Choosing your foosball table for its durability: our advice and selection

The quality and longevity of your foosball table depend on its solid construction. From the body to the players and the crossbars, every component of a foosball table influences its robustness. With Mister Baby-Foot's wide selection of foosball tables, you can find the one that's right for you and makes the most of it.

Choosing a sturdy foosball table: what are the criteria to consider?

Depending on its use or location, a foosball table must be chosen so that each component meets your expectations for durability.
The key elements to check for a sturdy foosball table are:

- the manufacturing materials,
- the poles,
- the players,
- the weight of the foosball table.

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The Essential Features of Table Football Rods

Depending on the different styles of table football, the diameter of a rod varies. This variation ranges from 14 to 15 mm for French style and from 16 to 18 mm for Italian style.
Mister Baby-Foot offers rods with a diameter that guarantees strength throughout your games in all the ranges currently presented online.

Two types of rods are chosen for our foosball tables: telescopic or transverse.

- The telescopic rod is found on 100% of French-style foosball tables. For the telescopic version, the bar must have a minimum diameter of 14 mm.
- The crossbar is found, for example, on the Fas Fun table football, or the Garlando Champion ITSF table football. The crossbar remains the strongest thanks to its lighter mechanism. However, as it is less practical and more dangerous to play with, the crossbar should be avoided for a table football intended solely for children.
- NB: The composition of the bars is important for the location of your table football (indoor or outdoor). Steel remains the preferred component for indoor use, while stainless steel is preferred for outdoor use.

Which players should you choose?

The tightness of the players is an important criterion for strength. There are two main types:

- players screwed to the throat, which are found on the French styles
- and the player molded onto the bar, which characterizes the Italian style.

These two types of players demonstrate great solidity. If you're looking for the best players, choose the molded players with a lifetime warranty from Roberto Sport.
As for materials, there's a new difference between the French style with aluminum and the Italian style where the players are made of polycarbonate. Both styles are equally strong.
NB: Plastic players are made exclusively for children's foosball tables.

Weight: a key factor for the strength of your foosball table

The heavier your foosball table, the more solid it will be! The ideal weight is between 70 and 90 kg, for optimal stability. For competitive table football tables such as the Leonhart table football tables, weighted legs add weight and therefore provide additional stability. If you're looking to invest in a competitive foosball table, don't hesitate to check out our article dedicated to competition foosball tables.

What materials make for a sturdy foosball table?

- The material used for your foosball table doesn't really affect its strength: solid wood, like the one on the Marius table football, Sulpie Outsider, Petiot 200 beech remains more noble, but the MDF used for the Stella Home Beech and Black remains just as effective.
- For the legs of your table football, choose solid wood and Steel.
- Indoor or outdoor placement is also important. Choose models with stainless steel and rot-resistant wood, which are mandatory for outdoor use, such as the Stella Outdoor, Roberto Sport Summer Extérieur, Garlando Class outdoor.
- A window Protective cover can also be installed to ensure greater longevity and strength, as well as a bale ramp to make it as secure as possible.
These devices are found in the following brands and models:

- For a foosball table used intensively, such as in bars, high schools, or communities, and if the budget is relatively limited, then the Roberto Sport College and the Garlando G-500 are the models to choose. With an affordable price and maximum durability, Italian style has it all.

Ready to start buying a sturdy foosball table?

We hope this buying guide, compiled with the opinions of our experts and feedback from our customers, will be useful for purchasing your foosball table with complete peace of mind, prioritizing the strength and durability of your foosball table!

Also note that our page "Choosing your foosball table" can help you choose the foosball table you'd like to buy based on your budget and usage! Our customer service team is also available by email or phone to help you make the right choice.