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Shuffleboard powder, also called shuffleboard wax, is the substance which is sprinkled on top of the Shuffleboard, it makes the puck glide smoothly across the Shuffleboard table.
Best 3 Shuffleboard Powders you can buy:
1. Sun-Glo Gold Shuffleboard Powder
Sun-Glo Corp is dedicated to making products for shuffleboard speed and maintenance. It has one of the largest ranges of shuffleboard powder speed.
Before going in more details, lets have a look at our comparison table:
- Each Can of Shuffleboard Powder is 16oz
- Choose your speed of shuffleboard wax
We have chosen it as the best value product because it makes high-quality Shuffleboard powder with a wide range of speeds at affordable prices!
2. Triple Crown Yellow Ice Shuffleboard Wax
- Triple Crown Yellow Ice III is...
- To many users Yellow Ice III is...
- The Yellow Ice III is preferred by many...
- Yellow Ice III is favorable for its...
- Triple Crown Yellow Ice III is sold in...
- High Quality
- Wide Range
- Economic prices
- Available in bulk packaging
- Easily available online
- Specialized in fast-powders
- Website is outdated
- No powder for slow or regular play
- Not available in single cans
Triple Crown is an old and renowned brand in the Shuffleboard arena. It makes Shuffleboard powder of the highest quality, and it has excellent speed options! While it is a little more expensive than Sun-Glo, it gives outstanding value for money.
The Triple Crown Shuffleboard is available in three ranges: The white Ice, Brown Ice, and Yellow Ice. There are three-speed categories in each range, with I being the slowest and III being the fastest.
It is available in affordably priced bundles and bulk packaging in the local market as well as online. While its website is not as user-friendly as Sun-Glo, its products are readily available.
We have chosen Triple Crown as the ‘professional’s choice’ brand because most professionals chose Triple Crown for its wide range of products in the fast powder category. All of its powders are aimed at mid to full-sized tables which are used in professional Shuffleboard tournaments.
3. ZieglerWorld Shuffleboard Powder Sand Wax
- ZIEGLERWORLD Table Shuffleboard Sand...
- 2 Cans of Super Fast Speed (White Sand)...
- ZieglerWorld's Table Shuffleboard...
- SOMETIMES called Table Shuffleboard Salt...
- TRY ALL THREE SPEEDS with this sampler...
- Good quality
- Wide range of powders
- Three speed ranges are available
- Available in bulk packaging
- Prices are a little higher
- Lackluster look
Ziegler World by The Shuffleboard federation is a very close runner up! The brand lost points against Sun-Glo for its lackluster look and relatively higher prices.
Other than that, Ziegler World is a reliable product. It is available in 3 ranges: white, gold, and yellow. The yellow sand is for medium speed, gold is for fast speed, and white is for super-fast speed.
The positive thing about this brand is that it offers a good range of options for small and large tables. This means that it provides control over speed.
How to Choose Shuffleboard Powder:
Shuffleboard powder is available in different varieties. If you are a beginner, it can be quite confusing to choose the Shuffleboard powder, which is best for your game.
Let’s see if I can help you find the perfect powder for your table, here is what you need to ask yourself when choosing shuffleboard powder:
Speed
Shuffleboard powder is commonly categorized by speed; it comes in a speed range from slow to super-fast. Every manufacturer has a different system for classifying speed; some do it by a number while others do it by color. However, most popular brands use a combination of number and color to differentiate the different speeds of Shuffleboard powder.
For example
Sun-Glo categorizes its products on a speed of 1 -7, where 1 is the fastest and 7 is the slowest.
On the other hand, Triple Crown categorizes its products on speed as well as color. The white Ice is the fastest, followed by brown and yellow. Within the colors, there are powders of three numbers: I, II, and III, with I being the slowest and III being the fastest.
The speed you want is related to the length of your table, let’s look at that now.
Length:
The standard or regulation size Shuffleboard table is 20 inches wide and 22 feet in length. However, many different variations are available. The most common sizes of shuffleboard tables are:
Small Shuffleboard Tables
Small Shuffleboard tables range from 9 feet to 12 feet in length, the smallest being 9 feet long and 20 inches wide. Small-sized tables are preferred by home-owners because they can fit inside small spaces. They are preferred by beginners; however, they are nothing to laugh at! Check out these fantastic small Shuffleboard tables:
This 9 feet, solid MDF table from MD sports and this 12’ laminated challenger shuffleboard
Mid-sized Shuffleboard Tables
Medium-sized Shuffleboard tables are between the length of 14 and 18 feet. These tables are preferred for public settings such as bars, sports lounges, and recreation centers. Mid-sized tables are the most common since they are a perfect balance between the small and large tables.
View these beautifully made mid-sized Shuffleboard tables: 14’ custom-made Astoria shuffleboard table by Venture, 16’ hardwood micro-lam Shuffleboard table by Playcraft, and this solid 3” thick 18 feet Grand Hudson Deluxe table
Full-size Shuffleboard Tables
Full-sized shuffleboard tables are 20 and 22 feet long. These tables are preferred by the most dedicated and usually professional players. These are most commonly found at tournament venues and sports clubs. They make the game more challenging but equally more exciting!
Check out some of the best full-sized tables of 2019: the 20′ handsomely crafted, English pub-style Shuffleboard Table by Venture and the 22′ Brushed Stainless Steel Shuffleboard Table for the contemporary aesthetic by Hudson Shuffleboards
Read More About Best ShuffleBoard Tables And History of ShuffleBoard
If you have a small-sized shuffleboard table than you should choose Shuffleboard powder which gives you the slowest speed. If you use fast powders on a small board, your puck will go out of control. Since the size of the board is small, the speed should be less.
If you have mid-sized Shuffleboard, than you should buy a medium-fast or fast Shuffleboard powder. If you are purchasing Sun-Glo than a speed 3-4 would be ideal for mid-sized tables.
If you have a full-size table, then you should buy a fast or super-fast powder. If you are purchasing Sun-Glo than powders 2, 1.5, and 1 will be ideal for regulation sized tables.
Finally, you should remember the rule of thumb when purchasing powders, it is: the length of the table is directly proportional to the speed of the dust. The bigger the table, the faster your powder should be!
Now that we have reviewed all the vital information about Shuffleboard Powder, let’s see which brands are the best.
Conclusion
Now that you have learned what Shuffleboard Powder does, how you should choose it, and which brands make the best Shuffleboard powder, which powder will you choose?
Remember to always choose a product that is appropriate for your Shuffleboard table length!