Like ping pong and pool, air hockey is a fun, table-based game that incorporates hand-eye coordination with strategy to win. A typical air hockey table is about 4'x6' in size.
The game surface of the table is perforated with hundreds of tiny holes. These holes allow air to flow through them and puck to glide smoothly. The playing field can be covered with blue and red lines similar to those seen in ice hockey.
When you begin playing, you pick one player as the server. The player serves the puck and attempts to drive it into the opposing player's goal. The receiving player can return the puck once it has crossed the centerline.
It's illegal to block shots with arms or other parts of the body. Players have just seven seconds to return the shot after it reaches their end of the table. Air hockey players often wait for their opponent to establish a pattern.
To keep the puck on the table, it comes equipped with side rails. This also allows for players to perform trick shots by banking the puck off the sides. The game of air hockey relies on fakes, misdirection and deception to further the game. Rail and bank shots are critical plays in the game and hard to master.
Each player has a goal to defend. The player's goals are slots in the table where the puck has to slide into in order to be counted as a goal. The main objective of the game of air hockey is to use a flat mallet with a vertical handle to slide the puck toward the opposing goal. The person to reach the designated score total is the winner.
Sometimes players get lucky with a direct shot at the goal. You can also use misdirection or angling the puck to hit the corners of the goal.
If you ever participate in an air hockey tournament you'll find the tables are larger and players use more sophisticated strategies. Air hockey tables used in tournaments are larger and players use additional tactics to distract their opponents.
The game surface of the table is perforated with hundreds of tiny holes. These holes allow air to flow through them and puck to glide smoothly. The playing field can be covered with blue and red lines similar to those seen in ice hockey.
When you begin playing, you pick one player as the server. The player serves the puck and attempts to drive it into the opposing player's goal. The receiving player can return the puck once it has crossed the centerline.
It's illegal to block shots with arms or other parts of the body. Players have just seven seconds to return the shot after it reaches their end of the table. Air hockey players often wait for their opponent to establish a pattern.
To keep the puck on the table, it comes equipped with side rails. This also allows for players to perform trick shots by banking the puck off the sides. The game of air hockey relies on fakes, misdirection and deception to further the game. Rail and bank shots are critical plays in the game and hard to master.
Each player has a goal to defend. The player's goals are slots in the table where the puck has to slide into in order to be counted as a goal. The main objective of the game of air hockey is to use a flat mallet with a vertical handle to slide the puck toward the opposing goal. The person to reach the designated score total is the winner.
Sometimes players get lucky with a direct shot at the goal. You can also use misdirection or angling the puck to hit the corners of the goal.
If you ever participate in an air hockey tournament you'll find the tables are larger and players use more sophisticated strategies. Air hockey tables used in tournaments are larger and players use additional tactics to distract their opponents.
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