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How To Choose Pool Table Lights That Are Right For You
Author: Flor Buenaventura

Have you just bought a pool table and need pool table lights to get rid of the deceiving shadows that distract your game?  Is the light in your game room too bright causing too much glare?  Or do you just want stylish pool table lights to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere in your game room?

Proper lighting is essential to playing your best game of pool.  Too little light can throw off depth perception and too much light can cause distracting glare.  Today’s pool table lights are designed to provide uniform light at optimal levels of illumination. 

Most use multiple bulbs which serve to direct several points of light at the table as well as help eliminate glare.  It is good to remember though that the function of the pool table light is to illuminate the pool table, not provide the light for the whole room.  But how do you choose a set of pool table lights that is just right for you?

Tips on how to choose the right pool table lights

1. Measure your pool table before starting to shop for your lights. The most effective pool table lights cover the entire length of the table. 

- Generally speaking, a 7-foot pool table would need lights that have a width of 36 to 45 inches, a depth of 12 to 18 inches, and a set of 2 to 3 lights for sufficient coverage and proper illumination.

- An 8-foot pool table would need pool table lights that have a width of 40 to 50 inches, a depth of 14 to 18 inches, and a minimum set of 3 lights.

- A 9-foot pool table would need lights that have a width of 50 to 60 inches, a depth of 15 to 18 inches, and set of 3 to 4 lights.

- Whereas a 10-foot pool table would need pool table lights that have a width of 60 inches and up, a depth of 14 to 18 inches, and a minimum set of 4 to 5 lights.

2. Determine the proper height of the pool table light.  This is very important as players are likely to accidentally strike with their cues lights that are too low.  On the other hand, lights that are too high are likely to shine in the players’ eyes.

- Aim for an average hanging height of 32 inches above the bed of the pool table.  Or if you are installing your light before your pool table arrives, aim for between 62 and 70 inches from the floor and be prepared to make minor adjustments, such as adjusting the chain that holds the light fixture.

- Determine the optimum height by hanging the light so that the bottom of the fixture is level with the player’s nose.

- Check if the height you have chosen is providing optimum lighting for all of the pool table.  Does the edge of the field of beamed light line up with the edge of the table?  This is also useful for determining if the pool table light is centered.

- Center your light lengthwise along the table by aligning the middle of the light with the middle white diamonds at the ends of the pool table.

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