Cheap Cue Vs Expensive Snooker Cue Challenge

Buying a cheap Snooker cue or Pool cue under £10 is difficult. Stick to expensive cues vs cheap review cues with bad cue tips. Break From Life try’s to beat a break with an expensive cue. With one that costs less than £10. It’s not easy. But surely there must be a way of making the cue good enough to be able to make a break.
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[@blahtoausername]

This confirms it. It's not me, it's my cue.

[@Breakfromlife]

If this was your cue then that would definitely be right

[@colincolenso]

@@Breakfromlife I have $5 cue sticks with ferrule and tip added that squirt/deflect 1/2 of yours. Via thinner brass ferrules, thinner tip diameters and even have tried carbon fiber ferrules. They make the so called zero deflection cues look like sledge hammers. Accue-rate (name by memory) was a scam, based on slow hits which allowed swerve), for a net zero deflection.

[@My_Lyfe]

Colin Colenso ok

[@syxQn]

Lmfao. Legendary comment

[@mubeenbhatti6340]

Hehehehehe first you need some practice , then try to figure out

[@KantFromEC]

Fun Fact: it is illegal for cue's in bars or pubs to be straight. A state regulated 8 degree bend is required on all cues. A recent addendum of the law also saw the removal of tips from 25% of the available cues.

[@dominiclivesey941]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jhkk1269]

@Anonymously Yours If they're too straight then it can cause indigestion.

[@Misteryowl]

cue's what? Did you mean cues?

[@Deanomillsey35]

Utter bollocks u massive fucktard lol😂😂😂

[@perif3rals345]

I’ve actually found only one straight cue with no warps. I couldn’t believe it

[@OldManYoungMind]

Years ago when I couldn't afford a good cue I took a cheap cue that had that same amount of warp as the one you have shown and straightened it then turned it on a lathe to bring the tip size down to 10mm - it worked good enough but when I finally did get a quality cue it made a world of difference.

[@taylorwood2431]

Love from Birmingham England your vids have helped me so much I was making 20+ brakes but not consistently after I started watching your vids I’m making 30+ brakes an 20+ breaks quite consistently you have helped so much thanks your straght cueing vids helped the most ❤️

[@kingkitchener]

I love how much you go into detail! Very informative

[@elldr]

james from Ile des Soeurs, qc, canada Loved this video. I recently purchased a used Riley ashwood snooker cue from GBR as it is it difficult to find a low cost ash cue in canada. I paid 15 quid plus shipping. I have never been happier. Cue has a slightly smaller tip than I am used to (8.5mm) but, like you, I switched out and results were immediate.

[@andybutler4827]

4 hours for a 131 break is still at least twice as fast as Ebdon.

[@AdzeHD]

I have two cues both under 100 and are amazing, first one cost me £60 of amazon including everything from case to extention and works brilliantly second one bit more expensive but preforms just as well

[@JamesCleevely]

Very good video, I started with a cue that cost £10 from Sports Direct, which was reasonable for the money, however the butt had a split in it. Since I have changed to a nearly new hand spliced cue I got for a bargain price, and even I can feel the difference. I would always advise buying the best equipment you can afford.

[@HelloMyNameIsBlake01]

I paid £195 for my current Phoenix Master after owning an £80 Taylor Made. My Phoenix is noticeably better but my highest break is still 35 :(

[@PresidentScrooge]

Need to pay more to get a higher break. pay2win

[@jj5106]

Taylor made cues are all chinese imports. They are machine made. Every single one of them. Go john parris always

[@gregmooney94]

​@@jj5106 There are some Chinese clones of Taylor Made cues, but the ones Gary himself stocks are all handmade in Basildon. I've never seen a Taylor Made cue that was machine spliced.

[@dermotshaw6775]

Dude. I just bought my very first cue. I spent £80 and I'm initially very happy with it, it's a cuesoul 57" 3/4 joint. can't wait to take it for a test run to see how it plays. I can already tell I'm going to be able to cue a lot straighter with it. And the difference compared to club cues is staggering.

[@paulwalsh6734]

As long as it has a decent tip and yiu get used it. It'll be fine. How'd you get on with it?

[@picahurocks]

My first cue cost £5 second hand. Was a decent cue, long and nice and light. My current cue now cost £35 and. Its all about how much are you willing to pay for a semi decent cue. I am quite happy with my 3 section cue. Had it for 2 years and doing very well with it

[@daveyjones7391]

Great lesson in value! Sending thanks from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada!

