Looking for opinions

[steelerfan]

Is ff.net short for footballfigures.net

[Taylor]

yes, footballfigure.net
no (s)

[Michigan Joe]

Many of the guys here recommend taking baby steps...a Tudor 620 off of ebay and then get a big board after you've had a little time in the hobby. With the exception of the Miggle deluxe board, you really can't go wrong with any of the boards, 308, Watts, Buzzball, homemade custom boards, etc. I speak with experience, I own a rose bowl 308, a Michigan Watts board, and I made a wonderful homemade board and shared the recipe in the Tweak magazine. I view the various board surfaces in the similar way tennis has different playing surfaces (hard court, grass, clay)...I enbrace it and I like all of my boards.
The 308 is a wood board and most all other boards in the hobby are metal boards. Many people prefer the metal boards, some prefer the wood. The 308 wood board is very lively and durable and this board plays very fast (see various FF.net youtube videos). The Watts board plays more like a tudor 620- it is painted and actually uses 620style motors (you can probably find youtube videos of MF playing on this surface- these fields have got the trademark air brush painted grass and stencil numbers), and my homemade board uses a metal field coupled with a field cover from Jimbo and rotary motor (see youtube video posted by Jimbo of similar Illinois field construction to see how this runs).

Hope that helps. I see you are in Columbus Ohio, why don't you check with those local guys to get some first hand experience.
Joe

[jeff]

Next time we get together in our league, swing on over and get a look at custom figures and boards like you have never seen before. The game has come along way in the past 20 years.

What part of Columbus do you live in ?

[Shabby J]

I suggest taking your time as was mentioned, start out slow. Cut your teeth on a nice vintage 620, buy a few teams on Ebay, there are always unopened NFL teams for sale.

Then the best thing to do is get out to a local league or tourney as was also mentioned and see the various boards yourself. It never hurts to have a vintage 620 in the closet, even if you end up getting a big board. I have a big board, but still enjoy an old school ironman scrimmage on the 620. MF at it's purest form in my opinion.

The key to a 620 is vintage, do not buy the new one from Miggle.

[steelerfan]

Jeff, I am in the Galena area northeast of Columbus, Where does your group usually get together?

[steelerfan]

Is there a web site to buy watzz boards?

[steelerfan]

Was that a dumb question or does he not have a web site?