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Pool Tables

There are a wide variety of pool tables available on the market today, with differences in quality, durability, and price. It's easy to find a pool table that fits your taste and budget, whether you're putting together a game room for your home or buying commercial billiard tables for your bar or business.

Choose a table that suits your lifestyle

The first thing to do when looking for the right pool table is to consider the type of construction. This is a very good gauge of the cost of the table. In order of increasing quality, tables are made of laminate, wood veneer, wood-on-wood, solid hardwood, or metal-on-wood.

For recreational pool, a wood-on-wood or solid hardwood table will give you many years of entertainment. If you have children and don't want to make a big investment, particle board (laminate) tables are fine for billiards. For businesses such as bars, a metal-on-wood pool table is the best pick, as its durable construction will survive thousands of billiard games.

Pick the right pool playing surface

Another factor to consider when choosing your billiard table is the material that the playing surface is made out of. This is what lies beneath the soft billiard cloth or felt that you normally play pool on.

Traditionally, pool table surfaces are made out of slate, which is a type of rock that can be polished very smoothly and is quite durable. 3/4 inch slate is the most common and is ideal for recreational pool, while 1 inch slate is used by billiard professionals.

There are also cheaper alternatives to slate tables, including permaslate (aka Slatron), plastic honeycomb, and particle board. Beware of these alternatives, because although they are cheaper, these types of tables tend to have more warping and durability problems than slate tables.

Pay attention to other parts of the table

In addition to the table and the playing surface, you may want to check the quality of the legs, rails, and cushions.

High quality billiard table legs should be made out of solid hardwood and shouldn't be hollow. They also should extend all the way to the slate, not just to the frame of the table.

Rails form the edge of your table and should be made out of solid hardwood. The cushions are what billiard balls bounce off of when they hit the edge of the table; the best cushions have a K-66 profile and Grade A rubber (ask your pool table retailer for this information).

Determine the right size pool table for your home or business

A billiard table is measured by its length, which is usually between six and nine feet. In general, a seven foot table is okay for leisurely fun and children, although an eight foot table is the standard size for recreational pool in homes. Nine foot tables are used by professionals and at billiard tournaments.

On average, you will need about five to six feet around the table in order to have a comfortable pool playing space. The following chart should help you determine how much space you will need to play billiards.

Buy the table that's right for you

When it comes to buying a pool table, you truly get what you pay for. High quality pool tables built out of solid hardwood and slate will ensure lasting fun and durability for years.

Cheaper pool tables made out of particle board and alternative slate materials are fine for family billiards, although they are not recommended for playing serious games of pool.

In the end, you should choose a pool table based on the cost, how serious you are about playing billiards, and the how much room you have available for your table.

Argos Sports offer a Massive Range of Fitness Exercise & Sports Equipment

are without a doubt one of the most popular items of home and commercial gym equipment, powered or motorised treadmills use a motor to move the belt, keeping the rate at which you walk constant. Many motorised treadmills have powered incline adjustments. One of the main advantages of a motorised treadmill is that it's more challenging - it can go faster than you can, so you have to work harder to keep up. Argos Sports offer folding treadmills - for those looking to save space and who may be on a budget. Non-folding treadmills - for those who have enough space for a treadmill, and commercial treadmills - for those who want a high quality treadmill with advanced features, similar to the standard you get in gyms throughout the world

Rowers are in a class of their own for a really intensive upper and lower body exercise workout. Serious training can be done with any piece of quality cardiovascular equipment, but rowing machines really lend themselves to the dedicated fitness enthusiast, particularly those who enjoy rowing!

Rowers have 3 main forms of resistance. Air rowers like the Horizon Oxford II CS Rowing Machine give an excellent smooth action and full length stroke. They come closest to simulating the action of rowing on water, together with WaterRowers, where water provides both the feel and sound of 'the real thing.' Magnetic rowing machines give a smooth and variable resistance and are generally shorter which may be a factor where space is limited, and you do not have much room for exercise machines.

Cross trainers also known as elliptical trainers offer the same benefits as a treadmill but are low impact machines, i.e. your feet remain stationary. These cross training machines have adjustable resistance, sophisticated digital displays and are quiet in operation. At Argos Sports we offer compact elliptical trainers for those of you short of space and on a budget, standard elliptical trainers for those of you who have the space available. We also offer commercial elliptical trainers for those who want a high quality elliptical cross trainer similar to the ones you use at a gym

Exercise bikes (sometimes referred to as exercise cycles or Exercise Bike) are good for the large muscle groups in the legs. These bikes are manual and have variable resistance. Some exercise bikes will also work the torso and upper body. A recumbent exercise bike puts less pressure and stress on the back. At Argos Sports we offer upright exercise bikes which give you the feel of a pedal bike, recumbent exercise bikes where you sit back and pedal putting less strain on your back (good for those who have the room and beginners). Finally we offer spinners and racers designed for those serious about there biking.

Argos Sports offer an extensive range of boxing equipment from boxing boots, boxing free standing equipment, boxing bags, boxing gloves, stands and brackets and much more . As well as being a market leader for fitness equipment and exercise equipment we excel in our supply of boxing necessities.

Argos Sports offer the widest range of gym equipment, from weights benches, smith machines, standard and olympic weights, multi gyms, power racks, weight storage racks, leverage machines and much more.

From Baseball, Basketball Equipment Air Hockey Tables, snooker Tables, pool tables, heart rate monitors and more we have a complete range of sports equipment, all at great prices.