[@Eurobunneh]

Paid £5 for my first cue in 1993. Used to make regular 50+ breaks with that. It was ridiculous the amount of spin you could put on the cue ball.

[@nicktrousers]

could have mentioned the classic that stephen hendrys cue was second hand for like 50 quid and also slighlty bent

[@seanotoole4868]

Nick Trousers but back in the day house cues (the one Steven used) were so much better then cues you would find in a local snooker hall

[@nicktrousers]

@@seanotoole4868 Yeah you are definitely right about that

[@mikebest634]

@@seanotoole4868 It was a Rex Wlliams powerglide ,I still have one ,even down to the slight extension added and the Hendry name plate ,not a cue I could use but a nice one to have in the rack .

[@michaelschmidt3334]

True saw the interview

[@vmax4steve524]

It still cost a weeks wages back then so nothing's changed.

[@zackula1]

Great video. In the USA they're paying absurd amounts for pool cues. I found this video in trying to find a good reason to not buy a cheap cue. The problem being "cheap" in the USA, for a pool cue, is about £40 from a store like Tesco. Any billiard store might have cues that start at £100, but name brands are more likely to start around the £250. Granted American pool, the Queen's pool, and snooker are all three different games, it never made sense to me that our equipment would be far more expensive. Furthermore, it felt even more strange when I could not find any videos breaking down and testing the differences as extensively as you outlined in this video. So thank you

[@Telssa1]

This is one of the most interesting and thought provoking snooker videos I have seen to date. I am bad, but there is just a possibility that I am not quite as bad as I thought I was.

[@PoloABD]

Couldn’t have put it better

[@darriensira7608]

Love your videos man, please keep then coming😊, love from Johnstown NY

[@AlmightyWarPig]

I must say, all the cues I've had (Bar one which I won at a raffle after playing against Steve Davis last year, sadly lost but gave him a good game, the one I one was the cue he used and signed) have been second hand from the local market. Majority have been pretty nice but my favourite purchase was a Rapier branded cue which has a triangular joint for quick release, incredibly lovely feeling cue and definitely my favourite to play with. Only cost £10! Oh and Todmorden, England!

[@user-yx7dp2pl8t]

The best snooker channel!

[@kushaldhakal952]

Love from Nepal. Great to watch you play, and your information on snooker is a gem.

[@iplayeddsharpminor]

I would love to see the difference between a cheap and expensive cue with the same tip size. The reality is most of what you are describing is going to be a consequence of the physics involved with the size of the tip. Must admit I am not a snooker expert to your level but I am a physics expert and the difference in 8-9mm vs 11mm will be substantial. (Ok noted I commented too early - but I think it does prove the point)

[@ShellShock794]

Still better than every single cue I've ever used in a bar here in Idaho, USA!

[@amedbuddhadiving]

Always nice to learn from you all the way from Amed in the North-East of Bali, Indonesia

[@divegabe]

I could never put a finger on what was wrong when I went to pool bars after work and why I missed so many easy shots since all shots were close range shots on a pool table - I just blamed the alcohol. Now I know its those cheapy crappy pool cues with those fat horrible tips. Great vid :)

[@juchetony1910]

I usually play better after four pints. Perhaps it's nerves: Bill Werbenuik was the same.

[@abhaydaya6939]

Love that dedication From Johannesburg South Africa

[@smileyscooby99]

I felt your relief as that black went in!

[@johnstewart3175]

Hello, John here from Armoy, Northern Ireland. I really enjoy your videos and I've just noticed that Sports Direct are selling what looks like a 2 piece maple cue for only £10.00 which made me think of your £10 cue challenge. I don't know what it would play like but it has to be good value. Keep up the good work.

[@argirisdellas]

Being from Athens Greece I'm use to playing with cheap and crooked cues in pool centers. My pool cue which I've been playing with for about 10 years and also used in tournaments costs 40 Euros.

[@bottlecap57]

Owned my current cue for 20 years. 2 piece customized, bottom half from a £100 cue, top half from a £25 cue. No other cue has ever played so well. Now over 300 centuries and counting

[@borisjohnson5536]

And a amazing snooker player I've been a fan

[@bottlecap57]

@@borisjohnson5536 Thank you, that's very kind👍

[@borisjohnson5536]

@@bottlecap57 no thankyou! For the efforts to snooker my friend 👍😉

[@lifeislifeandlifeisunfair1418]

Hello from Lithuania, my name is Povilas. Fun video to watch, your narrative voice is quite nice to listen. Keep up the good work.

