60 yrs old. grew up playin on tornado tables in Wisconsin. ball was much faster. Feet were wider than these men i think. Made it easier to play D. But i can see how the smaller feet helped these guys develop WAY better ball handling skills. Red front passes with his wrist. all the way under the handle. I passed with handle just below an open thumb then shot with an open hand push to the floor and back up so legs do almost a full rotation before it hits the ball. Made huge bruises on my wrist. wasnt till i was much older that i gave up on speed and power to focus on precision and specifically front bank shots. so even though I couldnt dribble with the best players I could hold my own.
We have Tornado as well. Feet are wider rods are solid, so much heavier. Bonzini tables have the telescopic rods with a hollow outer rod on a solid inner rod making them lighter and easier to control. Older models were impossible to tick tack dribble because the men are die cast metal and there was a mold mark that protruded the edge of thhe feet causing the ball to deflect off at different angles. All the new Bonzini professional tournament model tables have the feet shaved for better ball control. So you can tick tack as well as walked the ball on the toe or heel, also you can scissor the rod back and forth while applying continuous pressure and actually roll the ball underfoot and under control, allowing for lightning fast push pulls or pull push reversals.
