English billiard cue/ snooker 300 122 cm

Our team of practitioners offers you this cue to allow you to discover English billiards and snooker, even in confined spaces.

The weight of your pool cue

To begin, you have to move towards a heavy tail to better understand the sensations during the gesture of propulsion. In 122 cm, your pool cue weighs approximately 365 g, or 17 oz (10% tolerance). Precise weight cannot be guaranteed: wood fiber density, even for the same wood species, varies from forest to forest; in the same tree there can be important variations, according to the exposure to the sun, of the exploited section (barrel, crown, crown, crown).

The dimensions of your tail. Why a smaller pool cue?

Your English pool/snooker cue measures 122 cm, or 48 inches (1 inch = 2,54 cm). The cue's smaller size makes it easier to play in tight spaces. It's also suitable for smaller players, or even children. Our tip for determining the ideal length for your pool cue: the tip should reach your shoulder.

Why can't we guarantee the straightness of our pool cues?

Each of our billiard cues is manufactured. Upon leaving the factory, their straightness is checked, piece by piece, individually. However, since billiard cues are made of wood, they can be subject to variations in temperature and humidity during transport and storage. These external conditions can affect the correct straightness over time. This difficulty in maintaining the stability of billiard cues, inherent in their design, applies to all cues on the market.

Why yellow poplar?

This Discovery 300 UK/SNK cue is made of poplar. It is a soft wood species that is often used for furniture due to its technical characteristics and accessibility. Its main advantage is that it dries quickly without warping and grows straight (which gives it the advantage of having a natural straightness). This makes it a suitable choice for billiard cues that must be as straight as possible.

Physical properties and technical data of yellow poplar

For poplar, its coefficient of compressive stress and static bending stress are 35 MPa and 62 MPa respectively (at 12% humidity). To put it another way and more simply: this poplar cue is strong, solid, and stable. However, it is less so than maple or ash cues. These two types of wood have characteristics that give them greater strength and stability (they are also more expensive).

How to keep your billiard cue?

To preserve your pool cue, we recommend keeping it away from moisture and temperature changes. After each game, store it flat in a case or storage bag: leaving it leaning against a wall could cause it to warp. If you don't have a case, store your pool cue as vertically as possible, using a cue rack for example, to maintain its straightness and prevent warping.

Did you know ? The process of your billiard cue is maintained.

Whether due to temperature changes or simply wear and tear, your cue tip becomes damaged and loses precision. It is therefore important to maintain it regularly. To do this, nothing could be simpler: 1/ Remove the damaged tip 2/ Sand the new one with sandpaper 3/ Glue the tip 4/ Work the tip using a cutter Our product engineer tells you more > https://support.decathlon.fr/changer-un-procede-comment-reparer-une-queue-de-billard

Why a one-piece cue?

This shank is one-piece (one piece): it is therefore straighter, more resistant and more durable than shanks that can be split in two with a junction. Although less easy to transport (since it is designed in one piece), it will allow you to use it at home easily and quickly: a one-piece cue requires no assembly, it is ready to play, immediately!

Tip from the team: how to properly hold your pool cue?

For proper positioning, hold the pool cue as horizontal as possible to the pool table. Your forearm and your wrist should be completely vertical to your tail. When filing, it is only the elbow joint that comes into play. The shoulder joint remains fixed and the wrist joint is flexible to prevent the tail from rising at the end of the movement And everything your body should stay still and only your back forearm moves.

Which tail for which use?

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

Looking for a pool cue to discover English billiards and snooker? This short 122cm cue is easy to handle and precise for playing in small spaces.

Accuracy

Begin with precision thanks to its straightness (one-piece) and its 10 mm process

Ease of assembly / disassembly

Your billiard cue, in one piece, requires no assembly.

Ease of transport

Monobloc, its transport is less easy than a cue in 2 parts.

modularity

There is no extension provided on this English billiard/snooker cue.

Solidity

0,5 cm brass ferrule. No joints = guarantee of solidity. Made of soft wood.

Our team of practitioners offers you this cue to allow you to discover English billiards and snooker, even in confined spaces.