[@wish]

my first cue was £9.99 a 2 piece snooker cue from argos, was honestly not bad but that was 2004...

[@Phantomthecat]

I found 3 cues secondhand for $40 Australian - seller said they all needed work - went to look and found 2 x BCE Heritage Mark Shelby 1’s and a Dufferin Dot (with ‘Happy 21st Simon’ engraved in the butt - Guess Simon didn’t like playing too much) - all in very good condition - minus the tips. He’d picked them up in a job lot and couldn’t work out how to screw a new tip onto them so sold them for a song. 😆. Sure, not mega dollar cues, but not too shabby either for the price and a pack of tips - one of the BCE’s suits me perfectly so I’m very happy. For those looking, keep your eyes peeled on the classifieds. 👍

[@eduardocortes178]

Would love to see a video of a slightly more expensive actual snooker cue, if that is possible of course. Great video, cheers from São Paulo, Brazil.

[@J5X7]

My cue is a cheap 2piece boss cue from JD sports which I had hugely slimmed and detapered along the shaft at the tip end so I could get to work on high elevation massé shots which I couldn't otherwise do before. It's more a pool cue though the tip is 9.2mm. It's handy to carry though I'd prefer a 3/4+ with short, long, and longer grip ends, weighted to match. Some venues I could do with a short heavy end. The trouble with a split cue is the join can rub your chin, and the flex isn't continuous... I think there's also some disconnect in delivery, which is why I'd also strongly consider a single piece if when I buy another cue. Really I'd like a break cue too to save my tip, and though not essential, I'd probably make it a 10mm tip. If I were to have a dedicated massé cue it would be shorter, little to no taper at the tip end, however am undecided on weight balance and flexibility, tip hardness or diameter...

[@raghavpatne6578]

I think we have found the guy who's gonna make our novel game look cool :-D ! No but seriously, good work! :-)

[@chrisdavies9197]

great vid, breakfromlife guy. looking to buy a new cue now ive been playing a while. very useful info. love the graph.

[@Breakfromlife]

Just remember that is the likelihood of it being any good. You could pay a lot of money and still get a bad cue. Or one you don’t get on with

[@chrisdavies9197]

@@Breakfromlife going to head into a shop in bristol where they have a practice table. not going to risk buying online. keep up the good work. love the vids.

[@dafergy]

David from Shetland. Hendry's cue was £40 and bent. Alex Higgins told him it was only good for growing tomatoes.

[@juliandenoulet3244]

Really love your videos, you change my game. From Lyon, France

[@HarryTurner24]

loving your videos, im imporving my game alot! Im from Bath in the UK !!

[@sdrtcacgnrjrc]

Love your graph ! Whatchamacallit, ah yes: nice infographic man :-)

[@eduarddobroiu]

That's because Pool balls are bigger and weight more than Snooker balls. So you can get consistent spin with the Pool cue using Pool Balls on a Pool Table.

[@vitaliikharchenko]

excellent explanation, ty

[@whodouthinkuare]

When Ken Doherty won the WC in 1997, he done so with a warped cue nobody claimed at his local snooker club as a child, for just £2 having haggled it from £5 (claimed his mom didnt have £5, but shrewdly returned £3 back to his mom). He still uses this £2 cue today!

[@Zombies8MyPizza]

Made my first ever line-up century with a £30 Ronnie O'Sullivan signature cue from Argos (I was unemployed at the time not long coming out of college and I couldn't afford anything better). The quality of the ash probably is better with more expensive cues but it was pretty standard specs, straight ash shaft, brass ferrule and I had a Talisman tip on it (back when Talismans were actually good). Think the price was only so low because there were absolutely no inlays or splicings, it was just painted.

[@luckyelfwu5305]

thank you for share. And I have a question that which kind of Tip you choose for your nomal Cue, soft or hard or Middle?

[@kensingtonchubb]

My old man was a good player.He use to just pick up any cue and run a riot (figure of speech) He use to say its the hand that holds the cue that matters. Me on other hand an average player has a £60 Cue and i quite enjoy it. Had it for 7years now! So use to it cant play with a different one now! love your videos. Great content

[@JesusGonzalez-pr3wy]

I make My own cues haha pool cues but with brass ferules it's a Nice crossover , greatings from Irapuato, México ✌️

[@jamiewatchorn7639]

Sports direct sell a BCE ash 2 piece snooker cue for £15 which I thought why not and bought it. The cue had a slight curve which I straightened out, shaped the tip and put some cue balm on it and I’m pretty impressed. Think I’m going to put a new elk master tip on it though as the tip isn’t the best but overall not a bad buy for £15

[@UtunesFiji]

Love your videos! Really helpful so thank you. Fiji Islands

[@ac130kz]

Nice firm tip is always important for sure!

