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CUE STICKS

CUE STICKS. WOOD. History of Cue Sticks. Before the cue stick there was the mace , which was used to push the ball instead of striking it The term cue comes from the french word queue , which means “tail”. Types of Cue Sticks. Pool and Snooker cues average around 57 inches in length

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CUE STICKS

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  1. CUE STICKS WOOD

  2. History of Cue Sticks • Before the cue stick there was the mace, which was used to push the ball instead of striking it • The term cue comes from the french word queue, which means “tail”

  3. Types of Cue Sticks • Pool and Snooker cues average around 57 inches in length • There are three different types • The simplest is the one-piece cue which is one used for beginners. • The second type is a two-piece cue, which makes it easier to transport because you can split it in the middle

  4. Types (Continued) • The third is also a two-piece cue, but it has a joint located three quarters down the cue. • This type of cue stick is used primarily by snooker players.

  5. Different Forms of Sticks • Pool • Carom • Snooker

  6. Pool • Mostly made of hard rock maple, with a fiberglass or phenolic resin ferrule. • They are at an average length of 58 inches and an average weight of 19 ounces. • This is the most commonly used cue stick

  7. Carom • Tend to be shorter and lighter than pool cues. • Has shorter ferrule, thicker butt, thicker joint (made of wood) and a conical taper. • Its average length is 54-56 and average weight is between 14-16. • The wood that is used in carom cues can vary • Most of these cues are hand made

  8. Snooker • Also are slightly shorter than the pool stick • Average length of 57 inches • Detachable butt extension • It is jointed 2/3 down the shaft rather than halfway like that of the carom and pool cues • Joint also made of wood and has great varieties of different wood used.

  9. Different Parts of Cue sticks • Shaft • Tip • Ferrule • Joint • Butt • Bumper

  10. Shaft • Shafts are made with various tapers • The two most common of these are the pro taper and the European taper • The pro taper has a diameter that remains constant at 30-35 cm towards the joint • The European taper widens continually from the ferrule to the joint

  11. Tip • Tips that have different degrees of hardness are glued or screwed on the stick • The tip end of the cue has an average diameter ranging from 9-14 cm • Softer tips hold chalk better but tend to break due to the constant playing • Hard tips maintain shape a lot better but they do not hold their chalk as well

  12. Ferrule • At the end of the shaft is the ferrule, which is used to break the contact of hitting the cue ball so that the wood does not split. • They are typically made of ivory but are also made of; carbon fiber, melamine resin, or phenolic resin which is very durable

  13. Joint • The joints are mostly made from wood but can also be made from other materials such as plastics • Most snooker cues have brass to brass joints

  14. Butt • This is where most of the weight from the cue stick is held. • Weighs an average 18 oz • The cue butt is often made with woods such as the cocobolo and bocoto. • Cocobolo is wood that comes from the tree Dalbergiaretusa from Central America • The bocoto wood comes from mexico

  15. Bumper • Mostly made of rubber • Thought of to be an insignificant part of the cue but is important • When a cue is accidentally dropped the bumper protects the cue from getting any split wood

  16. Different Types of wood used • Red Ivory • Ebony • Brazilian Rosewood • Cocobolo • Blackwood • Olive wood • Zircote • Bocote

  17. WORKS CITED • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_stick • http://www.borderbilliards.com/what-cues-are-made-of.html • http://www.thebilliardshop.com/poolhistory.php

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