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Top makers include John Parris, Mike Wooldridge, Jason Owen and Trevor White. I've also heard nothing but good things about Thai cues like Maximus and Phoenix. Standard specs would be 17-19oz, 9.5mm tip and 57/58". Mine is a little on the heavy side at 19.5oz.

Currently, it's my custom Peradon. Thinking of upgrading to a Mike Wooldridge or a Jason Owen if I ever need to, but for the time being, I'll stick with my current cue.

I've seen people get great results with a very sharp razor from a hobby knife or a scalpel blade.

At the moment, I'll be sticking with my custom Peradon for English pool – for the next few years, anyway. If anything does happen to it or I have loads of cash set aside for a new cue, I may splash out on a Jason Owen or a Mike Wooldridge Black Legend.

Jordan is phenomenal. Absolutely my favourite pool player. Only in blackball rules. Potting both balls would be classed as a foul under world rules. But I do see where you're coming from. Blackball rules would be the general standard for competitive play.

The only other cuesports forum I know of is TSF, which is snooker related, but I'd like to join more ones centred around pool, especially English pool. I guess /r/billiards also works.

Light. Mine is 16oz. Playing cue is 17.5oz.

Mike Wooldridge Black Legend specced for English pool.

Not every cue has bolts, though.

I'd say I could still pot balls faster on a tight Diamond pocket than a rounded pocket on an English pool table.

I'm talking about pool tables.

I think it's easier to pot balls at shallower angles on middle pockets on English pool tables than American ones, since the snooker-style pockets have less of a jaw to miss, but it's easier for balls to actually pot and stay down on American tables. I hate having balls reject and swirl back out...

I've seen a lot of American-style pool players "pump" their cue with a closed bridge in mid-air before getting down on the shot. Always looked strange to me.

Not enough space.

Mine doesn't break down as it's a one-piece, but I do leave it stored vertically in a case, tip side up and out of direct sunlight and warm rooms.

I only tip for meals in pubs if the staff are nice and the food is good. If I'm going in for a few frames of pool and a drink or two, I wouldn't tip.

Currently have an Elk Master fitted on my snooker cue and an Elk Pro on my English pool cue. I'll be replacing both with ADR147 laminated tips in the near future.

Pot the object ball with check side to leave the black to the left pocket.

I have a few super soft tips ready to go onto my cue, but my current tip's in good condition, so I think I'll leave it for the time being.

Load of bollocks. The beginners I've played against tend to prefer open bridges.