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Johnny Rock
Footballguy
Seems there's lots of cheap brands. Go professional style IMO.
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bigbottom
Footballguy
This thread prompted me to research cheap vs. good brands. Tornado tables are the way to go. Buy used if you don't want to pay four figures.
http://www.foosballsoccer.com/tables
http://www.foosballsoccer.com/tables/features
http://www.foosballsoccer.com/tables
http://www.foosballsoccer.com/tables/features
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bigbottom
Footballguy
Which model? And what do you do in terms of maintenance?
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jomar
Footballguy
Had to go look.....it's a Storm IIMaintenance isn't much. I keep it clean, wipe up any spills good when they happen. Just put a little silicon on the bars every 6-9 months or so to make sure they're smooth and that's about it.This thing has a lot of use on it too. My buddies and I would have 5-6 hour sessions on this thing every weekend. With wives and kids now, we rarely get to play but our kids are just now getting into it. still sturdy as ever.
Foosball God
Foos
It really depends on how in to it you are. If your kids are going to be beating the hell out of it then I'm not sure I'd go with a premium table.
bigbottom
Footballguy
Well, if there's anyone's advice I'm going to trust, it's yours! Still, it seems to me that the premium tables are so much better constructed that they will hold up better to abuse over the years. Ended up purchasing a used Tornado Cyclone II table from Craigslist. Almost killed myself (and others) moving it and getting it upstairs to our game room. Totally worth it though. We've been having a blast with it.'Foosball God said:
loose circuits
Footballguy
Old school duetschmeisters are the way to go....
bigbottom
Footballguy
Good choice. Now youtube some videos and learn how the pros play.Well, if there's anyone's advice I'm going to trust, it's yours! Still, it seems to me that the premium tables are so much better constructed that they will hold up better to abuse over the years. Ended up purchasing a used Tornado Cyclone II table from Craigslist. Almost killed myself (and others) moving it and getting it upstairs to our game room. Totally worth it though. We've been having a blast with it.
Foosball God
Foos
Can't go wrong, especially if its a nice used one. Congrats.Well, if there's anyone's advice I'm going to trust, it's yours! Still, it seems to me that the premium tables are so much better constructed that they will hold up better to abuse over the years. Ended up purchasing a used Tornado Cyclone II table from Craigslist. Almost killed myself (and others) moving it and getting it upstairs to our game room. Totally worth it though. We've been having a blast with it.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
One keeper/2 fullbacksWell, if there's anyone's advice I'm going to trust, it's yours! Still, it seems to me that the premium tables are so much better constructed that they will hold up better to abuse over the years. Ended up purchasing a used Tornado Cyclone II table from Craigslist. Almost killed myself (and others) moving it and getting it upstairs to our game room. Totally worth it though. We've been having a blast with it.
set up or three keepers/two fullbacks 
??
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VA703
Footballguy
nevermind just saw you got a tornado.. i am jealous im interested though is your table"One keeper/2 fullbacks set up or three keepers/two fullbacks ??Well, if there's anyone's advice I'm going to trust, it's yours! Still, it seems to me that the premium tables are so much better constructed that they will hold up better to abuse over the years. Ended up purchasing a used Tornado Cyclone II table from Craigslist. Almost killed myself (and others) moving it and getting it upstairs to our game room. Totally worth it though. We've been having a blast with it.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
nevermind just saw you got a tornado.. i am jealous im interested though is your table"One keeper/2 fullbacks set up or three keepers/two fullbacks ??Well, if there's anyone's advice I'm going to trust, it's yours! Still, it seems to me that the premium tables are so much better constructed that they will hold up better to abuse over the years. Ended up purchasing a used Tornado Cyclone II table from Craigslist. Almost killed myself (and others) moving it and getting it upstairs to our game room. Totally worth it though. We've been having a blast with it.
VA703
Footballguy
i was just curious
bigbottom
Footballguy
My main challenge has been getting my kids not to spin. My 13-year-old no longer spins and has gone from getting routinely dominated by me to splitting our games evenly. Another month and I'll never win another game. My 10-year-old still spins like crazy.
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Always played with 1 keeper/2fullbacks back in the day on the Hurricane and Tournament tables. Actually played in a bar league back then and took on and beat a couple of touring Tournament pros (after a couple of tries.
) I picked up a used Harvard last year to see if my son had any interest. It has the 3 keeper/2 fullback set up. Slows down the keeper and just makes it too crowded back there...Gotta get me a nice table...
glock
"Don't grumble, give a whistle!"
Spinning = banned.
