How To Foos - Foosball Basics

I have been playing foosball for 15 years. Here is a quick tutorial for beginners.
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[@HowToLou]

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[@jpg99999]

Hey, so I've been playing foosball casually since I was like 6 or 7, and I think I'm pretty good (I haven't lost very often), but I've never done anything like tournaments or anything. I'm a bit out of practice right now (I probably haven't played in a few years), but I still have the muscle memory I think, so it'd probably take me a few games to get back to where I used to be. You sound like you're a real professional player. If I wanted to try to get started playing in like tournaments or something, how would I do that and what would that entail?

[@powerzone7146]

what ball to chose?

[@emmanuelrodriguez2970]

Candle wax is the best way

[@garygarland9366]

This was GREAT and an eye opener for me - I thought the faster I could spin the guy uncontrollably, the better I would be! Now I have some shots to practice. I'll need a lot of practice before I'm ready for the springs. I had NO IDEA of what was involved here - THANK YOU!

[@rofu37]

I'm just a casual pub player and this is high level stuff wow

[@HowToLou]

Google Professional Foosball Match and prepare to be blown away! These guys are insanely good.

[@corycg1956]

Most of what he had shown I can do and already knew there is different ways to do the snake shot and you can also do bank shots as well which I do pretty good I can usually score on someone pretty easy doing a bank shot.

[@mcfrizzlie9994]

i bet you went to the pub the week after studying and became the legend of the pub lmao

[@dr.bowdoin3067]

@@mcfrizzlie9994 I’m kicking myself for not YouTubing foosball years ago 🤦🏽

[@powerzone7146]

whitch ball is the best?

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

That was actually a really good beginner's guide, but I'd suggest to put in the handposition on the bar as well, at least for the snakeshot, as you pull it with your wrist on the bar. I've been playing for some eighteen years now and only recently started to get serious gain after a seven year hiatus of only playing occasionally at bars, and I definitely recommend this video for beginners.

[@corycg1956]

Most people that don’t play the game much think that you just hit the ball really hard but as a good player I can tell you it’s nothing like that there is so much to learn.

[@JakeRosenzweig]

Excellent, thorough, and fast-paced tutorial! Thanks very much.

[@pyron3363]

We Have Foosball On Our School But Every One İs Spinning İt Like İts A Fidget Spiner

[@HowToLou]

+BaklavaliOyuncu - yeah its hard to get people to stop spinning. Learn to pass and shoot and beat them and they will learn

[@MGCMason]

Same with me! I told them it’s illegal but they do it anyways

[@dead0404]

Your school is elementary, right?

[@RoeGi1337]

@@dead0404 judging by his used font its a turkish school which is about twice as bad compared to an elementary.

[@brian0h]

I play my little brother and he just beats me by spinning and thinks he's the best in the world even though i tried to tell him its illegal, but thats just little brothers for you

[@HowToLou]

+Brunzy - Just keep playing him the right way. You will eventually get good enough to beat spinning rods. At that point, you will have real skills and he won't.

[@brian0h]

HowToLou Thanks, ill try that. Keep up the great content.

[@RedTypeg]

Beat tf out of him

[@orllop620]

We got a new guy at work playing like that... Yeah didn't work for us. I always play goalie, he only scored once 😑😅

[@zermanman9891]

Just combine your real skills with rod spinning (I’m a casual foosballer take this with a grain of salt)

[@AKDSLD]

Awesome.. Thanks for simple but yet effective tricks.

[@ewesterveld6219]

Wow, you rock! I need some practice, for the next 23 years! Thanks for the tutorial. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@Slammy555]

I played back in the 80s some, I wasn't very good but the national champion was from my hometown so I got to play against him. He had a dead bar pull where if you pushed the 2 man blocker all the way forward he could get around it almost instant. I blocked against him, you had to give him a hole and take it away, we lost but he was very nice and complimentary.

[@muhkuh0816]

long time ago on a florida holiday i played on a strange table with 3 goalies ... still as european i prefer our garlando tables. very nice tutorial

[@HowToLou]

+muhkuh0816 - Thanks. That may have been a Tornado table. I have one of those too. The are popular in the US and have two sweeper guys on the goalie rod to get the ball out of the back corners, because the play field is completely flat.

[@landenallen7066]

muhkuh0816 I have one with three goalies

[@sunefsaiyed1469]

One of my favorite indoor game . how cool is that.

[@corycg1956]

Sunef Saiyed my favorite

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I know a guy who can do a wall pass, (from a forward ball pinch, near the wall), and you can't block it even with your bumper against the wall on a Tornado table. I think the ball is going over the edge of the foot and against the wall. He calls it his "brush pass". He is probably about 80-85% successful with it.

[@HowToLou]

I know a guy like that too. Every pro will tell you the game is won or lost at the five bar. Guys like this dominate.

