Up to 20 years of XIX century strikes the cue were uniform. These were just blow in the center of the ball, and with their help it was impossible to give the cue ball any rotation. The reason for this has been covered with plaster indentation on the end of the cue. Hitting such a cue ball on the edge certainly occurred Kicks. In addition, all players derzhaldi with a few cues that are constantly dipping into liquid plaster. Tables of this sticky and have an unsightly appearance, to the same plaster cues often drove baize table.

This inability to control the cue ball because of imperfections cue forced players to look for opportunities to improve the cues. And in 1827, came into the world is round leather label for the cue. This simple innovation created a furor. While playing the plaster cue required mechanical skill, because when struck in the center of the ball moved only in a straight line. Now, if there is a leather labels could do more sophisticated attacks: a ball can rotate and move along curved trajectories, stops and rolls back, jump over other balls. This game is evoked in all the spectators surprise and admiration. Advanced sticker applied to the modern kiyah. Their quality and format of labels directly affects the quality of impact damage, as well as rotation, attached to the ball. Rounded shape makes the labels more contact area with the ball, grip improves handling labels mahrovkoy and further periodic rubbing her billiard chalk. The stickers have different hardness, thus the player carefully selects the best option for yourself and the type of stickers.

There are 2 types of cues - collapsible and intact. Also cues vary in length, weight, diameter, and are used for certain types of game: Russian billiards, American pool, snooker or carom. So long cue for Russian billiards is 1550-1600 mm and the weight 650-850 gram.

For the American pool and carom used shorter and light cues. They are aiming at is easy to hold even a large angle to the plane of the table. It is through such attacks player can move forward along a curved path, or even jump. The length of the cues for the pool is 1450-1500 mm and weighs 500-550 grams. The length of the cues carom 1350-1500 mm and weighs 480-520 grams. The length of the cue for snooker 1200-1300 mm, and weighs about 500 grams.

Demountable cues are assembled from two parts, held together by connecting node - the junction, one of which is screwed into another. Shaft - this is the upper part of the cue and the thicker and decorated with horizontal bar - lower. Has also developed versions of cues, consisting of 3 parts, in their horizontal bar has an extra joint, due to what is possible to shorten the cue to perform specific attacks, in which the cue must be held almost vertically. These cues can be maintained and the regular game, but the majority of pool players use them as a second cue to break the pyramid and jump kicks.

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