Tools Of The Trade - Billiards Digest

[9Ballr]

Several pros are asked questions about their cues.

The answers are quite interesting.

My favorite portion was "Fill in the Blank" towards the bottom.


http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/apr_17/bb_index.php

 

[pwd72s]

Didn't learn a lot..but a fun read. Thanks for posting.

 

[ideologist]

"People who name their cues are participation-trophy kids"
-Rodney Morris

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

:thumbup:

 

[mvp]

That was very interesting, good post

 

[pt109]

Daz was misinformed about Hendry's cue....
...he won his seven world titles with a maple Power Glide.
...don't know what he's playing with now.

 

[Ched]

Loved that - thanks for the share.

 

[9Ballr]

I'm curious about Darren's comment. What does he meant by "cue power?"

"A player with no cue power should be using a soft tip and a player with a lot of power should be using a medium or hard tip."

I'm not sure but Darren has said this before. I think he means that if you
don't have a very powerful stroke (i.e. cue power) you're not going to
get the same spin out of the ball if you're using a hard tip vs. a soft one.

 

[StraightPoolIU]

Man that's a cool article. Thanks for posting.

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[jasonlaus]

Makes me wanna do cue repair - I think I might like being chained up in Jennifer B's Basement:grin:
Jason

 

[9Ballr]

Makes me wanna do cue repair - I think I might like being chained up in Jennifer B's Basement:grin:
Jason

LOL....Hahaha....

 

[HawaiianEye]

I liked Jennifer's answer here and it is quite true for the most part.

What, if anything, does a cue say about a player?

Flashy? They are the players with flashy games. Subdued and technical? Their game matches. Very expensive and filled with inlays? Play them for money. They usually suck.