[@tanujasamantaray83779]

Thank you so much now I am champion in this game

[@EarthSurferUSA]

At min 3:03, is my preferred goalie stance, (almost), with the pull shot having to "go around the corner" (or push shot), at more of a 90 degree angle, (further and longer time). You can have a wider goalie pattern if you angle the feet toward each other, (closing up the center hole), but not so much that the ball could actual fit under the feet. I think I can block as good as anybody in the world with the technique, and we developed it as kids in a arcade in the 80's in Manistee Michigan. If you play the edges of the openings well, it is harder to go around, and harder to go through. If you can block about 50% of the worlds fastest pull shots with it, (and I have.), it's working. You just need to get the damn ball. :)

[@HowToLou]

I find I have to change goalie stance, based on who is shooting on me. One guy is really good at angles and tears up my standard stance. Your last statement is so true! You can be a great shooter and a great blocker, but the guy with the most ball control always wins. Players that seem to have magnets on their toes always have the ball and always win the game.

[@srabonx]

I played my whole life wrong! But thanks for sharing, I have learned a lot.

[@HowToLou]

As long as you are having fun, and everyone agrees to the rules, there is no Wrong way to play. But if you want to compete officially, you need to play like in the video.

[@lunaticz0r]

I recently started playing this (I'm 27, never liked this game) because my new job has one... this might be my new go-to channel to learn how to beat my colleagues lol

[@HowToLou]

Nice! I started in an office too. Played correctly, not just spinning rods, foosball is a very skills-based game, and can be addicting once you start developing some passes and shots.

[@lenbrian9484]

@ lunaticz0r good luck!!! I hope you give them a beating lol!!!

[@ghvlad6133]

me 2

[@deepaknarayan3713]

Same here

[@EPTRotorsports]

My job has one too.

[@NyzaGabriella]

Thank you.. I watched this because my Mother and Father gifter me a foosball set and now i am starting~ i do really Hope you could post more of these for beginners like me! i know not everyone care to watch this but i do care! dont matter your viewers cause in the near future there wil be foosball players ❤️ please notice meee!

[@HowToLou]

Go to HowToLou.com and look under the foosball section.

[@kaidenbidinost353]

Thanks for the tutorial! I’m 15 and just got one, my step dad is super good at it so I’m gonna watch a bunch of videos and practice with friends and then smoke him lol

[@HowToLou]

Remember, Foosball is won and lost on the 5-bar. If you can’t pass, you can’t ever get the ball to shoot it. Shooting is more fun, but passing is more important. Don’t forget to practice it, A LOT!!

[@kaidenbidinost353]

HowToLou thanks for the reply! And thanks for the tips I’ll definitely use them and I’ll keep practicing

[@EdStaniszewski]

nice video, great skill !

[@bmanscire]

that was a great video! thank you

[@andrevolpe6492]

Thanks boo I just won my first game ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Congratulations sir!!!!!!! Wanna play a game for money? :)

[@ShankarMurugesan]

Your video tutorial is osm. Pls make more videos on foosball.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

And a front player, what I love about a goalie who shoots from in front of his own goal, is stuffing it back down his throat/goal with my 3 man. Do that twice, and you just took away most of his offensive game. The third time he gets the ball and scopes the center lines, you just say, "I hope you're hungry", and that ball is not going up the center. :)

[@HowToLou]

Absolutely. The “foos” is my favorite offensive block. I often play with my 3 man toes forward at just the right angle so the ball hits them and goes back as fast as it came forward.

[@mohamedwaellabidi3780]

cool skills

[@sambou6286]

That was cool! Thanks

[@simpletn]

I have played Foosball for 3 years. My strategy is to pass the ball to my keeper and my keeper will take a long shot. Surprisingly 75% of goals I score in Foosball were either by Keeper or right back

[@HowToLou]

+Sir Iodine - I have been playing 15 years. In the early days, shots from goal were really common and effective. Now everyone has learned how to synchronize forward and goal defense, and the percentage has gone way down. I would say now 30% of shots from the 3 bar go in, but less than 10% from the back. The keeper should definitely shoot, to keep the other team on their toes, but experienced players will shut you down. Start working on your forward shots too. You will be better for it in a few years.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@HowToLou As soon as I find, as the goalie, that I can't get a shoot through very easily, I let my partner know that I am going to pass up to his 3 man. Usually, about 2 or 3" from the wall is a good pass, but even if it does not make it, he has a shot of getting it with a 5 man pass. I would say about 75% of the time, we can get it to our 3 man, where a goal is much more likely. Doug in Michigan.

[@ihsan708]

We use to play snakeshot by holding the ball from the back in pakistan n it is quite effective i won lahore championship would like to compete with ur technique too

[@piranhajon]

Great info.... is the playing field texture different on tables that use a more textured red ball? They seem super smooth compared to my table.

