Changes!

What's the biggest and most worthwhile change you've made to your game?

Changes!

Craftsman Cues

Hello guys.

I was going to order a tip compressor from Craftsman Cues until I realised the shipping was £9.50 for just first class.

That's the bog standard rate for everything on their website. Has it always been this high? That's pretty ridiculous!

Imagine ordering 5 elks for £2.50, to pay £9.50 postage!

Phil

Craftsman Cues

Wanted: Trevor White mini butt

As per title

Wanted: Trevor White mini butt

Stamford series 2

I have this Stamford series 2 for sale if anyone is interested
http://ift.tt/2bACJ7y

Stamford series 2

Cleaning/Maintenance Of Cue

I've just started using a combination of sugar soap & Wood Silk Beeswax Spray on my cue to clean & maintain it. I use the sugar soap first to get rid of all the chalk and grease off the cue and this seems to clean it up really well. I then use the Wood Silk Beeswax Spray to finish the cue off & to put a bit of moisture back into the wood grain. Are these two products good to use on a snooker cue or not?

Cleaning/Maintenance Of Cue

Trying to improve backswing

Hi all

I've been trying to tinker with my technique in a bid to improve my game, so I've watched a few top players on the internet and I've noticed on their backswing they bring their cue almost back to their thumb on their bridge hand, particularly on power shots. This is really noticeable in O'Sullivan's and Ricky Walden's backswing. I've tried to do the same but my timing goes right out of the window and miss the object ball altogether! I don't have too much trouble with screwing the ball as I follow through well but I'm struggling with the backswing (along with the final pause). Has anyone got any hints on how I can improve this?

Thanks for any replies!

Trying to improve backswing

Sending items through the post

This morning I looked at sending an old cue to a cousin of mine and also a box of chalk, I thought this would be a simple process, was I wrong.

Hopefully I can pick the brains of the people who do this more often as I've never done it before and want to find the cheapest price; I have spoken to various couriers and ended up even more confused due to the amount of options and problems with sizes. I'll itemise as below for anyone that can help find the best and cheapest methos, I don't mind how long it takes to get there!

It's taken me surprise as the weight of the chalk really wacked the price up.


This is a mainland UK to mainland UK delivery.

Item 1 Old snooker cue

1.49 metres and no insurance required. Will put in a 40mm plastic tube (1.5m)

Item 2 1 box of triangle chalk

144 pieces and weighs 2.4kg, measures 20cm x 14.5cm x 7cm - No insurance or signature required.

I figured there would be a lot of people who do this often on here so better from the horses mouth than re-invent the wheel!

Sending items through the post

Couple of Cues on eBay

I've listed a couple of cues on eBay, probably more pool spec that snooker unless you prefer a smallish tip size.

1. Ton Praram III Maple cue. Ordered this through the group buy one here a while ago. Lovely solid cue and would have been my playing cue if I hadn't made the mistake of ordering it an inch shorter that my normal cue. This has been used for a few days practice at home, plays well but I have always gone back to my normal cue as I feel this one is just a touch short for me. No dents or damage, as new condition.
Length 56 inches
Tip 9.0 mm
Butt 29.8mm round butt (no flat)
Weight 18.1 ounces
http://ift.tt/2bypX3q

2. ADR Professional Ash Cue. Again bought of here, Andrew's batch of cues with the spelling error on the badge. This is one of the more expensive ones with the better quality dark black ebony butts. Bought it to try Ash again but I just find the chevrons too distracting on these ligtht coloured shafts after playing with maple for so long. A very good quality cue for the money. This has had a few frames of pool at most, basically as new.
Length 58 inches
Tip 9.1 mm
Butt 29.8 mm
Weight 17.5 ounces
http://ift.tt/2byqgv3

Couple of Cues on eBay

Balls

Not sure if this is best suited under Tables or Accessories! So apologies if in the wrong place :)

Would anyone be able to point me in the direction as how to identify age or type/material of a set of balls?
The set that I got with my antique (1900 era ish) Riley table is certainly quite old looking at the colours on them. Other than the white being damn close to yellow, the pink being faded orange and the green and blue nearly indistinguishable from eachother, I can see they're old but no idea if they're properly old or just a crap set of 1970's cheap and cheerfuls.
They're only ~43mm.





Quite piebald, no evidence of cracking, grain or crosshatching as I've seen on examples of some proper old balls.

