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How to Hold & Push the Puck in Shuffleboard

Shuffleboard originated 400 years ago in England, when bar patrons invented a game that involved sliding a coin down a table. Modern players slide special pucks down wooden shuffleboard tables strewn with tiny plastic pellets that let the puck slide as if on ice. Proper technique when you hold, then push the puck down the playing surface will help you maximize your scores when you play shuffleboard.

Instructions

- 1
  Set the puck on the playing surface and hold it with your dominant hand. Place your palm gently over the top of the puck, with your thumb behind the puck and closest to you. Lightly place your fingertips around the sides of the puck, but do not let the fingers touch the playing surface.
- 2
  Slide the puck a few times toward the target without releasing it. This helps you get a feel for the table's speed.
- 3
  Extend your arm at the elbow to move your hand in the direction you want to shoot the puck. Splay out your fingers and lift your palm off the puck as your arm nears full extension to release the puck and make the shot.

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