[@HowToLou]

The playing surface on competition grade tables is smooth with a matte finish. Most importantly, the surface is completely flat, so the ball only goes where the player directs it. Cheaper tables have bowed or warped playing surfaces, so the ball moves more randomly. I have seen these tables with super glossy or super rough surfaces. It just depends on the maker. The fuzzy balls are meant to make them easier to grab and less likely to roll away at the slightest bump.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@HowToLou Sometimes, the surface is flat/level. Playing on a poorly leveled or poor surface is good for ball control, and it becomes easy on a good surface. That was my experience anyway. :)

[@umrahkhurram3181]

What type the table and the type of ball that is he playing with?

[@GWS152]

Dude these are realy coll tricks bro now I can win a match

[@HoangTran-pq5fg]

Holy. This is my childhood 27 years ago.

[@HowToLou]

Foosball is still VERY much alive. Look up the Foosballers documentary that just came out on iTunes and ESPN.

[@HoangTran-pq5fg]

I have a question. do you know any place in edmonton ab. that i can go and play as team? It still fun for me.

[@kkcsports6456]

nice table

[@nickdurkin1250]

Hi there, love you video here I'll be finding more for sure. I have a quick question? I see you are using a warrior table. How does it compare to A high end Tornado table? I had a Cyclone 2 and loved it, Unfortunately it got damaged and I replaced it with a high end European style table and don't care for it. Tornado tables are extremely hard to find where we live but I have found reasonably priced Warrior tables. Thanks for your time.

[@Klos1neMN]

Nick Durkin High end Tornado models with the coin slot (otherwise known as "coin ops") are heavier and more durable than any Warrior table since Warrior doesn't make a coin op version of their tables. True, Warrior tables are the best tables in their price range but a Tornado T3000, T2000, and 30th Anniversary gray marble side tables are all heavier and more durable. As you pointed out Tornadoes are hard to come by in the European market so a good alternative would be a Fireball, Warrior, or Guardian table. All of these tables have the European style rod structure (1 man goalie with ramps) but have the American style table structure (no ramps on the side like a Garlando or Roberto Sport.)

[@CWhitmer22015]

I made my table. It works better than any others I have played.

[@lepaul26]

They always told me it was illegal to spil the bars around. You had to keep the bar in your hand if you understand what i mean

[@maliknoman7968]

V nice

[@j3di3]

Is it possible to execute these tricks with a plastic white ball? Its much faster than the orange official ball and we prefer to play with it at work

[@HowToLou]

+j3di3 - it is possible, but it is hard to do. The yellow ball is somewhat "sticky" so it will more easily stay in one place so you can set up a shot. If you try to set up for a poll shot with the white ball, more often than not, it just rolls away before you get a chance to shoot it. Wildly slapping at the ball is definitely a fun way to play. I used to do that too. Taking the time to learn passes that your opponents can't stop, and shots that they can't even see, takes the game to a whole new level of addiction!

[@j3di3]

The reason we stopped playing with the official balls is that on our table "RobertoSports College Pro" there were many dead zones where the ball would just get stuck and have to be reset by hand. Is this normal? Does this happen on professional tables?

[@HowToLou]

You might try a pink Tornado ball. They are sticky enough to stop for a shot, but still pretty fast on the table. One of the main benefits of a professional table is that the play surface is totally flat and has no low areas where the ball gravitates. Tornadoes are super flat, for example. Cheap tables sag and you basically end up playing in a bowl. Pro tables also have really hard, strong walls, so the ball bounces back as fast as it goes in. Cheap tables have thin, soft walls that steal energy from the ball and slow it down.

[@alibalik4481]

i like your video very much but i m not sure what to think about the trainingdevice you are using. We have this Thing in our foos club but i m afraid of using it because it changes the mass of the bars and i m afraid to lose my feeling for the right tempo when changing to much in the behaviour of the table. did you try it for a longer time?

[@HowToLou]

Yes. Ask around. Its no problem at all. Its kind of like lifting weights in the gym and then lifting normal stuff around the house seems easier. People practice swinging a bat with a weight on it. People practice running with ankle weights. The muscle motion is exactly the same. You just get faster.

[@alibalik4481]

@@HowToLou thank you i ll give it a chance as soon as our foosballclub opens again. ( actually closed because of the desease)

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@alibalik4481 I thought that was a valid concern. You would feel the difference. But a cold did not shut any free market down, communism did. It has always hated our free enterprise system ya see.

[@karel2050]

Hi I play alot of foosball at school but im getting better and better i can even land snake shots and stuff, but now am i saving up for a table to place at home what do you recommend tornado or warrior (at school we play on jupiters but i want to learn tick tacking aswell and it is impossible with the guys on the jupiter tables)

[@HowToLou]

I play on Tornadoes mainly because I started before Warrior existed. Tornado is a sturdier table, with better end wall bounce, BUT you pay more for that extra strength. Warrior makes a good table and you can definitely tick tack and practice any other shot on it. If you are just starting out, I would strongly recommend buying a used table on craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. The tables themselves don’t wear too much, and you can easily replace any bad men or bearings.

