By Schon-PoolCues.com

To know difference between pool cues and snooker cues lets start to know first about the table that we use to play both game. Pool is played typically on a 4′ x 8′ or 4 1/2′ x 9′ table; normally balls that use for this table are 2 1/4″ in diameter and usually marked with numbers 1 to 15 (object balls) and you have white colored cue ball without a number.

Snooker is played on a variety of table sizes, but if you want to experience the game in full, you need a 6′ x 12′ monster table. The balls are usually 2 1/16″ in diameters and you have 15 red balls, 6 colored balls and one cue ball, which are normally white. Another major difference is the felt material used for snooker and pool tables.

Snooker felt is “faster” with more tightly integrated structure while pool felt tends to be “slower”. So we have smaller and lighter balls flying around on a faster cloth for snooker and bigger, heavier balls flying around on a “slower” cloth for pool.

Because of all of this, snooker cues are lighter (between 16 and 19 Oz), have smaller tip size (between 8 and 10 mm) and a bit longer (57′ at times there are extensions that can add to the length of the cue). While pool cues are heavier (between 18 to 21 Oz), have a bigger tip size (10 mm + depending on the manufacturer) and are shorter then snooker cues (around 56′).

Shortly, pool cues are for pool and snooker cues are for snooker

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