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If it's together, you should store it upright in a rack in a room away from heat sources, changing temperatures or direct sunlight. Or in a one-piece case if you have one. If apart, keep it in its case. Again, away from heat sources, direct sunlight or in an environment with changing...

It's more stable resting on the cue than it is if it's not. Honestly, it's not too much of a hassle carrying the thing around. I have more of a problem with the weight of it, since it's constructed out of wood. My case that I carry my one-piece pool cue in is aluminium, though, so the weight's...

Gives you better accuracy for snooker and English pool pockets than a traditional American stance. Nothing at all a problem with chin resting if your form and fundamentals are decent.

I have a one-piece cue, so I have no need for a joint protector. I don't believe Peradon even make them. However, I do have a nylon protector screwed into the SD joint of my cue. English pool and snooker cues are pretty susceptible to having the butts split and crack from use, since the more...

I used a cheap Riley snooker cue a few years back that had a hard plastic half-joint as opposed to a brass one, and it felt far better. Every brass half-joint I've used has been an irritation.

Does this also apply to American cues, Bob? I've never used a half-jointed one so I wouldn't know myself.

I have three 3/4 jointed cues for snooker. Personally, I would take it over the 1/2 jointed cues they sell over here, which are usually beginner cues covered in lacquer. Not to mention the joint catching my facial hair when I'm cueing. They do offer more flex in the shaft comparable to a...

I'll let these speak for themselves: • Jimmy White's clearance against Kirk Stevens in the 1984 Masters semi-final. • Judd Trump's positional shot on the brown against Barry Hawkins in the 2021 German Masters. • Shaun Murphy's three-cushion check side shot against Ronnie O'Sullivan in the...

Good call. I may velcro the underside of the case below the handle and strap it to both it and the handle.

I don't really want it swinging around, though.

Here's a bit of a weird one. I currently own a one-piece, two-slotted Halo-style aluminium case for my English pool cue, similar to the Peradon or Green Baize ones. However, I'm thinking of getting a break cue soon, and sometimes I do like to take my snooker cue or a spare cue along if I'm...

I've used a number of snooker cues for English pool throughout my life, up until last year. Here's my list: First: A Riley snooker cue. Probably the best 1/2 jointed cue I've ever used. Unknown specs. Second: A Cuesoul snooker cue (3/4 jointed, 57", ~18oz, ~9.5mm tip). Affectionately dubbed...

My thoughts exactly. If you can trust your fundamentals and shot accuracy from experience, especially under pressure, you don't need any aiming system. I never did.

Yeah, sorry. I should have phrased it better. I still do get rim block with snooker, but I would prefer the occasional block to having not wear glasses at all.

I use the same stance for both, actually - traditional snooker stance. Chin resting on my cue at all times. The next time I'm on a table, I'll give the video another watch and try fiddle around with a spare pair of glasses to see if it's to my liking. The lenses on mine are larger than yours...

Great video, Dave. I wear glasses daily, but I would usually take them off while playing pool due to the rim block, and seem to get by decently without them. I've actually once snapped the nose pads trying to adjust them while down on my shot. I do, however, wear them playing snooker. My eyes...

No, 7x4. English tables either come in two dimensions: 7x4 or 6x3.

I wouldn't be too bothered. I'd say the majority of bars use the same 7x4 foot English pool tables used in competition - the main differences being the quality of the cloth and balls. So I'm happy enough there. However, from the few pubs I've played pool in, I've had to deal with the table...

I wear glasses. Doesn't retract the image of the cue for me.

The best test is to sight it like a rifle and slowly rotate it while looking down the full length of the cue. Admittedly, I've done the whole roll-it-on-a-table thing before, and since it was a snooker cue with a conical taper, it just gave me a false positive that the thing was warped. I've...