Pool cues vary depending which country you are in. English pool cues for example have small tips of 8 or 9 mm, whereas American pool cues have tip sizes of 12 -13 mm. Other differences between pool cues come in the shafts. English pool cues have a small taper from tip to the but while American pool cues often have straight shafts with no taper until halfway down the shaft. This is to accommodate the different styles of playing the game. English pool players adopt the “snooker” style of addressing and hitting the cue ball, whilst the American style players like to wrap their forefinger around the shaft forming a ring around it hence the straight shaft so the finger does not have to open up as the cue is moved through it.
The soft cue cases are just long bags with a zip down the side to put your pool cue in; some have room for a small extender as well. The good thing about the soft versions is that they are usually colourful in design, or have a cool logo like Budweiser on them.
Proper pool tables are the slate tables, no wooden topped table will equal the response and accuracy of roll of a slate bed pool table. The slate comes in thickness’s of 3/4 inch to a full 1 1/2 inches depending on the cost of the table. As might be supposed with that much rock on the table they are very heavy compared to their wooden counterparts. The slate itself can come as 1 piece or 2 or 3 separate pieces to save carrying weight when installing the table. Whilst single piece slate tables can be installed easily by the customer providing you have some hefty mates to help you put the slate on, the multi slate tables should always be installed by professionals as they can be tricky to line up right.
Another option is the hard case, made from wood or aluminium; they too give excellent protection for your cue and are just fine if you only have a normal cue without the extra break off cues etc. They are made from wood, covered in fabric or leather, or metal, usually aluminium, with different sized compartments inside for your cue and extension.
The games played on pool tables vary depending on which country you are in from the French which play on Carom pool tables which don’t have any pockets! They play a form of billiards on these tables where you score points for hitting the object ball or your opponent’s ball or both. The more common tables do have pockets and the games on these are 8 ball which perversely is played with 15 balls with the object being to pocket the number 8 ball and 9 ball pool which IS played with 9 balls formed up into a diamond shape for break off.
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