Close-up of McGill’s shaft and tip

[DeadStick]

Update: I was corrected, this isn’t Ronnie O’s cue, but rather his opponent’s, Anthony McGill. Ronnie is still playing wood.

This from a recent match. When did he switch to CF? And what’s up with snooker players and their mushroomed tips? Do they not care, or do they see some advantage to it?

 

[Black-Balled]

I didn't know she had the gi joe
Kung fu grip

 

[garczar]

This from a recent match. When did he switch to CF? And what’s up with snooker players and their mushroomed tips? Do they not care, or do they see some advantage to it?

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Probably testing it out. He just won the UK champ with wood cue.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

And what’s up with snooker players and their mushroomed tips? Do they not care, or do they see some advantage to it?

they probably just see it as its completely meaningless and does not harm or help your shot in anyway

 

[DeadStick]

they probably just see it as its completely meaningless and does not harm or help your shot in anyway

It bugs the heck out of me to see it when down on a shot.

 

[garczar]

It bugs the heck out of me to see it when down on a shot.

lots of snooker player's tips look like their dog chewed on it. doesn't faze them a bit. They are really un-picky when it comes to equip. They might use same cue for 20+ yrs. They change tips with a sharp knife and a lil sandpaper. And then go run 100pts. Simple.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

lots of snooker player's tips look like their dog chewed on it. doesn't faze them a bit. They are really un-picky when it comes to equip. They might use same cue for 20+ yrs. They change tips with a sharp knife and a lil sandpaper. And then go run 100pts. Simple.

the cue is more tool than decoration for them

 

[Texas Carom Club]

It bugs the heck out of me to see it when down on a shot.

use a tip that doesnt do it , they all get hard anyways

 

[DeadStick]

use a tip that doesnt do it , they all get hard anyways

believe me, I don’t let it happen to my cues - only talking about a house cue or borrowing someone else’s.

 

[garczar]

Vid starts with tip already glued on. This dude has done few of these. Who needs a lathe. Metal ferrule does make cutting it down easier.

 

[9BallKY]

It bugs the heck out of me to see it when down on a shot.

Yeah it used to bother me, that and blue chalk on my ferrule. Good news as I’ve gotten older I can no longer see either. It doesn’t bother me anymore.

Someone was looking at my ferrule the other day and made a comment about the chalk on it. I said I can’t even see it

 

[RandyinHawaii]

Probably testing it out. He just won the UK champ with wood cue.

Maybe he was curious to try it out as, I believe, it was Anthony McGill that was playing a total CF (GO Custom?) cue against Ronnie in that tournament.

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[spliced]

I didn't know she had the gi joe
Kung fu grip

That’s that lovin’ sound!

 

[gregcantrall]

what’s up with snooker players and their mushroomed tips?

My Best Guess disclaimer.
Seems to me that it is functional. Snooker players have a chance to earn significantly more than pool players. Different players have different preferences in tip hardness. Mushroom looking tips are perhaps softer and most likely the mushroom head is to soften the tip on extreme spin shots. The smaller and lighter balls could be a factor in tip choice.

 

[EL Picos]

Less miscue with a mushroom tip form, more flexible on the edge, less sliping.

 

[Philthepockets]

That looks more like Anthony McGill's hand

 

[EL Picos]

That looks more like Anthony McGill's hand

Yess with his glove.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Probably this match. That is McGill shooting.

And here is Ronnie in that same match:

 

[DeadStick]

Probably this match. That is McGill shooting.

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And here is Ronnie in that same match:

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Whoops. Looks like someone was wrong on the internet. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[DeadStick]

Probably this match. That is McGill shooting.

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And here is Ronnie in that same match:

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Figured out how I made that mistake. At 8:10 in the video, McGill walks nearly off-screen on the right, then disappears, and a player immediately gets down on a shot on the left side of the screen (could only see his cue). I wasn’t paying much attention, and assumed McGill sat down and Ronnie had come to the table… but it was a bad cut/edit. That’s when they zoomed in on the cue. Mea culpa.

Oh, and Ronnie has much better tip hygiene.