Balls

Ronnie's "Murphy/Ding" tweet

Hey fellas,

I was just scouring twitter and I came across this tweet from a couple of months ago. Anyone have any idea what Ronnie is getting at here?

https://twitter.com/ronnieo147/statu...21557758820354

"Ding will always have more class then Murphy will ever have"

Ronnie's "Murphy/Ding" tweet

Mark Selby wins snooker's Paul Hunter Classic in Germany

World champion Mark Selby wins his first title of the season with victory in the Paul Hunter Classic in Germany. Mark Selby wins snooker's Paul Hunter Classic in Germany

Total clearance talk through

Well worth a watch, all his videos are, but this is especially good.
https://youtu.be/CCA1J5TCYv4

Total clearance talk through

Antique Riley 6 foot table-top table

Refurbed by myself (not entirely well, admittedly being my first time) trying to shift this table.

http://ift.tt/2c6qA96

Antique Riley 6 foot table-top table

Tony Glover Cue Customised by Andy Travis

Looking for £300.

http://ift.tt/2c6qZs5?

Tony Glover Cue Customised by Andy Travis

Un_nooh makes 147 at Paul Hunter classic

Did anyone see Un-Nooh make his first 147 tonight? Very happy for him as he missed 2 blacks last year so he deserves it and the 40k to go with it :)

You can watch it here also if you didnt already see it http://ift.tt/2bPK2qm

Un_nooh makes 147 at Paul Hunter classic

Adr147 tips.

I got some Adr147 soft tips a few weeks ago, really nice tips, a pleasure to cut and shape. Have played with them for a couple of weeks and they really are a good tip, however they are just a little hard for me, no criticism of the tip just a personal thing.

Of course I had to give the Super Softs a try as the Soft was close for me just not close enough. It fell off after a couple of frames, no not the tips fault either my super glue gel is getting old or my ferule is no longer flat on the top (I think this is the case), glued it back on with a friends regular super glue and carried on playing. This is just some background to show how little chance I gave the tip to impress.

Here is the point, the tip felt really good from the first shot on. Now I would advise in most cases to give a new type of tip (or cue) time to get used to it, but when something feels great from the get go it just has to be a good sign. It felt good on the full range of shots and can't wait to give it a proper go next week now that I have properly re-set and shaped it. I hope that this will end up being the last tip I ever need to try as like many I am bored of re-tipping my cue every few weeks/month as I seem to chew though Elks.

Great job Adr on producing these tips.

Now all I need is a cue with a nice flexible shaft somewhere around 59-60 inches.

Adr147 tips.

2008 & 2010 Scottish Amateur Snooker Championship

Hi, has anyone got any details about the above two events?

Were they held?
Where and when were they held?
Players, matches, frames, details?

cheers all :)

2008 & 2010 Scottish Amateur Snooker Championship

Table Lighting - help please !!!!

Hi

Our club has 5 tables, and currently is still using the traditional wooden canopies, using the old 150 watt tungsten bulbs

We are looking to replace these lights with something more modern

We have looked at the Peradon Luminaire lights, which do produce a good even light

Has anyone seen or had experience with the new LED panels for billiards tables ???

I've seen Nationwide Snooker Lighting are they any good ???

Any help would be great - thanks

Table Lighting - help please !!!!

Whose correct?

Hi Boys and Girls,

One player jaws the black which is the last ball on the table-ball stays on the table next to the pocket, however the white goes in off. This then puts both players on an equal score.

Player two places the white ball in the D to take his shot, however player that went in off states that the black ball has to be respotted.

Could somebody please clarify the rules here please?

Thanks

Whose correct?

Newbie from Cambridgeshire

Hi everyone, my names Patrick I live in Ely which is about 16 miles from Cambridge. I play once a week for a 3-3.5 hour session in local social club which has the only snooker table in Ely. I used to play pool regularly for local pubs teams since my late teens and had a few years playing county aswell when I had no comitments but for last 2 to 3 years I just play snooker as I get more of a buzz out of it. Best break 46 missed a pink to get my first 50 up, that was a lot of years ago now and still grates on me!! 20s and
occasional 30s now and again at best but the thrill is still there for me.
Plenty to read on here and some good advice so kind regards to you all.

Newbie from Cambridgeshire

Paul Hunter Classic '16

Qualies are on today, the tournament will be streamed on ES player.

http://ift.tt/2bguY0Q

http://ift.tt/2bfmsFa

Paul Hunter Classic '16

Sight Right App

I recently purchased a SightRight cue. These cues are expensive for what they are and the quality does not justify the price. The SightRight app offers a few freebie basic lessons. It offers additional lessons but these must be purchased. Seems a bit rich to sell over priced and average quality cues and then require buyers to pay for lessons. P.S. if you're thinking about buying a SightRight cue don't waste your money. Spend it on some decent coaching.