[@zPamboli]

Wait, 1 goalie, only 2 defenses, but 5 in the middle and 3 in the front? Apart from that, the ground is completely flat. At least in spain, we have 1 goalie, 3 defenders, 3 mid and 4 front, the ground has a slight curvature (the extremes are higher than the center). I kinda like our version a little bit more. One thing that I do prefeer from this one is that the guys have a flat surface to kick the ball, in ours they are realistic figures with 2 pointy feet, easier to hold the ball in a place, but way harder to aim when shooting for sure. I think I'd like a version with realistic figures (with the team uniform instead of being all just one color, have arms and a face) except that they wouldn't have feet but a flat surface.

[@HowToLou]

We like a flat level play surface so they ball will sit in one spot and not roll down the hill. The non-realistic men a a special patented design that gives far more grip and control than realistic players. Field soccer is not very popular in America, so we don’t really care about team colors that much.

[@kkcsports6456]

great video

[@funnynerd1]

If it looks like the ball bounced in and out of the net, does it count as a goal?

[@HowToLou]

+Stephen Vani - yes, if it goes in, its a goal. Good tables have a metal or plastic plate inside that kills the ball's energy, so it won't bounce out

[@stellaaghvanyan5234]

Thank you🤍

[@melissajvaaganay4169]

Soccer is fun to watch. 💞

[@jerryhubbard4461]

As a long time lover of the game, when I was young about 20 years old, I was about as good as one could get playing this game. But, to have a real Foos ball game, you must have a Rene Pierre table and a must to use cork balls. Plastic ball are for beginners. In competition, you have to be able to pinch the ball. Cork is soft and will allow you to do so. :By pinching the ball, with a flick of the wrist, you can send the ball into the hole at such a speed it is hard to see. If you have a good partner, either one that can play the back as well as the front, your team can stay on the table for a long time. Both the front and the back have their own skill shots. If you play together long enough, you know how to set up the men and allow the back shooter to ring the bell as it is called with precision and speed. It takes a long time to learn this game but a very rewarding one when you get good. Jerry from Irmo South Carolina.

[@HowToLou]

Well said about everything except plastic balls. The Tornado table has precision ground hard plastic balls and can be shot so fast that they can’t be seen. In the 70s, there was a million dollar tournament using plastic balls. They are not for beginners.

[@jerryhubbard4461]

@@HowToLou I remember plastic balls back in the day. Those of us that played on the upper level would not play a table with plastic. Once the cork balls were broken in, being able to pinch them made it much more fun ringing the bell. Sill like the Renee Pierre tables.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@jerryhubbard4461 I have never seen a cork ball, but if it held up, it sounds like the control of some rubber coated balls we played with back in the 80's. Great foot control, but the softer surface did not snap off the wall with bank shots as well as the harder balls. So our favorite was a plastic ball that was soft enough to pinch easily, and hard enough to where it would not die much off the walls. Overall, I think I would like the cork balls, (but I didn't use bank shots often). But how heavy are they in comparison, and how do they hold up? Do they "chunk" over time with hard play? I am sure they are tougher than a wine bottle cork, but I don't think I would want a heavier ball if it is. Now be careful of telling me what "I must use", or else I may end up hating it before I ever tried one. :)

[@jerryhubbard4461]

@@EarthSurferUSA The cork balls had a hard paint or something coating . They were soft enough you could grab them easily and when you snap your wrist for the shot, they were very fast almost so fast you could not see the ball. Also they worked very well with the left hand shot. Not sure how long they would last but once the coating was wearing off they would become spotty and not roll as smooth. The places we played usually kept new or fairly new balls or we would complain. lol. I miss those days. One thing I would not do, play on a table that was not Rene Piere. What a game.

[@Yak-uj3jl]

Could I snipe shot basically shooting with the goalie

[@d.s7741]

push-pull-angle shot, and how come you didn't do any bank shots?

[@engine4628]

meanwhile my lil bro shooting a goal with the goalie from the other side of the table

[@HowToLou]

Oh yeah, shots from the back can be deadly

[@CarterLB2]

This is probably a stupid question, but why do some tables have three guys on the goalie bar, while others only have one?

[@ShawnMcKenzieesquire]

it enables the goalie to be able to get the ball out of the corners on a flat table. Tables with one goalie have the corners curved up so the ball rolls out of the corner. The flat table is more realistic.

[@CarterLB2]

Shawn McKenzie Ah. That makes sense. Thank you.

[@seantheartist]

Shawn McKenzie I’m not sure if “a flat table is more realistic” than having the proper amount of players on field... I’ve never tried this “13” version, I should.

[@salgalvano3573]

I have been looking for a good foodball table. Which one is that and where can I purchase it? Thanks.

[@dalestruemke4675]

I don't know where you are but I have a German made table. Dueschter Meister brand. Very fast table. Good condition. I asking 700 or obo.

[@Broskies21]

cool!

