Pool table lights

A pool room is just not a pool room without pool table lights. Pool table lighting has been around for years. Candles were the only source of light for at least two hundred years. Those affluent enough to have a pool table would put them in the highest room of the house to take advantage of the remaining sunlight in the early evening. Somewhere around 1846 a less expensive form of kerosene was invented, which made a huge difference in the source of light used until the light bulb was invented.

The pool lights used today are hung from the ceiling by chains directly above the middle of the pool table. They are lamps enclosed by a shade or shades depending on the style of the pool light and are attached to a long metal bar. When choosing a pool light for your table you will have a variety of lights to choose from.

Pool table lighting is the second most important element of your pool room or game room. Room lighting is very important in any room, but especially for the pool room. You will want light, which will give sufficient light for the playing area. You want to eliminate all the shadows on the table. The lighting must be the same over the entire surface of the playing area.

With a pool table light you are not trying to light the entire room just the table. You will want to make sure the light is center over the middle of the table lengthwise. The white spot at one end of the table can be used to help you center the light.

You will also want to hang the light low. Keep in mind you are only lighting the table, not the entire room. You will need additional lighting for the rest of the room. The average distance from the table to the light is 30-inches or approximately 62 to 70-inches from the floor. If you need to lower the light so the edge of the illumination meets the edge of the table. You can also check to make sure the bottom of the light is even with the nose of the player.

You want you lighting to improve your pool experience not get in the way. If your light is too high, it can blind the player who is about to shoot. If it is too low, you will always hit the light with your pool cue.

When you go out looking for billiards table lights for your table, you will be amazed at the variety of lights you will have to choose from. You can choose from the classic style to the contemporary style, or you can go with the novelty like the sport team of your choice logo on the light. Beer logo lights may be a little more difficult to find, but the bud shop online has pool table lights for sale. If you can find bud you can probably find the other brands of beer also.