Sight Right App

High Rake or No Rake?

Bridge shoulder down on the deck of up in the air? We know what most WS coaches will advise. But I'm like yarp but like no yarp. Hmmm

High Rake or No Rake?

LED conversion

Hi all. Has anyone done an LED conversion on their dextra's yet? If so, are they good enough?

LED conversion

1 piece Robert Osborne Greenplate + mini butt

http://ift.tt/2bG5meQ

Open to offers

1 piece Robert Osborne Greenplate + mini butt

Happy birthday ADR

Just noticed it's the big mans birthday. Happy birthday ADR, ( he's probably on his private island ) have a good one.

Happy birthday ADR

I've designed a logo. Opinions welcome.

Good afternoon, everyone.

I've drawn a logo for good friend who, amongst his many other talents, designs pool and billiard games. Opinions and constructive criticism welcome.

I've designed a logo. Opinions welcome.

Omin joint

Anyone got a spare omin joint original in good condition or know how much a new one would be ? Thanks

Omin joint

carbon fibre ferrules

i play uk 8 ball with a cue i thinned down to 5/16" or 7.93mm in the new money i have been using this size for years but am always looking for things to improve my chances of winning which is why i switched to kamui black tips i look at youtube trying to keep in touch with technical inovations and feel like it's time to try carbon fibre as a ferrule material there are numerous sellers of carbom fibre tube in 8mm the reason i want to try this is i found by what experts on the internet say this minimises deflection or squirt when applying extreme spin to the cue ball and feel anything which helps minimize your chances of missing a pot has got to be worth trying i wonder has anyone tried this or am i just mad.

carbon fibre ferrules

Predator Blak 2 cue. Anyone have one for sale?

Good evening, gentlemen.

I realise it's rather a long shot, but does anyone have a second-hand Predator Blak 2 cue (in reasonable condition) they would be prepared to sell?

Many thanks,
T and M.

Predator Blak 2 cue. Anyone have one for sale?

Tha Rings

Bit late innit but anyways, I'm startin it cuz we az done amazin in Brazil. Man, tek them druggies out the frame and England is mighty, mighty me says! Gotta be thinkin that the football team needs to learn a ting or two off our rings masters. Maybe snooker players can learn a bit about ability x mind power as well no? Train prepare focus do your best and everyting to gain nuttin to lose attitude. Ya feel me?

Tha Rings

Looking for a cue..

Hi, I'm looking to buy a snooker craft 3/4 length cue.
I can't find one anywhere.
Thanks for any help you may have

Looking for a cue..

O'Sullivan to play in new Home Nations series

Five-time world snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan agrees to play at the English Open and Irish Open as part of the new Home Nations series. O'Sullivan to play in new Home Nations series

Mr Big Shat: what's his standard?

I dunno, he seems like a zero at snooker and not much at pool from what we can gather from AZB. But I could be wrong. What's your call?

Mr Big Shat: what's his standard?

Are 'new' elks still inconsistent?

It's well known that Elkmaster tips appear to have lost the consistency that people once knew them for.

Whenever I've purchased tips, I've either bought some that have been repackaged and the box that I did buy was manufactured in 2007 meaning I may not have tried any new ones out.

I'm wondering if the tips they're producing now, in 2016, are still as inconsistent as ever. It seems very strange that they could get worse over time with seemingly no reason and I'm almost thinking that the subtle 'feel' players get from playing is what's actually changing instead.

Are 'new' elks still inconsistent?

My attempt at making a tip

After taking the bait last week in a thread I thought I'd have a pop at making a snooker tip for fun.

I deliberately didn't use any specialist tools etc and wanted to almost bodge it together to see how it would go in the knowledge you would have your worst results (it can only get better).

I wanted to find out a few things e.g.

1) Can I achieve a result that at least looks like a snooker tip?
2) Will it take chalk?
3) Does it stay intact after a few shots
4) Will it grip e.g. screw a ball etc
5) Will it fall apart

I'm still trying to work out what I learnt but too a few pics along the way. Here is the finished result (hopefully the link works!:



Obviously I would do things different but It felt good to have a go at something I clearly know naff all about...

My attempt at making a tip

Cues to sell

Hi,
i'm selling most of my cues as i can't play snooker since 5 years. Most of them passed in Robin Cook hands to be checked, re-tipped, cleaned.

