Glossary · equipment
Deflector
One of the metal obstacles on the apron that scatter the falling ball. Also: canoe, diamond, pin.
In context
The ballequipmentBallThe small ball launched along the track against the rotor. Modern balls are ivorine or Teflon, 18–21 mm.Read full → usually strikes one deflector on its way down. Which one, and at what angle, decides the final pocketequipmentPocketOne of the 37 numbered compartments on the rotor. Also: slot, cup.Read full →.
Did you know
Deflectors were added in the 19th century specifically to defeat players who had learned to predict the drop from a smooth bowlequipmentBowlThe fixed outer part of the wheel: the wooden or composite rim that holds the ball track and apron, inside which the rotor spins.Read full →.