Wandering around the web I found this comment from Mark Selby - 4th ranked snooker player and World (English) Pool Champion:
"Well I actually learned to play pool first. I started playing pool when I was seven and didn't start playing snooker until I was about 11. I got into pool because my father played a lot of English pool so that was my introduction into cue sports.
I find it much harder to move from pool to snooker than the other way around because the table is much bigger - although there are adjustments you need to make when playing pool too with the balls being much smaller.
Also, some players can play snooker and pool with the same cue, but that is something I've never been able to do. My pool cue is a lot thinner - with an 8mm tip as opposed to a 9.5mm tip I use when playing snooker."
FYI English Pool is played with 2" balls - 7 red, 7 yellow, one 8 ball - and an 1 7/8th" cue ball, on a 7' table
"Well I actually learned to play pool first. I started playing pool when I was seven and didn't start playing snooker until I was about 11. I got into pool because my father played a lot of English pool so that was my introduction into cue sports.
I find it much harder to move from pool to snooker than the other way around because the table is much bigger - although there are adjustments you need to make when playing pool too with the balls being much smaller.
Also, some players can play snooker and pool with the same cue, but that is something I've never been able to do. My pool cue is a lot thinner - with an 8mm tip as opposed to a 9.5mm tip I use when playing snooker."
FYI English Pool is played with 2" balls - 7 red, 7 yellow, one 8 ball - and an 1 7/8th" cue ball, on a 7' table
