Skip to main content

What cue tip do the snooker pros use?

Medium-hard tips
This is the most common cue tip, and it gives players a good balance of cue ball control and consistency.
Takedown request View complete answer on pearsoncues.com

What snooker tip do pros use?

It's personal preference – but many top professionals and amateurs are using the new Century Pro Cue Tips because they come in four Grades from soft to hard in G1, 2, 3, and 4.
Takedown request View complete answer on snookerzone.co.uk

What size snooker cue tip do the pros use?

Professional snookers players prefer tip sizes of around 9-11mm which offer great ball feel and control on larger tables using 2 1/16 inch balls.
Takedown request View complete answer on cueandcase.co.uk

What tip does Mark Selby use?

What cue does Mark Selby use? Mark Selby uses a snooker cue with a 9.5mm tip.
Takedown request View complete answer on hamiltonbilliards.com

What tip does Jayson Shaw use?

Tip: 12.5mm Ultra Skin Medium tip. Shaft: The Pro Shaft - Hard rock maple shaft (29" long).
Takedown request View complete answer on budgetcues.com

Giles Martin, Master Tip Fitter to Mark Williams MBE and many more

What tip does Joshua Filler use?

Joshua and Pia Filler

Playing cue: JF: 17-ounce, 58-inch Predator Panthera 5-2 with a lizard skin wrap. The cue has a low rise, professional taper Predator Z-3 shaft equipped with an 11.75 mm HOW tip.
Takedown request View complete answer on billiardsdigest.com

What is Ronnie O Sullivan's cue tip?

A frustrating week at the Welsh Open ended with a whitewash defeat to Tian Pengfei, and Ronnie O'Sullivan bit the tip off his cue before departing the scene. O'Sullivan had to battle against adversity in Llandudno, as his tip came off mid-match on three occasions. Available on Eurosport app.
Takedown request View complete answer on eurosport.com

What snooker tip does John Higgins use?

John Higgins uses 9.75mm. I use between 9.8mm and 10mm, depending on how my cue plays with the tip. The cue I have now is perfect for a 9.8mm tip so that's what I'm using.
Takedown request View complete answer on wst.tv

What tip does Earl Strickland use?

Hard tip. One area that is very important to jumping with a full-length cue is that it's going to be easier with a hard tip. Earl Strickland used to shoot with a tremendously hard tip for the times, and he always complained about other people not jumping with their shooting cue.
Takedown request View complete answer on billiards.colostate.edu

What is the most popular snooker cue tip?

Medium-hard tips

This is the most common cue tip, and it gives players a good balance of cue ball control and consistency. Medium-hard tips also require less maintenance than soft tips. Most beginning and intermediate players will benefit from the medium-hard tip.
Takedown request View complete answer on pearsoncues.com

What size are the tips on Ronnie O Sullivan cue?

BCE Ronnie O`Sullivan MAROON & CREAM 2 Piece Pool Snooker Cue - 9.5mm Tip.
Takedown request View complete answer on amazon.co.uk

What cue tip does Shaun Murphy use?

Century Pro Custom G5 Cue Tip

There are now more than ten professionals using the G5 including Shaun Murphy and Stephen Maguire.
Takedown request View complete answer on centurycues.com

Are Kamui tips good for snooker?

Kamui™ Tips are of the highest standard in billiard tips made today and used by players such as John Higgins & Stephen Maguire + many more.
Takedown request View complete answer on craftsmancues.com

Is a soft or hard snooker cue tip better?

A harder tip has a slightly better hit efficiency (energy transfer) than a softer tip. This will result in slightly more CB speed for a given stroke speed. This can provide a slight advantage for draw shots, where, where slightly more CB speed will retain slightly more backspin on the way to the OB.
Takedown request View complete answer on billiards.colostate.edu

What size tip does Mark Williams use?

Legends Mark Williams MW X-Tip 11mm Extra Hard Cue Tips – For years, Mark's plight with tips has been well publicised; as his desire to play with a “Rock Hard Tip” kept falling short due to the small tip size, alongside the general fragility of available leather.
Takedown request View complete answer on markwilliamssnooker.com

What is the standard snooker cue tip?

Snooker Cues:

You can get a variety of tip sizes from 9 to 10mm generally with the most popular being around the 9.5mm to 10mm and not many players using below unless they have had the cue for a long time.
Takedown request View complete answer on worldcuesports.com.au

Is a heavier snooker cue better?

A heavier cue will tend to create more CB speed for a given stroke effort. A heavier cue might also be easier for some to keep on line during the stroke, but this is a very individual thing. More weight can also help prevent stroke deceleration.
Takedown request View complete answer on billiards.colostate.edu

What cue does Judd Trump use?

Judd Trump uses a John Parris cue.
Takedown request View complete answer on hamiltonbilliards.com

What is the best cue tip in the world?

Phenolic tips are among some of the most popular billiard cue tips for breaking as they can transfer the most power to the cue ball and require almost no maintenance.
Takedown request View complete answer on fcibilliards.com

What is the hardest cue tip?

Here is a summary of some durometer hardness test results from FLYINGSNAIL on AZB:
  • SAMSARA JUMP – 86.0.
  • BLACK DIAMOND – 81.0.
  • SUPERPRO – 81.0.
  • WB USA – 77.0.
  • BLUE ELF – 76.0.
  • LePRO – 74.5.
  • TALISMAN – (M) 70.5.
  • TAD – (M) 75.0.
Takedown request View complete answer on billiards.colostate.edu

What cue does Kelly Fisher use?

KwikFire Cues are WPBA professional Kelly Fisher's Signature line of cues, proudly hand crafted in the USA by Carolina Custom Cues.
Takedown request View complete answer on billiardwarehouse.com

What cue does David Alcaide use?

LONGONI CUE MINERVA "LINEN"
Takedown request View complete answer on billiardshopgroup.com

What is the best cue tip for English?

If you are looking for the best pool cue tip for english or draw, the Predator Victory billiard tip is the right cue tip for your pool stick.
Takedown request View complete answer on predatorcues.com
Previous question
Are any Rockstar Games crossplay?
Next question
Is Milan a clubbing city?
Close Menu