If you are serious about playing pool, then you must take
your pool equipment seriously. All you need to know about
pool and billiards equipment can be found in here including
how to choose the best cue stick, how to build a billiard
table, how to maintain your cue and more. First, here is a
guide to the basics requirements of equipment used in pool
and billiards games.
Cue Sticks
The cue stick is the most important equipment in the pool
game. Whether you are an amateur 8-ball player or a
professional 9-ball tournament player, your cue stick must
be of the best quality or else it would significantly
diminish your chances of winning in pool games.
Generally, cue sticks are divided into two main types: the
one piece cue and the two piece cue stick. The two piece
cues are usually of higher quality; the best are made of
maple and divided by a joint of metal. The worst cue sticks
available in the market are one pieces cues composed of
ramin with plastic tips; these are also the cheapest cues
you can find.
The pool and billiards equipment market offers variety of
cue sticks in different qualities and range of prices. Here
you can find tips that will help you select a decent cue
stick to fit your style as well as your budget.
Billiard Tables
Pool and billiard tables come in variety of sizes, depending
on their purpose. However, they are always rectangles with
the length of the table doubles its width. Home pool tables
are usually 8 foot long. Billiard tables used in pocket
billiard games such as 8-ball, 9-ball and snooker have six
pockets including four corner pockets and two on each side
of the table. Additionally, billiard tables are covered with
a green felt.
Billiard Balls
Different pool games are occupying different types, colors
and sizes of billiard balls. In snooker, there are 15 red
balls, six balls of different colors plus the cue ball. In
8-ball pool, there are 15 colored balls (in addition to the
cue ball): 7 solid, 7 striped and the black 8-ball. In
straight pool, there are 15 balls numbered 1 through 15 plus
the white cue ball.
According to the official rules, balls used in pocket
billiard games must be 2.25 inches in diameter. The weight
of the billiard balls has to range between 5.5 oz to 6 oz.
Balls used in snooker rules are a bit smaller: they are
usually 2.0625 in diameter. Nowadays, most billiard balls
are made of phenolic resin.
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