[@kanchanrawal7000]

Can we rotate the players at the angle of 360

[@HowToLou]

You may rotate player 359 degrees before the shot.

[@jordantistetube]

Why is the snake shot legal? Seems a bit like spinning doesn't it?

[@HowToLou]

+jordantiste - Spinning is the uncontrolled and random thing you see most younger kids do, when just messing around on a table. The snake shot is very skill based, as it takes months to get good at it. The snake shot rotates the rod a little less than a full circle, from the time you begin the shot, until it is fully executed, and is not considered a spin. This is the shot of choice for roughly 50% of professional foosball players, in US tournaments.

[@jordantistetube]

Thanks for the clarification :) Hopefully I can convince my colleagues that this move is legit and start practicing on it!

[@Name-lt2tz]

@@jordantistetube say them - read the fcking rules you n00b :D

[@yogi_405]

Interesting one

[@tobywan12]

I am confused, How come its illegal to bar spin but the chap explains a "snake shot" at approx 3:10 and says you have to flip the guy over? Is that counted as a spin?? Cheers

[@HowToLou]

This is a much debated point. The basic idea of “no spinning” is to prevent what kids tend to do. That is, freely spin the rods continuously, like a fan, hoping to hit the ball. The snake shot is not that at all. It is a precise maneuver that is not only allowed, but the dominant shot in pro tournaments. It is technically not a spin because the rod rotates less than 360 degrees before and less than 360 degrees after he shot

[@tobywan12]

@@HowToLou Thats a great explanation. Thank you.

[@douglasfolk3835]

I am no expert. But I heard the same thing as long as your man starts on the ball (as shown) you would not travel a complete 360°. If your man was straight down and you maneuvered this shot you would go past 360° and that would be illegal. The key (in another explanation) is the foot on top of the ball.

[@FahadFtw]

I have a question/observation; I play this game with my cousin frequently and he mostly scores from his middle (5 bar) because they are lightening fast! Can't see them, can only hear them hit the goal. Okay, now my question is, do you think lefties are better at this game? Since the game seems to progress towards their direction, especially as they move the ball forward. I was thinking this could be one of the reasons as to why i sometimes cant keep up with him!

[@FahadFtw]

Okay to clarify what i meant by lefties having more advantage: When the ball is in my defense, it is a bit difficult for me to pass it skillfully forward to the 5 bar with my weaker hand (left), and when i succeed, I'd face the same issue again with passing it to the 3 bar. However, with him it is completely a different issue! He can just pass the ball forward with his favorable left hand till he reaches the goal easily. I feel like it works better in his favor. What do you think, am i delusional :x?

[@HowToLou]

I happen to be left-handed so I am somewhat qualified to answer this. I am indeed one of the best in my club of roughly 10 players, scoring directly from the 5-bar. I can do pull shots and angle shots that others have trouble mastering with a weaker left hand. That is where it ends, though. I am not the best player in my club. There are right handers far better than me. Its actually fairly easy to pass the ball from the 5-bar. The HARD part is catching it on your 3-bar, and that takes right hand skills. Also, when the ball is in the back, I move back and shoot from the 2-bar, with my right hand, so thats not a left-hand advantage. Your cousin beats you because he is just better. Foosball does not favor lefties. You need to practice your 5-to-3 pass. You have an advantage of a stronger right hand for catching passes. Also, you need to pay close attention to how he is scoring from the five. You have 3 bars to block him. You need to shut him down. You are not delusional, but you are rationalizing. Lefties don’t have an advantage. People that practice, do. You can beat him.

[@FahadFtw]

@@HowToLou thanks, i found your words really encouraging! After watching this video, im considering ordering the tornado/warriors balls. Our table is italian and the standard balls that come with it are a little bit all over the place which as you can guess, can get pretty irritating.

[@palmieritv1109]

I want to try these tricks but my fooseball rolls everywhere and i can't contain it like you guys do

[@HowToLou]

Order a Tornado or Warrior ball. They are perfectly round and have a light fuzzy surface that makes them easier to control. Cheap hard plastic balls or bumpy soccer balls are nearly impossible.

[@Mr.mikeox]

Spinning is kinda dumb too.Most of the time it just comes back to you.

