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Hi, I bought a snooker cue from a (very) famous London cue maker about 6 months ago. Since I bought it, the ebony butt has been swelling slightly and the joint has now actually unglued completely! And this is from a cue costing over $500! I live in Brazil (hot, humid) and maybe that explains it...

Baulk also means a "ridge between two furrows" so could the meaning originally have been simply "separator" or something like that? see http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=balk&searchmode=none

Hello all, I am currently checking the translation of several snooker documents from English into Portuguese and I am wondering about the exact semantics for the word "baulk" used in the game of snooker. I hope someone can tell me why this particular term is used so that I can find an adequate...

Hi Chris. yes, we are all very thankful to Scaramouche for providing these wonderful links. As a reminder, I try to keep all links more or less organized here: http://groups.google.com/group/snookervideos/web In particular, on that page, you will see "New links" with anything new and also "2008...

1997, maybe?

Thank you, Scaramouche!

Could you knowledgeable people give me some advice about a good magazine to subscribe to dedicated to snooker? thanks.

You can also see an organized version of these videos at: http://groups.google.com/group/snookervideos/web I try to keep this updated about once a week. New links appear first but all links are also organized by year, championship, etc. If Scaramouche (or anyone else) wants to update this...

This is a good place: http://www.fcsnooker.co.uk/

can I get BBC commentary? (Dennis Taylor et. al.)

I have an answer, received from the President of Tweeten, the manufacturer: Hello Jacques: We manufacture two shades of green in both Triangle and Master brand chalk. Green, which is the lighter shade, and spruce, which is a darker green. The darker shade was developed for the demand of...

Now, there is something really strange going on. Some say the dark chalk is the old (discontinued) one while others say the light chalk is discontinued. When I phoned fcsnooker in the UK (a highly reputed store(), they told me they only sell the newer, lighter chalk. The mystery deepens ... Can...

Hi, People here in Brazil just love the green Triangle chalk. I recently bought some on behalf of several of my friends and the chalk I received was very light, much lighter than the Triangle chalk normally used here. People hated it. At least on a hard Le Professionel tip, the light chalk...

Bob, The reason I ask about how to generate the table is that I have to adapt it to Brazilian snooker rules ... Thanks. Jacques

Many thanks Bob. Can you provide the full table? Better yet, can you tell me how you arrived at these values? I located the site http://www.sfbilliards.com/misc.htm but havent read the articles yet. Is the info in there somewhere? Cheers! Jacques Sauve

I recently found out about the cuefactor snooker handicap system. I want to set up something like this at my club in Brazil but I cant expect local players to pay to join cuefactor to get a handicap. So I want to set up a free, open source system and host it on the web somewhere. All you guys...

I have been appreciating the many video links provided in this forum (thanks especially to the great-video-hunter-at-large Scaramouche). I am organizing them in a list at: http://groups.google.com/group/snookervideos/web It occurred to me that such a list may already exist (let me know!) or...

The rules given on the page provided by Scaramouche are close but not quite right. Here is a summary of differences with standard snooker: - the table is smaller (1.42 m x 2.84 m) - there is only one red - all fouls cost 7 - normally, you play the ball "on" in sequence. However, after potting...

If you're wondering what game Steve Davis and Ruy Chapeu are playing, it's snooker played by Brazilian rules. I can provide details of the game if anyone is interested. It is a faster and more aggressive way of playing snooker. There aren't so many drawn out safety exchanges.

Hi, I've been playing snooker for a couple of years and have been wondering what the difference would be between a 50 pound cue and a 250 pound John Parris. Can you help me see the difference? thanks