How many cues do you use?

[Sandripool]

Hello! I have a question that is a little difficult to solve, because I understand that it goes with each person.

I'm new to snooker, and I'm testing cues until I find the one I feel comfortable with. In Spain there are not many options to try, since it is a very little-known sport, so I have to make purchases online...So reading your posts about a quality cues, I had the intention of buying two good cues with what I think are my specifications ideal given the time I have been playing.

Do you think it is a good idea to have two good cues with similar characteristics and alternate the game with them (not in the same match)? I've read that the pros don't do that , but I don't know if it can be extrapolated to other "humans".

Thank you!


Sandra

[Ginger Freak]

Personally, speaking from experience....no! If you want to get better at the game, it helps to have consistent conditions, including the cue. Each cue is ever so slightly different, so any variation might put your game out a bit! If you are just looking to play for fun, then there is no need for two cues anyway!

I have two cues and I tried that out once before, but noticed my game became too inconsistent. Now I use one exclusively for Snooker and the other for Pool

That said I can only imagine what a nightmare it must be to only be able to order online and not try beforehand, so maybe get 2/3 cues that you know you can return within a certain timeframe without cost, then try them out, see which you feel most comfortable with, and stick with that, send the others back!

[Sandripool]

Hi Ginger Freak , I understand perfectly everything you are telling me, in fact it is what I think, with how difficult this game is, to be readapting to another cue in a timely manner.

As for returning at no cost, impossible, they would be custom made ... in the same way that it is difficult to sell if one of the two does not convince me... it is a very small market here, and they are expensive products.
Both are made to order, and I estimate that they would arrive on the same date. I have dreamed of having a Parris for a long time, but I also think that it may not be my ideal cue, because they do not allow depending on what modifications (balance point for example), so why not also try with another quality one and assume that it does not It is for me (the JP), and at the same time demystifying it from my mind.