[@420subscriberswithnovideos6]

Yeah all the kids at my church do the spinning thing and it’s so annoying but they still do it after I say that it’s illegal but hey whatever it’s just a fun game

[@HowToLou]

Table Soccer (foosball) is like field soccer. Little kids just run around the field kicking the ball as hard as they can, generally toward the goal. Pros carefully control and pass the ball and work as a team to score. Little kids spin the rods and its fun. Pros control and pass the ball and play in $50,000 tournaments. There is no wrong way to play. It just depends on your level. Lead by example. Develop a killer pull or snake shot and burn them every time, and they will start paying attention.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

It is so much more fun to develop skill-----in anything that skill can be gained with. Find one kid, who wants to play it correctly, and as soon as you 2 start developing some skill, I am pretty sure the rest will follow. In 2 years, you could be having local Church tournaments for charity. But you should have money prizes too,--because skill, if we want to keep searching for it,---has to be rewarded. Learn a few shots, invite other church members over to play/learn, and you will have a neat tourney going in no time. :)

[@ceo6849]

All I do is spin the players like damn crazy 100 spins per 10 seconds and I hold the Goalkeeper with my right hand and I use my left hand on the other players (I dont follow any rules because I play it with my cousins for free and for fun) Its hilarious that I've been playing it wrong

[@HowToLou]

+Purple Salad - it's not wrong, especially if you are having fun! A lot of people play football by spinning the rods. The original intent of the game was to mimic real soccer and people can't keep kicking until the ball happens to hit them :)

[@ceo6849]

+HowToLou ok

[@glodeanuandrei400]

I always have a problem with strength. I cant spin the bar hard enough and my friends always laugh. Is there an advice ?

[@HowToLou]

+Glodeanu Andrei - you used the word "spin" and spinning the rod more than 360° is illegal, but I'm pretty sure that's not what you meant. I think you are asking how to hit the ball harder and make it go faster. The trick to doing this is to start with the ball slightly behind your man, so that he has to reach is the leg back to hit the ball. The more time the toe has in contact with the ball as you shoot, The faster it will go. If you really want to surprise your friends move the ball to the perfect position to where you can pinch it against the table with your man, put a lot of force on it, and then let it wiggle free. It will come out like a bullet. Another good option for speed, is to switch to an open hand grip. With a closed hand grip, you just grab the rod and twist it like a screwdriver, and you are limited by the speed and strength of your wrist. With an open handed grip, you roll the handle from the heel of your palm down to the knuckles, by pulling your hand upward. This allows all the muscles in your arms all the way up to your shoulder to apply power to the shot, and it goes a lot faster.

[@glodeanuandrei400]

HowToLou Thanks so much for the help.

[@schwindsichtigaderechte5293]

This may be late, but try opening your hand as you roll down on the bar to pull your guy back before you shoot, then catch the handle with your fingertipps as you shoot. This will not only greatly increase the power of your shots, it will also give you a feel for the snap you need to put into your shot, and as you get better, you will find that you won't need to open your hand as much to get the same snap. It's something you need to feel out with lots of repetition.

[@corycg1956]

Don’t spin the bar that’s against the rules try doing some bank shots to

[@UR-BAD291]

I have a really bad table with a cheap ball is there any way I could get better without buying anything

[@HowToLou]

At least buy a few Tornado balls. They won’t roll around randomly like the cheap bumpy balls do. Then practice passing and shooting. Not as good as a nice table, but definitely possible to gain skills. Tornado Official Foosballs Tournament Table Soccer Balls - Made in The USA - Commercial Quality - Play Like The Pros www.amazon.com/dp/B01908WURS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_5VM5JTXEVY43EE41REFJ?psc=1

[@dexxxxxxxx]

How many rods tables I should buy if I am just starting... Rookie...

[@HowToLou]

If you want to get really good at foosball, you need to have a table at home to practice.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@HowToLou Oh, that may be true today, because the arcade where we played in the 80's is closed, like most I bet. All I remember is living 10 miles out of town, with my new 16 years old driving license and hand me down, (twice) car, and my buddy telling me about this new game in town. With about 10 kids figuring it out on 2 tables for a few years, I don't think I could have gotten nearly as good at home, almost alone. We invented, and learned from each other with almost no outside influence, and the talent got quite good in pretty short time. When a guy from out of town heard about us and came to play, (His name was Sonnenberg), he showed us the "snake shot", and it was tricky. But we had so many shots he had not seen, and all we had to do was get the ball to our 3-man. We liked being "tricky" as much as we liked being fast. IMO, the best place to learn to play, is where people are playing, and with people who are good. I am sure I would have figured out stuff at home, but it would just be practice because I got beat out in the field, I think. I never owned a table, but I bet I can beat most people who do. We just had a lot of time as kids back then I guess, and a better social environment.

[@FELCommentary]

"Spinning is illegal" Please say sike

[@HowToLou]

Sorry. It really is illegal in official foosball. I know everyone does it, but its random. Real foosball is a precision “sport” like soccer.

[@EPTRotorsports]

Spinning pisses me off. Ruins the game.

[@himanshupb10]

After 2 hrs there is my fuss ball competition and I'm seeing it now that how to play!😅

[@emmanuelrodriguez2970]

Spin it! We all did it.

[@HowToLou]

Sure, spin all you want with friends. If you ever take foosball to the next level, and play in tournaments, spinning is illegal.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@HowToLou We grew near a small town and played, and not sure where we got the rules. We played that you can do a spin, of the handle lever left your hand/arm, and the guy did not spin over 360 degrees. Is that a proper representation of the actual tourney rules in the USA?

