Discovery 1 300-Piece Pool Cue 145cm (57")

Billiards is rich in the diversity of its practices: American, English, French, snooker... and so many others! Each discipline has its own rules, a state of mind... But also a specific use, for more or less large balls. Choosing the right billiard cue starts with knowing which discipline it will be used for! Here are the tip sizes generally used: > American billiards: 13 mm > French billiards: 11-12 mm > snooker: 9-10 mm > blackball: 8-9 mm

All our pool cues are handmade. Straightness is checked individually, piece by piece, upon leaving the manufacturing process. However, since pool cues are made of wood, variations in temperature and humidity during transport, storage, and in the store can hamper the maintenance of this straightness requirement. This difficulty is true for all pool cues on the market, especially those made of wood (maple, ash, poplar, ramin).

Your pool cue weighs approximately 400g (13oz) in 122cm or 540g (19oz) in 145cm, with a 10% tolerance. As cues are made of wood, the weight cannot be absolutely guaranteed: the density of the fiber, even for the same wood species, varies from one forest to another; in the same tree there can be significant variations, depending on the exposure to the sun, the section harvested (bolt, crown, treetop, top). To start with, you should aim for a rather heavy cue.

Our team recommends keeping your pool cue away from humidity and temperature fluctuations. After each game, don't leave your cue leaning against a wall, as this could cause it to warp. It's best to store it flat in a case or storage bag. Alternatively, store your cue as vertically as possible, using a cue rack, for example: this helps keep it straight and prevents warping.

Your American pool cue measures 122 cm, which is 48 inches (1 inch = 2,54 cm) or 145 cm (57 inches). In the case of the 122 cm format, this will allow you to play more easily in smaller spaces. This size will also be suitable for players of smaller stature because ideally, the top of the pool cue reaches shoulder height.

When you're starting out, holding your cue correctly is essential: a good grip will allow you to be more precise and optimize the success of your shots. Nicolas Henric, coach of the French Blackball teams, and Maeva Brionne, international player, explain how to hold your billiard cue correctly to be more precise and efficient during your games > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbLFttSWOAA

Poplar is a popular wood species: often used for indoor furniture due to its technical characteristics and accessibility; poplar has the advantage of drying quickly without warping. It also has the advantage of possessing excellent natural straightness: poplars grow straight. This makes it a very suitable choice for billiard cues, which must be as straight as possible.

Your cue, and especially its tip (the tip), wears out from repeated impacts with the cue ball. In addition to this wear by "compression", the tip deteriorates by abrasion (chalk is a powerful abrasive that wears away the leather tip). Hence the need to change your tip regularly. To change it, nothing could be simpler: 1/ Remove the damaged tip 2/ Sand the new tip 3/ Glue the tip 4/ Work on the tip 5/ All you have to do is play!

Choose simplicity and speed with this one-piece cue: a one-piece cue requires no assembly, it is ready to play, immediately! Its absence of a half or three-quarter joint makes the one-piece pool cue stronger and straighter than a take-apart cue. Proper straightness is influenced by two factors: the straightness over time of the shaft (the front part of the cue), and the alignment of the butt and shaft at the joint.