When you watch the likes of World Class and champion Snooker Players like John Higgins, Ronnie O Sullivan or Peter Ebdon etc. You can’t imagine playing like those guys – right? Like any people with amazing skill they all have something similar in common. Years of experience and loads of practice.

If I were to tell you that simply buying a professional standard cue was your answer to playing like the pro’s, then I would be stretching the truth no?

My own personal experience from playing snooker spanning back to the 1980′s, I started out in my local snooker club using the clubs own cues. I must have been playing 2 – 3 years of really enjoyable snooker with my pals after work on a Saturday night when one particular Saturday a good friend of a friend joined our group. I was mystified buy him. He was carrying this oblong box, guarding it closely! I had seen a few of these boxes but this one looked classier.

You’ve probably guessed by now that he was carrying a snooker cue case. I couldn’t wait to see what was in the box.

Well, I wasn’t disappointed when he finally revealed the content. The Cue Came out. “Wanna game” as he looked at me and smiled?”

When we got underway with the game I very quickly realised this guy had played before. He was being very kind to my playing but he killed me in a few games. Thing is I wasn’t that bothered because I was learning so much from him. The whole time I was watching him play I couldn’t help looking at the cue he was using. The action was amazing. The refined finish just felt smooth, polished. It sounded different when it made contact with the ball. It made a real solid sound. When he hit the cue ball it looked effortless and it may sound pathetic but there was a certain grace about it.

He caught me looking at his Cue a few times. I was so relieved when he offered me to have a go with it?” I jumped at the chance!

Totally revealing is the only way to explain what followed! The moment that cue entered my hand and felt the weight of it I just knew it was in a different league. I spent a few moments looking at it. I must have had a ridiculous expression on my face because he said, “are you alright?” I said, “yeah, fine, It’s just that I’ve never used anything like this before. It looks and feels awesome” He laughed and said, “yeah, it’s not bad is it. I’m thinking – what was it? so I asked. Peradon makes them he said. It didn’t mean anything to me, all I knew was that it felt awesome and when I got down to using it, within moments it changed the way I thought about my game forever! I’m not kidding, my potting was just incredible. Must of got at least half as many more balls in as usual that night!

What makes these sticks so good I asked? He said Peradon have been making Snooker Cue’s for the industry since 1885 – they’re the oldest cue makers in the world and they are associated with Snooker legends like Joe Davies (well before my time). They did things like hand splicing the butt end and loads of other things he went on to say.

My point here is that a good snooker cue may or may not make you a World Champion Snooker Player but it will go a long way to improving your existing game if your just starting out.