Snooker Cues & 9 Ball

Pidge

Pidge

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Anyone played with a snooker or UK pool cue? I picked up the wrong case for a 9 ball match recently and had no choice but to play with my UK pool cue. I played out of my skin with it! I was putting the CB within 3 inches of where I intended like 85% of the time. Normally it would be 50%ish of the time.

The cue itself was £20 when I bought it and its a piece of crap to anyone except me. Its served me well for 10 years. 8mm rock hard tip, a dinged up brass ferrule and a conical ash shaft. It deflects A LOT, especially for a shaft with such a low end mass, but when shooting with english I don't have to think about how much squirt its going to produce, it just comes naturally.

If anyone knows of a cue maker that would be willing to make a cue out of Ash, 8mm tip, brass ferrule and a leather wrap please let me know.

I'm amazed more players don't use snooker style cues!

Cheers
 
John Parker of Auerbach Custom Cues has & will make you a Cue from ash or anything of your choice.

auerbachcustomcues.com 918-381-9364
 
Ash pool cues

I used to have a Craftsman snooker cue that came with a wider shaft for playing pool, perhaps you can still buy one. But personally I believe it is better to use a 'real' pool cue for pool.

Alternatively if you just like a narrower tip you might try a Predator Z2 shaft.
 
I'm sure it must have something to do with tradition, maybe even availability.
 
Pidge said:
Anyone played with a snooker or UK pool cue? I picked up the wrong case for a 9 ball match recently and had no choice but to play with my UK pool cue. I played out of my skin with it! I was putting the CB within 3 inches of where I intended like 85% of the time. Normally it would be 50%ish of the time.

The cue itself was £20 when I bought it and its a piece of crap to anyone except me. Its served me well for 10 years. 8mm rock hard tip, a dinged up brass ferrule and a conical ash shaft. It deflects A LOT, especially for a shaft with such a low end mass, but when shooting with english I don't have to think about how much squirt its going to produce, it just comes naturally.

If anyone knows of a cue maker that would be willing to make a cue out of Ash, 8mm tip, brass ferrule and a leather wrap please let me know.

I'm amazed more players don't use snooker style cues!

Cheers
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Aside from the leather wrap, there must be about 10 million cues like that in the UK.

WTF are you talking about man? :confused:
 
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