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Placing and Maintaining a Dome Hockey Table

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First of all, you’ll need to decide where to place your dome hockey table. If you purchased a table for your home, consider placing it in a den or another active area of your home. Keep in mind that the game (not to mention the players) is often fairly noisy. If the game is for your business, put it near other arcade games, such as video games and pool tables. Make sure you allow ample room for players to stand and pull on the rods.

Ideally, the hockey rink would be about forty inches from the ground. You want to be able to see over the rink, but you don’t want to be hunched over, straining your back to play.

To prepare or repair the ice, rub a small amount of a polishing substance such as silicone lubricant, car wax, or Pledge furniture polish over the rink. Stiga also suggests putting some potato flour on the rink, sweeping it around, and then vacuuming it up. All these substances will help the puck slide more easily along the “ice.”

You also will want the rods to slide easily. If your rods seem to be sticking, a small amount of silicone lubricant on them should solve the problem. It’s also a good idea to unscrew the handles of the rods and place metal washers against the holes where the rods enter the table. These washers can help alleviate some standard wear and tear issues with your table.

Finally, if you’ve had lots of problems with goals bouncing in and out of the net, try hanging some metal chains from the goal posts; they won’t stop the puck, but they might provide some resistance to a puck that tries to bounce out of the net. Another option is to line your goal with some sort of cloth.

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