[@CalvinWegerie]

Funny video 😂😂😂 thank you mate! Btw greeting from Hong Kong

[@chrisparkinson5160]

I used to play league pool in a top bracket in the Thames valley, I used a standard pub cue to much laughter from everyone.... I won most of my matches. As long as you take the time to get used to what you are using then you can be good with anything.

[@knutewales1171]

2:05...love the cutaway to the bar brawl.

[@jackgeorgeallen]

Excellent! love the elkmaster tips!!!! love your content! Jack from Ashby Parva

[@robertl426]

Stephen Hendry and Ken Dohery played their careers with very cheap cues. I think it's more about what you're used to playing with. Going from ash to maple or vice versa makes it even more difficult. The tip is more important than anything.

[@moce727]

Well there's no much snooker in Argentina, maybe none, so I watch this kind of videos just cus I'm curious, but I've learn from this that sometimes only a little bit of sidespin is what ruins my shots on pool, thank you lol

[@bulletmaster]

Seeing you play with the pool cue, it matches about the level that I am with a proper 150 euro snooker cue.

[@bulletmaster]

Before you made all the adjustments that is.

[@dannymoore8157]

Sounds like a good practice tool! Improve concentration and focus to play every shot perfect

[@tylerdevenish6333]

Watching from lincoln, uk. Great video pal

[@davidfox8024]

Good stuff! Watching from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

[@franciscogouveia3293]

Love from Viseu, Portugal my friend.

[@glallalalal]

Good on you mate as it’s hard for that not to effect your confidence but doing it for our viewing pleasure

[@husnainahmad8261]

Loved your videos from Gujranwala, Pakistan ! ✌🏼🔥

[@Mitjitsu]

So if you ever want to seriously get into snooker. Spending your weekly wage on a cue is probably the way to go.

[@AdzeHD]

You only ever to buy one decent one, will do you for a long time and trust when I say this it makes the game more interesting and fun to play

[@bigjuicychicken535]

Who tf makes 150 a week?

[@Mitjitsu]

@@bigjuicychicken535 I think most of us can afford 400-500 on a cue.

[@shepon23]

Love from Shep - from Birmingham, UK 🇬🇧

[@prabinlamsal5125]

Thanks , From Nepal

[@htnog]

I see you’re still missing Southern Hemisphere pins! Here is Henrique from Londrina - Paraná - Brasil / keep up the good quality content

[@eugenefu823]

Hi, I'm from Malaysia, Love your vids dude

[@wildthing6668813]

I was using my fathers cue after he died but couldn't get higher than a nine break then a few years ago I paid £70 for a cue and my game improved massively although I only play occasionally I was getting 20 plus breaks with an occasional 40 plus which considering how little I play for me is quite good.

[@MrKnotsen]

Hello from Maastricht, The Netherlands. Keep up the good work

[@michalkozak3471]

Great video :) Hello from Ostrava, Czech Republic

[@craigcharlesworth1538]

I used to play pool for a pub team and used a cue I bought for around £30. I didn't exactly set the world on fire, but I played reasonably well but in recent years, when I play in pubs and use their own cues, I play much, much worse. I always put that down to me being out of practice but now I'm wondering if the problem isn't down to really low-quality cues that have taken a lot of abuse over the years.

[@VSloth22]

Hi there. Keep it up, watching you from Minsk, Belarus

[@SimEnduro]

Goodie! Watching from Setermoen, Norway!

[@mc-cricket]

Hey! great video! Just wondering have you ever got a maximum break? If so how many times? And was it in a tournament or at home From Nairobi, Kenya 🇰🇪

[@michaelsingh843]

Hi, I recently bought a maple cue from wood cues, is has alot of whip to it, the shaft is very flexible. Whats your take?

[@AJsVIEW]

What is the right snooker cue tip for long shot success? I have a 9.5mm tip and find it hard with long shots as accuracy is not always on point. Any suggestion please?

[@iimiboy]

Great video mate, should have put the cuesoul tip on

[@Astreos_Off]

Love you I from Brest in France

[@Luke_-_]

This video helped me understand where I was going wrong very informative, Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom

[@mohammadnaimtamjid546]

Love to watch your videos from Bangladesh

[@bradj1526]

Great video from Winnipeg Manitoba Canada!!

