How to choose the right Snooker Cue
World Class Snooker at the level of John Higgins, Steven Hendry etc. It's hard to imagine yourself coming anywhere close to playing at their standard right? Like any people with amazing skill they all have something similar in common. Years of experience and loads of practice.
I'd be stretching the truth if i was to say that buying an industry standard Snooker Cue would make you play like a champion - no?
I started out years ago playing in my local snooker hall. I always used the clubs cues. It must of been a few years I'd been playing snooker with my buddies when one Saturday night a new guy joined our circle. This guy intrigued me straight away because in his hand he was carrying a long oblong case - very shiny and he was guarding it like the crown jewels! I'd seen a few other guys' holding similar cases in the club but this particular one had a real classy finish to it.
Yep, He was carrying a snooker cue case - you guessed it probably. the cue box was very intriguing. I couldn't wait to see inside.
When he finally revealed the content, i wasn't let down. Out came the cue. He looked at me, smiled and said, "wanna game?"
When we got underway with the game I very quickly realised this guy had played before. Although he was very generous with his comments on my standard of play, he absolutely slaughtered me in the first couple of games. I weren't too upset, I was picking up so many tips. The whole time I was watching him play I couldn't help looking at the cue he was using. Apart from the refined and highly polished finish, I noticed there was a different action to my pitiful club cue I was using. It sounded different when it made contact with the ball. It made a real solid sound. When he hit the cue ball it looked effortless and it may sound pathetic but there was a certain grace about it.
He caught me looking at his Cue a few times. I was so relieved when he offered me to have a go with it?" I jumped at the chance!
Totally revealing is the only way to explain what followed! The moment that cue entered my hand and felt the weight of it I just knew it was in a different league. I spent a few moments looking at it. He said "are you alright"? I must of had a stupid look on my face?" I said, "yeah, fine, It's just that I've never used anything like this before. "It feels and looks awesome. He laughed. I couldn't help asking what it was. Peradon makes them he said. It didn't mean anything to me, all I knew was that it felt awesome and when I got down to using it, within moments it changed the way I thought about my game forever! I'm not kidding, my potting was just incredible. Must of got at least half as many more balls in as usual that night!
What makes these sticks so good I asked? Peradon have been making these Cues since 1885. They're the oldest makers in the world. They did things like hand splicing the butt end and loads of other things he went on to say.
My point here is that a good snooker cue may or may not make you a World Champion Snooker Player but it will go a long way to improving your existing game if your just starting out.