A couple of questions Patrick.
Do you adopt a long bridge and play BHE style or a shorter bridge with near parallel aiming?
And what type of tip do you use?
Ferrule material?
Maple shaft?
Colin
Playing Pool with a Snooker Cue
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Do you adopt a long bridge and play BHE style or a shorter bridge with near parallel aiming?
And what type of tip do you use?
Ferrule material?
Maple shaft?
Colin
figured I'd let you find out for yourself
I figured I'd let you find out for yourself instead of telling you and everyone proclaiming BS. Using it to play pool with, the snooker cue is more of a precision instrument and it changes your playing style somewhat if you play with it very long, changes it for the better.
About the elkmasters, I played with a milk dud for years with minor shaping. I had to shape the ones I got a few times when they were new, during the first few weeks, then I left them alone. Very rarely shaping I played with one tip for years. I did only hit a few power shots a night with the snooker cue, one of the changes in playing style.
Hu
I figured I'd let you find out for yourself instead of telling you and everyone proclaiming BS. Using it to play pool with, the snooker cue is more of a precision instrument and it changes your playing style somewhat if you play with it very long, changes it for the better.
About the elkmasters, I played with a milk dud for years with minor shaping. I had to shape the ones I got a few times when they were new, during the first few weeks, then I left them alone. Very rarely shaping I played with one tip for years. I did only hit a few power shots a night with the snooker cue, one of the changes in playing style.
Hu
Thank you for stating the obvious, and I mean that as a complement. I've used a pool cue to play snooker and billiards, and tried a snooker cue at pool. It can certainly be done, but why? It's like swimming upstream when you don't have to. There's a reason they make different cues for different games, and that the great majority (like ALL) of the top players at each game play with them.
JMHO as always. :thumbup:
Steve Davis initially played 9 ball with a snooker cue and then adopted a specially made "hybrid". I've seen English players playing high quality social "US" 8 ball who use a snooker cue and it serves them very very well. They break with a house cue. I guess it depends what level you aspire to but someone with a snooker background might find the trade off of not switching worthwhile.
They might even be certain shots on a pool table that are better suited to a snooker cue than a pool one (although I haven't really thought about this).
They might even be certain shots on a pool table that are better suited to a snooker cue than a pool one (although I haven't really thought about this).
I play downtown Portland mostly at Sams Billiards. I got a Dark Horse cue which I found on ebay for 80 bucks. For 80 bucks it actually plays pretty good. Just put a nice kamui tip on it. I am looking into getting a nice custom 1 piece snooker cue. I have heard nothing but amazing things about Mike Woodridge's cues. Which cue did you get from him and how do you like it? Care to share a picture or the specs of the cue? I have a nice Pechauer pool cue but it has been collecting dust for the past month or so.
there really isn't any difference between ash and maple shafts. It is more of a visual difference than a playability difference. One thing that is a little bit more difficult with a smaller tip is shooting off the rail. You have to have a very good stroke and might have to be elevated a little bit. Other than that there really isn't any disadvantage to using a snooker cue playing pool. It is harder to find a good center ball hit but that's only if you need to work on your stroke/cueing.
Shorter bridge with near parallel aiming. I adjust for side spin entirely by feel and (usually) get into stance with my aim pre-adjusted for squirt/swerve.
I like hard layered tips - currently using Ultraskin hard (good bang for the buck).
I'm not sure - a common white plastic (aegis?). My ferrule is pretty short (3/8").
Yes, solid maple (except for the hollow).
No, Pat. Oh, that wasn't a question...
pj
chgo
I haven't experienced that. What/why do you mean?
I haven't experienced this either...?
pj
chgo
Thanks Pat!
And in regard to the other poster's speculation about small tips being harder to hit off rails... WOW, it has been generally accepted everywhere I've played that the opposite is true.
As as for small tips making it hard to hit center... well, no idea how one could make such a conclusion.
Colin
alanvo
Banned
Isn't snooker cues too stiff for pool? Have you tried Mezz Snooker cue ?
I haven't tried Mezz's snooker cue yet but for 800 bucks I don't think its worth it. For 800 bucks you can get a custom snooker cue from one of the best cue makers. In my opinion it doesn't really matter how stiff a cue is or how soft a cue is, it's all about personal preference. It does make a different sound than my pool cue but I actually like how stiff it is. If you have ever watched a game of snooker and heard how their cues sound that is exactly how my cue sounds.
From all the mixed responses It's sounding like the 'snooker cue for pool' debate may boil down to simply being a personal preference thing rather than any tried & tested / proven disadvantages ?
Damn, I was hoping some of my poor pool skills may have been the fault of my 10mm snooker cue. (Looks like its the tradesman & not the tools again - hehe)
Mass / Weight hasn't been mentioned much - I'm guessing the average pool cue would be heavier than the average snooker cue ? (fatter shaft on pool cues = more timber = more mass v's average snooker cue ?) Perhaps cue weight is just another personal preference thing with regard to this debate with again, no major benefits other than personal taste ?
Cheers.
Damn, I was hoping some of my poor pool skills may have been the fault of my 10mm snooker cue. (Looks like its the tradesman & not the tools again - hehe)
Mass / Weight hasn't been mentioned much - I'm guessing the average pool cue would be heavier than the average snooker cue ? (fatter shaft on pool cues = more timber = more mass v's average snooker cue ?) Perhaps cue weight is just another personal preference thing with regard to this debate with again, no major benefits other than personal taste ?
Cheers.
I think the smaller tip of a snooker cue has less surface area impact on the cue ball and that could possibly be why some shots could be harder. I want to take my pool cue and snooker cue out and try out some tests regarding different shots.
I think Dr. Dave has got some info on tip contact surface area v's tip size / tip shape.
Tip hardness & tip shape may be a bigger factor than ferrule size in this regard... ?
Ron Swanson
Banned
Speculation? I agree with him. Makes sense to me...
What does Ron? Any specific mechanism? Smaller tips reduce the margin of error for applying unintended english perhaps? I'm not clear on what the actual claim is.
Played on that table about 6 months ago. Not played snooker for 15yrs and didn't think the move from 9 to 10ft would be that hard - thought wrong! Could barely string together a few shots before I got the feel of it again. Wish they kept it in a quieter spot though.
Dasherslim
New member
Play Dave Pearson one time. He was using a one-piece snooker cue and the tip was even crooked. Of course he won and he wound up winning the tournament. He was playing James Walden $1,000 a game one pocket after the tournament I don't know who come out ahead on that.
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Since someone has resurrected this thread...
I have played lots of pool and snooker with Andrew Barlow. He always used the same one-piece snooker cue. The tip was not remarkable for a snooker cue -- maybe 10mm and of course with a brass ferrule.
In the local 14.1 league, he had the highest handicap and the highest run of 108 and out with 4.5-inch pockets.
He had no trouble playing both games with the same cue. I had a snooker cue for snooker and a different stance.