Professional Players and Their Cues

[DeanH]

Michael B - see why list don't last

[marriott]

yes I have noticed the last couple of days the unusual badge position and possibly some new splicing, not found any info yet on this work
if this now not a Parris then that brings it to 53% for the top 16 - and if Selby IS using a Parris then back to 56%

Robertson’s new cue is 100% a Parris, Selby is Stamford

[narl]

Robertson’s new cue looks like a Stamford to me. Its definitely not a Parris from the positioning of the badge.
Back to 50%

https://twitter.com/ParrisCues/statu...04724724314112

[marriott]

https://mobile.twitter.com/nr147/sta...42680330457088

[travisbickle]

https://twitter.com/ParrisCues/statu...04724724314112

Fair play. Never seen a Parris with a badge that high up the cue before.

[DeanH]

https://mobile.twitter.com/nr147/sta...42680330457088

cheers Marriott
can you keep any eye out for any details

[marriott]

Fair play. Never seen a Parris with a badge that high up the cue before.

Lol Jimmy White’s Parris badge was almost at the 3/4 joint after all the work done on it lmao

[DeanH]

Fair play. Never seen a Parris with a badge that high up the cue before.

that is what caught my eye back on Friday and initially thought he had a micro-extension on at that time

[narl]

Lol Jimmy White’s Parris badge was almost at the 3/4 joint after all the work done on it lmao

I'm near sure they place the badge higher up on round butts because the badge seems to be set deeper into the wood, and if the cue has an SD joint there's a possibility that both holes could meet and cause damage. They seem to position the badge slightly higher up than the length of an SD socket pin would be.

[DeanH]

on Robbo's cue I am sure I saw a normal flat (not a round butt) and the badge was just above the flat.

for all the years (since 80's?) of a butt-joint and a badge in the flat in close proximity (thickness of wood between) - not heard much about this being a major issue

on round butt I have seen that they do tend to use a Perspex-type badge which are thicker and need deeper routing but still in the usual position

[Dave Walton]

50% of the top 16 don’t use Parris cues. Them days are long gone!

Current top 16:
Mark Selby - Stamford
Ronnie O'Sullivan - John Parris
Mark Williams - John Parris
John Higgins - Exquisite
Judd Trump - John Parris
Ding Junhui - Stamford
Barry Hawkins - John Parris
Shaun Murphy - John Parris
Kyren Wilson - John Parris
Neil Robertson - John Parris
Ali Carter - John Parris
Mark Allen - John Parris
Stuart Bingham - McDermott
Anthony McGill - Maximus
Luca Brecel - Maximus
Ryan Day - Ton Praram

to my calculation that is 9/16 = 56.25%

of course a player may have changed cue over the break - please let me know if you have information of any change


now if Maguire had gone though to the final of the Riga he would have made the top 16 (even top 10 maybe ) and a GBL could have been in there

Pretty sure Barry Hawkins doesn't use a Parris, not sure who made it but positive it's not a Parris.

[Dave Walton]

I'm wrong, Hawkins cue apparently is a Parris Classic that had olive wood splices added around 2010.

[narl]

on Robbo's cue I am sure I saw a normal flat (not a round butt) and the badge was just above the flat.

for all the years (since 80's?) of a butt-joint and a badge in the flat in close proximity (thickness of wood between) - not heard much about this being a major issue

on round butt I have seen that they do tend to use a Perspex-type badge which are thicker and need deeper routing but still in the usual position

The parris round butts the badge is generally higher, i'm not sure if the reason i gave is accurate or not but it seems to make sense.

You can see it on these round butts on ebay, it's around 2 inches or so from the base, that would be roughly give or take the length of the sd joint pin.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/John-Parr...sid=m570.l1313

[travisbickle]

Lol Jimmy White’s Parris badge was almost at the 3/4 joint after all the work done on it lmao

Jimmy White’s cue has a very shallow flat with the badge a couple of inches above it.
Looking at Robertson’s cue again it looks very similar to this.
They both must play with the flat down or to the sides otherwise I’m not sure why anyone would do this because personally I think its a horrible look.

[bartito]

Nope Neil Robertson confirmed on his Twitter that his new cue is made by John Parris, a one piece with more power than his last which was a JP Classic cue

What does it mean....MORE POWER...in a cue? Stiffer?