Billiards

Repeated use combined with age can do a lot of damage to a pool cue tip and it will eventually need to be replaced. While a screw-on tip can be unscrewed and a new one screwed on in its place, a...

When you are looking for a pool cue, you will have to consider the cost, wrap, shaft, tip and weight of the stick. A bar pool cue stick is generally one piece, but for those that prefer their own...

No matter how well you aim, a great billiards game suffers if you don't pay attention to the cue stick, the tool by which each shot is taken. There's the tip, which makes direct contact with the...

If you have ever used a warped, half-broken pool cue at a bar or billiards room, you can understand why getting your own cue would make a huge difference in your pool game. The good news is that...

Verifying a cue doesn't have excessive vibration, can be done in about one minute. The same test can be done for a two piece cue

When cleaning a pool cue shaft, try using lighter fluid because it dries fast and doesn't raise the grain of the cue stick. Learn to clean a pool cue shaft with tips from an experienced pool...

In the early days of billiards or pool, the game was played with a mace which resembled a golf club. The mace was used to strike the cue ball, but this became difficult when the cue ball landed...

Keeping your pool cue in the same condition as when you first bought it will be very beneficial to your pool game. Any damage to your pool cue can result in you having to pay for repairs or, even...

A pool stick, or cue stick, is made up of two large components. The butt is the thicker end part of the pool stick, and the shaft is the thinner part of the pool stick that tapers down to the tip...

A billiard cue (also called a pool stick) is used to hit the cue ball in the game of billiards. It can be made out of many materials, but the most common is wood. The most important parts of a...

A pool stick, also known as a cue stick, is used in billiards to hit the cue ball throughout the game. It is most often made of wood and fused and finished with brass ring joints and cork or...

Pool is a simple table game from which players attempt to sink balls into pockets that are located at the edges and/or corners of the rectangle pool table. For beginners, there are many places...

A pool cue (sometimes called a cue stick or billiards cue) is a tapered stick that is used to strike the cue ball in the game of billiards. Most pool cues feature a wood construction, but...

The shaft of a pool cue requires a certain amount of maintenance. Get expert tips and advice from a certified pool instruction in this free pool instructional video.

So there you are in your local pool hall or neighborhood hangout and someone wants to play you in a game of pool. What’s the first thing you do after you say O.K.? You walk over to the pool cue...