Ask for specs and pictures.

Modern cues

1 John Parris traditional
1 hunt o'byrne red plate machinedspliced
1 hunt osborne green plate
1 wooldridge 2006 cue

old cues


2 Willie Smith Burroughes watts cue.
2 burwat champion cue
2 ye olde ash cue Burroughes watts cue
1 JP Mannock maple shaft not pearwwod or hornbeam
1 Eureka cue (weight stamp on the other side (rare)
1 Tom Reece 1907
1 William Cook Burroughes watts
1 John Roberts
1 Stevenson cue burroughes watts (collection cue only)
2 claude falkiner
1 Tom Newman 1370 Facsimile Cue
1 Tom Newman 1370 Champion Cue
1 The Peall Record Cue


Won't sell my trevor White, one burroughes watts burwat champion, a Parris special one piece plain ebony red glue.

Will send pictures and specs as soon as possible.

Need help for pixtures on website.

Pics here http://ift.tt/2bbK3B3

Cues to sell

Trevor White cue, extensions & case

http://ift.tt/2bfKpLJ

Great cue, just a little too slim for my liking.

Would consider swapping for Mike Wooldridge / Stamford / JP cue if anyone is interested (ideally 18.5+ oz, 9.5mm tip, 57.5")?

Thanks,
David

Trevor White cue, extensions & case

** One Piece Green Plate ROBERT OSBORNE Cue **

http://ift.tt/2bqdFi8?

** One Piece Green Plate ROBERT OSBORNE Cue **

proper way of aiming when stand up

i wanna ask the proper way to aim the shot while in a stand up..i usually line up the shot when my right eye and my right leg although my both eyes are open i more use the right eye to align the cue ball to the object problem when an hour or more i play i fell strain or pain in my right eye,,,i try terry and nics says in this furom that you have to align the shot like use your nose middle body and the line of aim runs between your right and left foot..any advice here please a true and right way to do the right thing to improve,the game that i love any suggestion is welcome and thank you some coaches here please help and others player who play a high LEVEL give me some idea :D

proper way of aiming when stand up

about Burroughes & Watts Cue

Dear mates,
Anyone of you using or have tried a Burroughes & Watts Cue? How does this brand feel? Thinking of making an enquiry of customised order of it, appreciations for any suggestion!
link:http://ift.tt/2aSriVz
Thanks

about Burroughes & Watts Cue

Can we really judge the right spec cue for each of us?

Hopefully I'll get my point over right on this one!

I see all these players quoting the correct cue spec for themselves, getting it made and then selling it on. Now either their cue spec is wrong or the wood isn't acting the way they thought it would.

Is the process for choosing our cue spec floored? Surely the best way to find the right cue is to try many cues until you have narrowed your choice by play and then carry on testing until you choose the right one due to success rate.

Now at that point you could write the spec down for future reference but surely if you had one made to the same spec the cue would be different again. Hence that's why making a duplicate cue isn't the answer and pro's have looked for a cue like their old one and hey presto the replacement is different (cause it's a different piece of wood!).

Just be interested what people think?

Can we really judge the right spec cue for each of us?

Wider Stance

So I'm on the phone with maxi maker and he comes out with 'you need a wider stance and you need to forget foot-in-line and go out with the right foot'. I'm like, oh no, here we go with wide boxer but what could I say to a gold coach, former England snooker capitano? He's had hundreds of maxis, thousands of tons but Davis calls it my way. I just dunno, I really dunno; rock and hard place.

What's a snooker lover to do eh?

Wider Stance

What do you need for a livestream and commentary

Trying to organise a livestream with commentary for a amateur competition. Can someone point me in the right direction of somebody that can help? Also podcasts.

Don't want a quick fix it with mobile phones. Properly done with maybe 4-6 tables linked up with commentary and tables and livescores

What do you need for a livestream and commentary

Overseas postage

Hi all. What company are best to ship a cue overseas? Thanks in advance.

Overseas postage

Can't play Snooker......

............totally self inflicted :mad:

Had a BBQ at my house on Saturday .

Woke up on Sunday morning with a lot of pain in my right hand .........the Mrs said ' That's where you fell down the stairs last night ! '

Don't remember a thing !

So she made me go to A & E on Sunday and i've broken a bone in the back of my hand .

Temporary splint on , and got to go back tomorrow for a check up .

What a xxxxx!

Can't play Snooker......

