If you have played pool or billiards you will know how important good light is. A bright light is essential while at the same time you need to make sure that the light is evenly spread so that the bare minimum of shadow falls on the table. You wouldn’t want your aim thrown off because of your own shadow, would you?
Many people actually take these lights for granted and do not pay any attention to them. They think that any light is good enough, but this is not true. If you have a wall mounted light you will get bright light on one side of the table but get a really big shadow when you move to the other side. Ceiling lights are much better as long as they are directly above the table but even here if the light is too far above the table it will tend to cast a bigger shadow than if it were closer. If you are an avid player you will know the importance of hitting the white ball exactly where you intended and any distraction will throw your aim off.
The reason why most pool table lights are pendent lights that hang at or even below head height directly above the table is because of this. If you are going to the expense and the trouble of getting a pool table then getting an equally good pool table light is of paramount importance. Having a good pool table with bad lights is like dressing well and wearing scuffed shoes. Also the green table top does not reflect light and does a good job of absorbing it and so you do not have to think too much about putting in a bright light although ordinary CFL or incandescent lights are sufficient. You do not have to go overboard and get halogen lights because they tend to give off a lot of heat and you cannot stand too near them.
The traditional pool table lights as mentioned were pendent lights, very often three in a row with a rod connecting them so that they did not move independently. Sometimes there are more than three and sometimes only two. Finding one, or more than five, is very rare simply because you do not require so many lights and one is not enough. Very often all the lights are installed inside one big shade so that the light is evenly spread around the table and does not fall as three splotches.
These shades can come in any shape and design you want starting from the simple ones to the very intricately designed tiffany ones. There are also shades that carry the names of popular alcoholic beverages and these look really cool. There are other more fancily decorated ones that players would not go near, but it is still there if you want it.
Obviously these lamps are expensive. If you are getting a pool table lamp it means that you have a pool table and these do not come cheap. The average price of these lamps is around $300 to $400 a set of either three or five lamps with many of the really well designed one’s going up to $1000 and beyond. You will very rarely find lamps below $200. if you are looking to save yourself some money you could try ordering it online. Some of these stores can give you up to a 20% discount which will amount to a lot considering the price of these lamps. In fact you could get both the table and the lamp together and avail of massive discounts. Just be careful to whom you give your credit card details though.
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