[@HowToLou]

Yes, under 360 is legal.

[@bhalawaldevthakur456]

I juZz want to beat the guys in my office. Now I know some trick shots.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Here is a good one, one that you can build on. With a push or pull shot set up, you "fake practice" the push or pull once or twice without touching the ball. The person is convinced you are just doing to simply push or pull the ball, (depending on what side the ball is sitting). From there you actually have at least 3 different shots, and it pretty much depends on how they are moving their goalie guys. 1st. Just do a normal push or pull to the other side of the goal and see of they can block it. You don't need to do a fake shot or two before you just push it, but why not? 2nd Now set it up the same, do 2 or 3 fake push shots with out touching the ball, but on the last fake, actually hit the ball with your end man to the other side of the goal, and hit it in with the middle guy. They are expecting a "push" and not a "tap over", and won't eve see it coming. Now, you have those guys moving. For the next shot, same placement, do a fake and if they move, you can hit it straight in with the end man, and even do is slowly for the most embarrassment. 3rd. After a fake or two, and a tap over, they most likely will have the goalies bunched up on the other side, (since you made a shot or two there), and you can simply pull it back to it's original spot, and hit it in. But, in order to do any of that, you have to get good at passing the ball from your 5-man to your 3-man, so you can get the ball in the first place. I also played with a friend who would just sit there with his "fairly fast pull shot" set up, for a few seconds longer than normal, and their attention span would fall off enough to snake it by them. He called the shot, "Old Bessie". Not super fast, but very accurate, was one of his trusted shots.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Also, stay loose. Don't grab the handles hard, but more like a hot door knob. It does not take much energy at all to move that light ball quickly. Tap tap, "pu-ting" (the sound of a goal).

[@grahamcoles1966]

i liked shooting from the defenders lots of pubs had these years ago shame it died out

[@HowToLou]

Foosball is very much alive. Google Tommy Yore or InsideFoos. Yes, I have several shots from the 2-bar

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@HowToLou Foosball is like Dirt bikes in all of rural USA. Several places to do it in the 80's, but the tracks we built are all grown in now. There is no Foosball in these 2 counties anymore, and I am sure it is not an isolated story. It's alive, but like MX racing, the most popularity was probably in the 70's and 80's. The best guy I ever played, (and almost beat once when he was talking too his pro friends too much at the bar we were at in Grand Raids Michigan in the mid 90's.), was a guy named "Bob Kurtin" (aka, "The Bionic pull"), who was, so I heard, ranked 7th in the world in the 70's. You ever hear of that guy?

[@riccardotorquati3564]

Per tutti gli italiani, dentro di noi sappiamo fin da bambini che il "gancio" è illegale...

[@HowToLou]

The Snake is legal in America. Less than 360 degree rotation.

[@riccardotorquati3564]

@@HowToLou not "the Snake" but the push-kick, it Is common place to consider It illigal, It Is a sort of tradition. IT IS NOT AN OFFICIAL RULE, but ewerywhere you go in Italy at amature level sort of It Is. Sorry for my bad english. Good Channel btw

[@decimuscarrerus]

If it ain't a tornado, I ain't playing.

[@corycg1956]

Jon C Tornado tables are the best tables to bad their so expensive though.

[@PolaraArchive]

Is that the Warrior Professional?

[@HowToLou]

+Exploratorium Inn Official - Yes, its a Warrior Table.

[@HowToLou]

The trick to fast shots is to start with the ball slightly behind your man, so that he has to reach is the leg back to hit the ball. The more time the toe has in contact with the ball as you shoot, The faster it will go. If you really want to surprise your friends move the ball to the perfect position to where you can pinch it against the table with your man, put a lot of force on it, and then let it wiggle free. It will come out like a bullet. Another good option for speed, is to switch to an open hand grip. With a closed hand grip, you just grab the rod and twist it like a screwdriver, and you are limited by the speed and strength of your wrist. With an open handed grip, you roll the handle from the heel of your palm down to the knuckles, by pulling your hand upward. This allows all the muscles in your arms all the way up to your shoulder to apply power to the shot, and it goes a lot faster. Show less

[@KnobbyWobby]

@phuc ewe It doesn't!

[@naahbroskiii]

my mf friends just spinning the handle as fast as they can to get to the goal

[@aurelien1953]

what is your table of play?

[@HowToLou]

Foosball! Most definitely foosball!! I will play on whatever brand of table is in front of me. 😃

[@aurelien1953]

@@HowToLou ok thx

[@zishogun]

The snake shot is illegal?

[@HowToLou]

The snake shot is legal. The rod does not spin a full 360 degrees. It is a very popular shot in competitions.

[@ZainKhan-ot1xv]

pouch lo aur ab workout 9

[@emmanuelgonzalez-munoz4395]

In my church I am unbeatable even though most of them spin the rod even though I tell them it illegal

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Yea, it is not easy to move the bar from side to side when it is spinning. Take your time, see the hole, and hit it. Make it look easy,---and the spinning stops. :)

[@tastyquicksandnfl1326]

You should be able to spin it

[@BrianKrahmer]

If you have good technique, there would never be a reason to...

