How should I choose a billiard cue? How to identify good and bad cues?

For snooker players and Chinese billiard players or nine-ball players, the choice of cue is very important. A good cue must have the following points: Firstly, it must be straight, and the cue must not be bent.

How to control the power of your shot? You should know these principles of billiard cue making

The billiard cue can be traced back to the early sixteenth century in Europe, where it was first used by the rich and powerful to represent the sceptre of power and prestige. Billiards was originally played on the floor until the mid-seventeenth century when it was moved to the table. In the mid-eighteenth century, billiard cues were only a recreational activity for royalty, and then gradually became popular among the general public, and at this time, high-priced special handcrafted cues also emerged with the sport.

Billiard cue maintenance tips

Store your billiard cues flat in the cue box or in the crane.

Basic billiard technique: How to change the cue head of a billiard cue?

How do I change the leather head of a billiard cue? (Nine ball cue as an example, snooker cue is basically the same)

How to choose the right billiard cue for you

Playing billiards is a very good sport, elegant and vulgar, many people like to play billiards, want to play billiards, we must have the right billiards cue, then how to choose a billiards cue? The advantages of playing billiards are many, adhere to play billiards can exercise personal toughness, let a person's mind more active, the following together to understand it!

What is the best material for billiard cues

The material used for the front branches of good cues comes from the northeastern United States (the border between the USA and Canada), where the slow growth of the trees due to the cold zone makes them very strong, dense and tough, making them ideal for the production of billiard cues. Ash is used for cues with a grain, while maple is used for cues without a grain. The material used for the back handle of the cue is sandalwood.

Billiard cues｜Do you know the maple material?

The most common billiard cues on the market today are made of maple. The star products like Jaguar BKRUSH, Aspire and 9K are all made of maple, so do you know about maple material? Today I will talk to you briefly about it.

How often should I change my club head?

There is no fixed replacement time for billiard cue heads, they should be replaced according to the wear and tear of the head, generally the head thickness is only about 2mm before it needs to be replaced. The wear and tear of a billiard cue head is related to the frequency of play and the playing habits of the individual, people who play every day have a high wear and tear on their cue heads and may need to change them once every four or five days, while those who only play once or twice a month may not need to change them for six months.

Benefits of Carbon Fibre Billiard Cues

The carbon fibre billiard cue has a lighter overall weight and good feedback because the material is lighter and softer. It is an artificially composed construction that allows for a better expression of fine ball trajectory and the like, something that irons cannot do. Carbon cues can be made to have a very fine range of stiffness, which may affect the feedback. Carbon fibre cues are suitable for players who can control their power, such as women and the elderly, and those who play mainly on point can give priority to carbon fibre cues. Carbon fibre cues are generally the longer the cue used, the more complex the operability requirements, and the use of the top may also be more strenuous.

How to play billiards in a basic way?

The way to play billiards is divided into three steps, and it is worth noting that the left ring finger and the root of the thumb must not leave the table throughout the stroke, and the hand shape must not be loose at any point.