Regent Snooker Lounge

Just like the best poker tables will add that great touch to your downstairs or rec room, so too will a snooker table. Snooker is played on a billiard table that is slightly larger than a normal one. There are also many more rules involved in the game than in a game like 8 Ball and so you have to pay more attention to how the game works. Here is a quick rundown of some of the rules and how to go about playing the game.

For equipment, you are going to need a whole new set of balls. You are going to need a set of 15 solid red balls and six other balls numbered 2 through 7. You will also need to have a “D” drawn on your… Continue reading

In snooker or pool, the grip is where every stroke starts, get this wrong and you will find that more and more of your shots are being missed.

The first thing that players tend to do (especially those new to the game) is grip the cue too tight. Why is this a problem? This causes a problem as the muscles in the arm will tighten through the shot, this can cause a lot of unwanted sidespin or cause us to miss the right spot on the cue ball entirely.

To be a successful player your grip needs to be relaxed and maintain a constant pressure throughout every shot, whether it be a delicate cut or a powerful draw stroke. Every time, where possible, the grip pressure has to be constant… Continue reading

1. Learn about splicing.

The butt timber is spliced (joined) onto the ash shaft, this is done in one of two ways, by machine or by hand. The two methods produce snooker cues of very different appearance.Machine splicing is less expensive than hand splicing but is a very effective way of adding the butt timber to the shaft. The butt timber (usually ebony) is cut to provide four points, which are glued into four slots machined into the shaft timber. The finished cue has a distinctive four point pattern where the butt meets the shaft.Hand splicing is the traditional method developed by Peradon for splicing the butt timber to the shaft. The shaft has two flats planed on opposite sides of the butt end. The hardwood butt timber is glued… Continue reading