How to choose a right pool cue that suits you?

Only after you have your own pool cue can you improve your level. As an old Chinese saying goes: "If you want to be good at work, you must first sharpen your tools." You can't play billiards without a good cue. I think that no billiard enthusiast does not want a pool cue that suits him.

Since most of my friends don’t know much about the knowledge of clubs, and there are too many types to choose from on the market now, I feel very at a loss when buying clubs. Then let's take a look at how to choose a satisfactory club.

Snooker cue

Snooker cue can play snooker and black eight at the same time, and the audience is larger.

Snooker clubs are mostly made of ash wood, with beautiful wood grain, as well as maple. Later, the illustrations are mostly made of ebony, snake pattern, tree knot, red pear, green sandalwood, zebra wood, ebony wood, shadow wood, etc. Snooker cue is divided into front and back. There is a flat surface where the back grip is held with the brand logo inlaid on it. The upward side of this flat surface is the front.

When buying clubs, try to choose the clubs produced by big factories, and the quality is guaranteed. In order to reduce costs, some ordinary small factories can only choose some poor quality miscellaneous woods, resulting in uneven club force transmission and greatly reducing the quality of the club. Moreover, these clubs are more prone to fracture and deformation.

Selection tips

1. Hardness

Hardness can be said to be one of the most basic indicators of a billiard pool  cue. It is to ensure the stability of the shot and reduce the deviation of the shot. Strike the ball hard, see the vibration of the rod, whether it trembles, and use the feel to determine the hardness of the rod.

2. Flexibility

The flexibility is to ensure the control of the white ball. Generally look at the number of revolutions of the white ball (the number of revolutions of the white ball is also determined by the "bite" time between the rod and the ball). Through the high shot, low shot, lower plug, etc., you can see the number of revolutions of the white ball and see the elasticity of the shot. You can know more by comparison.

3. Transmission

The transmission force is transparent, which can increase the feel of hitting the ball. Generally, when hitting the ball, feel the feeling of holding the stick, whether the transmission of the reaction force is clear, and listen to whether the hitting sound is crisp.

4. Offset

The lower plug, plus the pros and cons of Taini's own hair, will cause the white ball to shift when it walks. Although this inevitably requires us to make adjustments when addressing the ball, the offset caused by the billiard cue will also be different. Therefore, the offset can be used as a reference for selection in rods of similar quality.

After talking about these points, there may still be many billiards enthusiasts who don’t know how to accurately test it out. For those who have no experience in buying cue sticks, I still recommend buying handmade pool cue sticks, because manual cue sticks generally don’t need to consider some basic parameters. , These are the problems that the manual rod maker has eliminated.

In general, every club is similar to each other. It is generally difficult to distinguish the effect of hitting, the quality of the club, and the cost-effectiveness that are not long-term exposure to this industry. The prices of clubs are generally divided into levels and grades. Different grades have different prices.

Generally, it ranges from a few thousand to tens of thousands, and the main reason is to find a reliable seller to be guaranteed. Be sure to shop around and read reviews before you pick a pool cue!