[@birdspointofficial3134]

In Pakistan we have the best player but no one can support on this game

[@HowToLou]

Same problem in USA. Good players, but not enough money in the game.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@HowToLou How many people go to a tournament today? If it is enough to create some good small business in the town, the business may chip in for some prize money, along with industry sponsorship. Where to play? If you can use a school gym for a weekend, that would work out well. Hotels, gas stations, restaurants, car rentals, and more I am sure would all benefit if you can fill the town with a few hundred people. If the top 3 in each class wins all the money, hopefully it will be substantial, and the best will show up. It could be a new circuit, or even a vast national organization, all done in HS gyms across the nation. Just thinking.

[@landenallen7066]

I don't spin my players but I do use the hole. Fuck that small rule

[@HowToLou]

+some guy - I think people were able to put massive spin on the ball, or otherwise control it with their fingers, and scoring right off the serve. The game is about controlling the ball with your men. You can play whatever way you want, so long as you don’t play with serious players, or compete.

[@landenallen7066]

HowToLou yeah but my family doesn't do the spin. We just push so no one can cheat

[@HowToLou]

+some guy - That sounds like a fine way to play.

[@powerzone7146]

which ball is the best?

[@HowToLou]

Get one Tornado and one Warrior ball and see which one you like best. They are both excellent. Tornado is faster. Warrior is easier to grab.

[@powerzone7146]

@@HowToLou what about bomber 27,2g 35mm diameter? they cost 13€ for 3 balls.. and now i have some cheap balls 10 balls for 10€

[@powerzone7146]

@@HowToLou are bomber balls good? they are profesional.. and if they have good grip?

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@HowToLou I have played with several different types, and like the stock Tornado balls we had the best. I have played with rubber coated balls that are easy to control and pinch, to more of a slippery ping pong ball that is good for teaching ball control, and banks the best. We played with 2 different balls in between those extremes. They were hard enough to bank well, and soft enough to pinch easily enough, and they would end up dinged up after a lot of play. One was white, and one was red. If I remember right, we ended up asking for and liking the red balls the best, (like the color of the old school rubber dodge balls), This was in the 80's, as the Tornado replaced the corner ramped tables, (one was a "million dollar table".), we played on. For some reason, I picked up on the game the best, (and one other guy). If I can get three times as good with my 5-man, (left hand), I could be hard to beat. When you are playing good people, if you can't get the ball up front,---you lose.

[@rameezfarooqui1579]

Kabhi karachi aou

[@jj-yg5tv]

Why does my table have 3 golies

[@HowToLou]

+Cali United - Some tables have ramped corners to make sure the ball never gets stuck back there. Other tables have "sweeper" guys, on either side of the goalie, to dig the ball out of the corners. Sweepers are nice, because they give you more shot options. They can be a little frustrating because they sometimes guide shots into your goal, that would otherwise miss. I like sweepers a little better than ramps, but that is just because I learned on a table with them. In the end, its probably a wash. I will gladly play on either!!

[@EPTRotorsports]

Sweepers are better. Those corner shots are great

[@JoeKnaggs]

Yeah, I can't do any of these shots

[@HowToLou]

Niether could I, when I started playing foosball.

[@segsuc6399]

How easy can a game get when such a ball doesn't even move unless you touch it. I find it weird how professional foosball has these easy-to-play tables and balls.

[@HowToLou]

A real soccer ball does not move unless you touch it, right? If you think professional foosball is easy, try playing in a national competition. The ball will move really fast and you will never touch it.

[@segsuc6399]

@@HowToLou Actually, a real soccer ball moves a lot more than what I see on this video. When a player on a real football field takes the ball from a pass, it almost never completely stops right in front of him. Go watch some football matches if you disagree. Secondly, I never said that I find national championship matches easy. I don't play professionaly at all and I am not saying I am better than you. Just saying that it kind of gets rid of the fun and difficulty when you play with friends for example.

[@HowToLou]

I see. Ok, you are getting the wrong impression from the video. I did everything as slow as I could so you could see exactly what was happening. In a real game, the ball is moving anywhere between 5-10 times that speed. And at that speed it does not stop on a man unless you have the skills to catch it. Playing foosball on a cheap table is fun, but there is a lot of randomness, because none of the surfaces are perfect. Imagine trying to play basketball with an egg-shaped ball. It would go randomly everywhere and be hard to control. A professional foosball table removes most of the randomness, and you are playing with and building real skills. In the long haul, that is where the fun is. The table may be “easy” like a round basketball, but your opponents are not.

[@dylangomez2728]

Most annoying thing in foosball has to be spinning

[@HowToLou]

Agreed. I don’t mind if my grandkids do it, but it has no place in a serious skill-based game.