Air Hocky Review

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Currently, the only tables that are approved for play and sanctioned by the USAA
(United States Air-Table-Hockey Association) for tournament play are 8-foot
tables manufactured by Dynamo. Approved tables include the Photon, Pro-Style,
older Blue Top, Brown Top, Purple Top or Black Top with unpainted rails.
The HotFlash 2 and other full-size commercial tables with neon lights and/or
painted rails are not approved for USAA play but are still great tables on
which to learn the games .
A classic Air Hockey Table consists of a large silky playing surface,
a contiguous rail to avoid the puck and mallets from going off the table,
and slots in the rail at whichever end of the table that serve as goals.

On the ends of the table in the rear and below the goals, there is usually a puck return.
Furthermore, tables will characteristically have some sort of mechanism that produces a
cushion of air on the play face, with the function of reducing friction and
escalating speed of play

Tips from the professionals

For basic defense, keep your mallet centered about 8-10 inches out from the goal.
From that point, very slight movements to the left and right will block virtually all straight shots.
Pull back quickly to the corners of the goal to block the bank shots. This is known as the “triangle defense”.

In some tables, the technology is eschewed in support of a
slick table face, usually plastic, in the interest of saving money in both
maintenance costs and manufacturing. Note that these tables are officially not
Air Hockey Tables since no air is concerned, conversely, they are still usually
understood to be as such due to the basic resemblance of game play.

Here are some basic rules as defined by the USAA:

If the puck leaves the table, a foul is called on the player that caused the puck to go out of play due to offensive motion and the opposing player gets possession of the puck. Generally, when a player causes the puck to leave the table with a forward motion of the mallet, even defensively (known as charging), the foul is charged on them. An out of play foul results in the opponent receiving possession of the puck.

A mallet (sometimes called a goalie, striker or paddle) consists of a simple
handle attached to a flat surface that will usually lie flush with the surface
of the table. The most common mallets, called “high-tops”, resemble small plastic
sombreros, but other mallets, “flat-tops”, are used with a shorter nub.

A classic Air Hockey Table consists of a large silky playing surface,
a contiguous rail to avoid the puck and mallets from going off the table,
and slots in the rail at whichever end of the table that serve as goals.

On the ends of the table in the rear and below the goals, there is usually a puck return.
Furthermore, tables will characteristically have some sort of mechanism that produces a
cushion of air on the play face, with the function of reducing friction and
escalating speed of play

Tips from the professionals

There are many ways to get around your opponent’s defense. Aim for the corners of the goal.
On bank shots, try to get the puck in the goal off of a one-wall bank. If you hit double or triple banks, the puck loses velocity and will be easy to block.

In some tables, the technology is eschewed in support of a
slick table face, usually plastic, in the interest of saving money in both
maintenance costs and manufacturing. Note that these tables are officially not
Air Hockey Tables since no air is concerned, conversely, they are still usually
understood to be as such due to the basic resemblance of game play.

Here are some basic rules as defined by the USAA:

A player cannot touch or strike the puck with any part of his/her body or with any object other than the mallet. Doing so causes a foul and possession changes hands.