[@Andreas8455pp]

I have a riley cue with bill werbeniuk signature how much it goes?

[@breadpitt970]

I know about the Aramith balls and about cue prices. Now I have to convince the love of my life that a snooker table looks good in our living room.

[@NAPZzzzzz]

You did great, enjoyed your vid 👍

[@puistumees3455]

watching from Pärnu, Estonia!

[@_D.I.E.G.O_]

Very usefull this video.. I''m from Curitiba, Brasil ;)

[@jackjohnson8300]

Just about to buy my first cue... you mentioned it isnt easy to find a cue which is perfectly straight (and i noticed a slight wobble when you rolled the £15 one across the table). How much of a wobble is acceptable? Also, when you marked up the cheap cue was this just so that the most straight part was perpendicular to the table and straightest with respect to that 180° imaginary vertical line? Thanks for video, helped me decide not to pay through the nose. 😅

[@mahe_1359]

Good video.Hello from Bosnia ❤ 🇧🇦

[@bossahmed4085]

How much for a titanium one? my brass one has split after not playing with the cue for almost 1 yr due to Covid.

[@lukatuta5349]

Watching from Zagreb, Croatia

[@jamesdavis8731]

Excellent video! Don't get me wrong - cues are important, no doubt about that. But you do not need to spend a lot of money on expensive cues to get a good cue. I see American players spending into the thousands of dollars on a cue and they can't shoot a lick. I see Filipino players (I presently live in the Philippines) play with bar cues that cost less than 1000 pesos ($20) shoot super well and destroy these foreign players. There are only three things that matter with a cue." 1. Feel 2. Deflection 3. Tip Get a combination of these three things that suit your game and go from there. Last year I was given the chance to play with a Predator Revo (I think that was it). It was a nice cue but I actually shot better with the 1000, beat to hell, flat tip bar cue! If I had played more with the Revo I would have gotten more used to it, and that brings up another point. Get yourself a cue you feel comfortable with - get a good tip and shape that tip in a proper way - and then get used to playing with the cue. NO need at all to spend a bunch of money on expensive cues. As I mentioned, I am here in the Philippines and regularly practice at a place Efren Reyes goes to. He does not play there but if he grabbed a 1000 peso, beat to hell, crooked stick, with a rock as a tip, he would still destroy every player that goes into that bar. Your experiment with a cheap stick still showed that talent is the most important thing. You made break and runs with a cheap stick that most with the best sticks could not make. Don't get carried away with really expensive cues. The return on investment in the quality of play is not worth it.

[@Breakfromlife]

That’s right, a lot of players round here have paid a lot of money for a cue and never played the same again. Also I may use this comment as script for an upcoming video

[@jm8219]

Woods cues! Best place for a great cue at a great price!

[@coregunner55]

♡ from Singapore!

[@pedidep]

Wish you all the best from Isfahan, Iran

[@mikeboone6499]

watching from Superior WI, Usa

[@byromtaylor6482]

I had loads of cues I like used to blame the cue if i played bad and got rid and became addicted to buying them My fav brands where parris stamford and TW and the best asian brand i felt was maximus but I actually played my best with much cheaper cues ...One was a james Butters cue that cost 150 (sold and bought back that cue 3 or 4 times now and made over 300 profit will prob buy it back again if i ever see it for sale) I had it in my head it was a cheap cue but it was a real player and I hit my high break with a North west cue which was 300 ish the ash used in the NW cues was actually better than in most cues today i think and they were very under rated.. Its up to the player what he likes Hendry won world titles with a bent maple piece of crap conny and ken Doc cue cost less than a fiver and Sean Murphy used a whippy old antique . You can get some nice rack cues in clubs that have nice response I made a ton with one once after tip fell off my ultimate that rack cue cost less than 3 quid. it had flat down was quit responsive and stiff .. should have bought it from the club owner ..I never made one with that parris ultimate many Parris cues are good even lower in range and I had some crap too that where top of the range people buy the badge but its bs. A lot depends on tip which is why you stuggled.

[@finnizing2065]

Hi I love ur vids, I’ve been watching them for a while now, as a beginner like me, I’m 11, can I practice snooker on a six foot table or do I have to use one of the bigger ones that u have

[@CynicalMiracal]

Height helps but obviously comes with age (I'm 28 and still waiting to grow!) but you can learn a lot from playing pool and transfer over to snooker when you're taller... Just my thoughts anyway, master your left arm too and become a future Ronnie!

[@2002ZRX1200R]

Phill here, watching you from the Outer Banks of North Carolina!