snooker cues on non-snooker tables

[Njhustler1]

i've noticed a lot of people, particularly european players in local bar leagues, like to use their snooker cues on pool tables since that's what they've played with most of their life. i keep trying to recommend to them that they make the switch to a standard pool cue but they seem a little stubborn.

I'm no cue expert, but isn't it impossible to get as much english using a snooker cue because the tip face is that much smaller? it seems absurd to me that they think they'll shoot better with their snooker cue.

 

[seiyaryu55]

Ive shot pool with a snooker cue before, and i kinda like the smaller tip. It seems like i can get more precision in my english. If they feel comfortable with using a snooker cue to play pool then let them be. Have you tried using a snooker cue yurself?

 

[BRKNRUN]

i've noticed a lot of people, particularly european players in local bar leagues, like to use their snooker cues on pool tables since that's what they've played with most of their life. i keep trying to recommend to them that they make the switch to a standard pool cue but they seem a little stubborn.

I'm no cue expert, but isn't it impossible to get as much english using a snooker cue because the tip face is that much smaller? it seems absurd to me that they think they'll shoot better with their snooker cue.

I believe it's the other way around...You get too much english with a small tip...(hard to control)

 

[ShootingArts]

played with both

I played six or eight years with a pool stick, a couple with a one piece snooker stick, and back to a stick with a hinge in it for convenience. I have never shot with a pool cue that equaled the cue ball control of the 12 ounce snooker cue with a tiny tip. Of course shooting style has a lot to do with if a snooker stick or small diameter tip will work for you.

Hu

 

[Bob Jewett]

... I'm no cue expert, but isn't it impossible to get as much english using a snooker cue because the tip face is that much smaller? it seems absurd to me that they think they'll shoot better with their snooker cue.

No, you can get about the same amount of spin with either kind of cue. The big advantage of snooker cues is that they squirt a lot less than most pool cues. It's difficult to adjust to a cue that has a lot more or less squirt than you're used to if you often spin the ball.

 

[bruin70]

i've noticed a lot of people, particularly european players in local bar leagues, like to use their snooker cues on pool tables since that's what they've played with most of their life. i keep trying to recommend to them that they make the switch to a standard pool cue but they seem a little stubborn.

I'm no cue expert, but isn't it impossible to get as much english using a snooker cue because the tip face is that much smaller? it seems absurd to me that they think they'll shoot better with their snooker cue.

it's BECAUSE the tip face is smaller, that they can get the same amount of english IF NOT MORE. also, stroke depends more on the indivisual than the cue.

the snooker cue is much lighter,,,but that is compensated for by the fact that it has a stiffer taper,,,so it has no problem driving the heavier pool balls.

 

[bruin70]

No, you can get about the same amount of spin with either kind of cue. The big advantage of snooker cues is that they squirt a lot less than most pool cues. It's difficult to adjust to a cue that has a lot more or less squirt than you're used to if you often spin the ball.

bob,,,,i personally think that squirt is an overblown issue. players get used to their cue. i think all a pro wants is reliability. that they know their cue will hit consistantly,,,and stiffer cues provide this characteristic.

 

[Bob Jewett]

... i think all a pro wants is reliability. that they know their cue will hit consistantly,,,and stiffer cues provide this characteristic.

Why does a stiffer cue hit more consistently? How large is the effect?