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its okay its only a harvard table.. ill upgrade when the son gets old enough
VA703
Footballguy
Really depends on how in to it you (or your son) are. In the "real" foosball world in the U.S. there is Tornado, at a lower level Warrior, and then everyone else.
towney
Footballguy
Hi,
Great thread. Played alot of foosball in my younger days. Wondering if anyone can give me an opinion on this Tornado table I found locally on craigslist. Other than the men being of mis-matched color is there any other things I should be looking for/checking out. Should the table come with any particular tool to change the men, etc. Is the $450 price good? Not sure how old the table is. Thanks in advance for all the advice.
https://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/spo/4807069391.html
otay2ff
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Great thread. Played alot of foosball in my younger days. Wondering if anyone can give me an opinion on this Tornado table I found locally on craigslist. Other than the men being of mis-matched color is there any other things I should be looking for/checking out. Should the table come with any particular tool to change the men, etc. Is the $450 price good? Not sure how old the table is. Thanks in advance for all the advice.
https://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/spo/4807069391.html
otay2ff
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Ned
Footballguy
No suggestions other than don't go cheap. You get what you pay for with these things. We went cheap and my boys are destroying the table. I think they've snapped 5 or 6 players in half already.
ETA: Its the single best thing we've added to the basement. Kids play foosball as much as xbox.
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- Age doesn't really matter with a Tornado table. As I tell people, if there were a nuclear war two things would survive - cockroaches and a Tornado foosball table. Especially when you're talking about a coin-op. So unless the thing has been horribly abused I wouldn't worry about the age. IIRC the "blonde", as that table is known, was manufactured sometime in the Late 90's to early 2000's so you're talking about approximately a 15 year old table. I have a "brown marble" that is close to 30 years old in my basement, and still plays about as good as brand new. It's well maintained of course.otay2ff said:
- The men are removed using a "pin tool" which is essentially an approximately 2 inch long round piece of metal with a little nipple at the end that fits in to the pin that secures the man to the rod. Hopefully they'll include that tool but if not you can buy one. Also, there is a bearing wrench which is a plastic tool that can be used for removing the bearings on the outside of the table at each rod. It has a hex shaped hole in it that fits around the bearing.
- The price is reasonable. Once a Tornado is like 10 years old the price stabilizes at $500-700 so this is a fair price if the table is in decent condition. I doubt those men are actual tornado men because I don't remember those funky colors (green, blue) ever being available. You might use that and any lack of included tools as bargaining chips. Tell him you're gonna have to dump $50-100 in to it to bring it back up to standards.
- A good place to get parts is tornadofoosball.com. The guy who runs that site is an avid foosball player who promotes the sport in North Carolina. Reasonable prices and anything you need you can get from him.
One of the great benefits of Tornado is the availability of parts for them. My brown marble uses the same bearings, men, pins, rods, as the brand new tables being built now. Buy a harvard and try to get parts for it in 10 years.
Enjoy.
Tornado changed all that. Before Tornado, Tournament Soccer ruled the U.S. foosball world. Big money tournaments, the most market share, and their tables had the single man goalie. Since they dominated all the cheap tables also used a single man goalie. Then TS went bankrupt and Tornado slowly took over the foosball world. Tornado's always had the three man goalie. They did that to make it cheaper to manufacture. No ramps or insets in the corners. They also widened the goal. As Tornado's influence grew other manufacturers started using the three man goalie as well.I see all these 13 man tables out there now. When did that happen? In my heyday- late 70's through mid 80's- 11 was the norm:
1 keeper
2 defensemen
5 midfielders
3 attackers
I can't even play on these 13 player tables!
Interesting note - You can now get a Tornado with a single man goalie due to international rules requirements.
rockaction
Footballguy
I'm aghast. Not kidding. I may be the pearl-clutcher of foosball regulations, but a three-person goalie doesn't seem right.Tornado changed all that. Before Tornado, Tournament Soccer ruled the U.S. foosball world. Big money tournaments, the most market share, and their tables had the single man goalie. Since they dominated all the cheap tables also used a single man goalie. Then TS went bankrupt and Tornado slowly took over the foosball world. Tornado's always had the three man goalie. They did that to make it cheaper to manufacture. No ramps or insets in the corners. They also widened the goal. As Tornado's influence grew other manufacturers started using the three man goalie as well.I see all these 13 man tables out there now. When did that happen? In my heyday- late 70's through mid 80's- 11 was the norm:
1 keeper
2 defensemen
5 midfielders
3 attackers
I can't even play on these 13 player tables!
Interesting note - You can now get a Tornado with a single man goalie due to international rules requirements.
towney
Footballguy
Anyone hear of Carrom. This was the table I am considering.
http://www.amazon.com/Carrom-525-00-Signature-Foosball-Table/dp/B000AADS2M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419041055&sr=8-2&keywords=carrom+foosball
http://www.amazon.com/Carrom-525-00-Signature-Foosball-Table/dp/B000AADS2M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1419041055&sr=8-2&keywords=carrom+foosball