Mastercraft Cues

Hi,
Has anyone bought a Mastercraft Cue?
The company is based in Shrewsbury in Shropshire.
Been looking at them for a few days now, look good but can't recall any mention of them before, but I could be wrong?

Any info would be appreciated.

Mastercraft Cues

Potting

I have been watching a lot of the Barry Stark videos and have learned a lot from them.

However, I became quite confused with one of them on potting.

I have read a lot of thread/posts on here that refer to 'Ghost Ball' and 'Back of Ball' sighting when potting. In one of Barry's videos he specifically states NOT to aim for a particular spot on the object ball but you should play 'the line of the shot'. This can be seen in Barry's 'Potting Line Part 2' video.

I wonder if some of you more experienced members could explain this a little more clearly to this grey haired old codger please.

Many thanks.

Potting

DeanH (50) & Odrl (30)

Happy Birthday lads


Dean that is surely a mistake ......you sound a lot younger on the phone !

DeanH (50) & Odrl (30)

Jp Interview

Story lads did the parris interview get released and i missed it or is it still on the way ??

Jp Interview

Elkmaster Hardness Preference?

What do buyers of the original Elkmaster tip prefer; super-soft, soft, medium, medium-hard or hard?

Elkmaster Hardness Preference?

Cuesports.Club opening day!

Hi guy's we at Cuesports.Club hope you are all enjoying a wonderful summer and we have some cracking news for you!
We would like to invite you to Frames Coulsdon 202 Brighton rd CR5 2Nf on Saturday 1st October for a open day, On this day you will get the chance to meet our resident professionals Kurt Maflin, Jimmy White, Michael Georgiou and Jimmy Robertson! You will also get the opportunity to quiz them on their practice routines and also pick up some great trade secrets!
The voice of all the Cuesports.Club videos Curtis Braithwaite will also be there for your questions and future interview request's.
You will also have the chance to purchase one of our beautifully handmade cues and all other snooker accessories that you may need!
As a big thank you for your continued support there will be free membership for all Snookerforum members who provide a photo ID and a utility bill on the day.
For any inquires about the open day or anything else feel free to contact us on 07715655492
We look forward to seeing you on the 1st of October.

Cuesports.Club opening day!

LP

Me mate who has one says a top job LP custom is the dogs and better than me Parris Ultimate. Dunno man. It plays better but I'm tinkin it ain't built the special way like a Parris. What you fellas know? Tinkin of ditchin me Parris and orderin an LP.

LP

Incoming!

Mornin.

Is me Parris Ultimate worth much? It's an earlier edition, bout '95.

Pretty simple. Ash, ebony with one ovankal splice on top. 9.8mm, 30mm butt, BP 17. It's got a socket at the end but I never bought any add ons. I may have the receipt somewhere.

Thinkin of an LP next.

Cheers me dears.

Incoming!

What makes an elegant cue action?

I'm just asking for peoples opinions here

For me, some players have particularly pretty cue actions such as Lee and Ronnie. I think the pause and the ability to create really effortless power looks very classy.

What properties of a cue action do you believe makes it 'easy on the eye'?

What makes an elegant cue action?

Tpf

Have the mods abandoned it? Roller bearings; now I know!

Trips to Rajahstan? Ok, book my flight tickets.

Tpf

far side of pocket?

when potting black off the spot, do you all aim for the black to pot at the far side of the pocket or the middle? i know the near pocket is not feasible. reason i ask is when i watch vids of pros potting blacks, they tend to pot the black at the far side of the pocket. wondering if this is like THE spot to get the black to pot much easier than other areas of the pocket (like the near pocket where chances of missing are higher)

far side of pocket?

1 piece Exquisite Green Plate

http://ift.tt/2ax9lK6

Bought this on a whim but it's not for me. Need to move it on

1 piece Exquisite Green Plate

rob s (31)

Happy Birthday Rob

rob s (31)

Will Hunt Contact Details, pls

Anyone got Will Hunt contact details? like his email?

Thank you.

Will Hunt Contact Details, pls

G Cues Vs Master Craft

Hi guys,

Having just had a play with MW's Virtual Cue Maker I should like to know if anyone can share their opinion on the following.

Which cue plays the best, G Cue or Master Craft?

As some of you will know MW's Virtual Cue Maker enables the user to receive quotes from MW himself and MW recommended Cue Makers.
G Cue and Master Craft fall into the recommendations category. I simply can not afford a genuine MW Cue, but would like the next best thing if possible.

Your opinions will be appreciated!
Thanks
Jason

G Cues Vs Master Craft