Foosball.com Forums

Chat Area => General Chat => Topic started by: TooSteep on February 23, 2021, 05:23:02 PM

Title: Table with counterbalanced men, 1 goalie, telescopic rods?
Post by: TooSteep on February 23, 2021, 05:23:02 PM: I am looking for a robust table with 3 features:

1. Counterbalanced men that will stay exactly where I leave them

2. 1 goalie

3. Telescopic rods

I played foosball for hundreds and hundreds of hours as a kid. Since we learned on our own, and never saw anyone do it in the 'right' way, we developed an unusual style. One of the byproducts is that I move my right hand very, very quickly between the front 3 rows ... such that my hand gets impaled when I play with push-through rods :(

My brain also got used to a single goalie, and I prefer it aesthetically as well. I also leave the rows with the men in specific positions, and want them to remain there.

As I search for a table to buy so that I can start playing again, I am having trouble finding one with all 3 of these features.

It seems the premier US style tables all have push-through rods and 3-player goalies. The Euro style tables don't seem to offer counterbalanced men (this baffles me - how does one play without them??).

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. (I am in Canada, but hopefully could have a table shipped from anywhere.)
Title: Re: Table with counterbalanced men, 1 goalie, telescopic rods?
Post by: ShopTeacher on February 23, 2021, 09:37:02 PM: Tough request. Maybe Roberto Sport? Telescopic rods but not sure if counterbalanced men. You can get conversion kits to make a Tornado into a single goalie but no telescopic rods.

https://dynamicbilliard.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/foosball_roberto_sport_nu_camp.jpg
Title: Re: Table with counterbalanced men, 1 goalie, telescopic rods?
Post by: alaskan thunder on March 01, 2021, 10:56:40 AM: Gonna be hard to find all 3 of those on the wishlist. There are a bunch of good tables that check 2 boxes. ST might be on to something with the Roberto Sport but I don't know if the men are counterweighted or if they are available in Canada.
Title: Re: Table with counterbalanced men, 1 goalie, telescopic rods?
Post by: TooSteep on March 01, 2021, 01:58:29 PM: Quote from: alaskan thunder on March 01, 2021, 10:56:40 AM
Gonna be hard to find all 3 of those on the wishlist. There are a bunch of good tables that check 2 boxes. ST might be on to something with the Roberto Sport but I don't know if the men are counterweighted or if they are available in Canada.

Videos on YouTube show the Roberto Sport having clearly unbalanced men :(

I'm thinking I might have to give up on the telescopic rods, install plastic tube protectors, and go with a 1-goalie Tornado or a Leonhart. I can't imagine giving up on the counterbalanced requirement. I do not understand how the Euro players can play singles without it?
Title: Re: Table with counterbalanced men, 1 goalie, telescopic rods?
Post by: ShopTeacher on March 01, 2021, 02:11:55 PM: I have a Tornado with the protective covers over the rod ends because I have young children and want to prevent injury. I also wanted a single goalie at first to because I came from playing on a TS table. I learned to love the three man goal with flat corners, you can set up 2 bar shots easier and get quick left hooks with them when playing singles. There is a slight leaning curve at first but that goes away very quickly, I still see occasional slop goals coming off the goalie wing feet but you'll get slop goals with ramped corners too.
Title: Re: Table with counterbalanced men, 1 goalie, telescopic rods?
Post by: bespoke foosball ca on April 01, 2025, 01:55:51 AM: see this foosball for reference https://blacklabelbilliards.com/cdn/shop/files/chelsea-foosball-table.jpg?v=1724798221&width=1946 (https://blacklabelbilliards.com/cdn/shop/files/chelsea-foosball-table.jpg?v=1724798221&width=1946)