Guide to choosing a pool cue: tips and tricks

How’s a pool cue made?

Pool cues are traditionally made of wood, the most used material in the past, but can also be made from other materials (such as splints with a wooden handle and carbon tip). Their shape is cylindrical and the size and weight vary depending on the specialty of billiards that you want to play, for example pool, carambola or snooker. Professional pool players often have custom cues, which are tailor-made for them. These splints can have a high cost, but for professional players they are an important investment. To play pool, in fact, the choice of the cue is as important as that of the table. 

In general a splint consists of 3 parts: 

• handle; 
• body ("shaft" ), which starts from where the kick ends up to the tip; 
• tip, that is a piece of metal on which the leather is mounted.

Pool cues can consist of a single piece, two pieces (with the joint in the middle for pool cues or 3/4 from the tip like most snooker cues), or three or more pieces (usually the cheapest). 

How to choose the pool cue?

If you are not sure which pool cue to choose, there are some tips that can help you decide. First, you will need to consider the material with which the splint is made. Wooden billiard cue are generally considered the best for billiards players, as they offer a more natural feeling. Secondly, you will need to verify the weight of the cue: using low-quality, too light or, conversely, too heavy pool cues, can affect the performance of the game and make you disadvantaged compared to your rival. To facilitate transport you can choose splints divisible into two or three parts, which ensure a smaller footprint. 

Another important aspect to consider is the type of use, professional or amateur. Experienced players and professionals must choose products of the highest quality, reliable and robust, to be able to make shots accurately and with maximum effectiveness. If you are a beginner or want to play billiards at the material level you can opt instead for pool cues with a good value for money, but always of a good level.  

To choose the most suitable pool cue you will have to consider, finally, the type of game and use: for American billiards for example (which involves the use of larger balls), you will have to buy a cue with a 13 mm tip. On the contrary, for specialties where smaller balls are used you can choose sticks with a small tip. 

Biliardi Cavicchi pool cues for professional gaming performance

Are you looking for the pool cue that best suits your needs? Biliardi Cavicchi offers high quality pool cues, made with first choice materials and fine woods, with a refined and modern design and carefully finished. 

Cavicchi billiard cues are designed to ensure high game performance, both for professionals and novice players, and a long life and durability. You can find models suitable for any discipline of billiards, such as goriziana, carambola, 5 pins and American pool. Among the different pool cues available you can choose, for example: 

• Howard cue snooker in perfect English style, with 10 mm tip and solid handle, able to ensure a good balance; 
• Pandora cue can be disassembled into two pieces, with maple wood ferrule and burl wood handle;
• Mosaik stick made of maple wood, scratch-resistant, which ensures excellent playing quality thanks to the premium rod; 
• Grizly pool cue with 13 mm maple tip, matt black with elegant geometric patterns.