. Keep your weight over your feet; meaning, don’t break at the waist. Your speed is controlled by your transfer of energy and your direction is controlled by body position and mechanics”
ON YOUR BODY: Shuffleboard pro David Williams Jr. Says, “One good tip is to make your stance slightly to the opposite side when shooting rail shots. It allows you to free up your elbow and have a better angle of attack. EX: right rail; I will stand even left of center - especially on a hard breaking board. The natural tendency is to throw it in so unless you are using all wrist action you will miss to the inside alot. You should not rely on only wrist action. A shuffleboard shot involves alot of elements, pretty much your whole body”
HAND POSITION AND SHOT SELECTION: If the weight you are shooting at is lying on the left side of the table, shoot at it with your right hand, if the weight you are shoting at is lying on the right side of the table, shoot at it with your left hand. (I know that this assumes that you already know how to shoot from the rails, so if you do not know how to do that yet, next months article will deal with technique.) Most tables are set up to be slightly concave so if you release the shot from one rail and simply let it go the weight will naturally fall to the other side of the table, and may even come back from the other rail. Try it out!
[article by: James O’Brien]
The weights fall naturally from one side of the table to the other because the tables are concave.
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Bob Crum (left) approaches the weight positioned slightly to his left with his right hand. Notice his body position is to the right side of the table.
John McDermott (right) approaches a the weight positioned slightly to his right with the opposite hand. Notice his body position is a slight angle to the left.
