Is a snooker cue better for 8-ball then a regular 13mm pool cue?

The short answer is no.

A snooker cue has a smaller tip because the balls are smaller and the game is more gentle and shots are taken with a slower stroke and generally less speed/power.

You certainly couldn't use a snooker cue if you were playing on an American table with 2 1/4"balls because the power you need to put into the shots with American pool would put too much pressure on the tip and would weaken the cue massively and probably cause it to split which is a real bummer especially if you have invested in a new cue. :(

Have you thought about going to a shop and trying some out? I'm not sure where you live but I have a pool table showroom in Bristol just off the motorway and we have about 30-40 cues in stock at any one time and you would be more than welcome to come in and try some out on a table, even if you decide not to buy. :)

If you think you will be playing on a 8-9ft table with 2 1/4" balls at any time, please do not buy a snooker cue as it will almost certainly split over time however a standard 8 ball cue could be used occasionally with US size balls.

I hope this helps. :)

I agree with Vegas Matt, but I do not understand much about deflection though. The bigger tip is more forgiving, with the smaller tip, you have to aim the tip more precisely to play center ball or along the center of the cue ball whether high to low so you may be putting english on the cue ball when you may not want to. The pool ball is bigger and heavier, the snooker cues being more narrow and less dense than pool cue, may feel funny when the cue ball get contacted by cue tip. The shaft may vibrate and feel different than using a pool cue.

Myself, I would not use pool cue for snooker and vice versa. A few people may like a snooker cue to play pool because they are used to it but most people would not be comfortable using a snooker cue to play pool and vice versa.

If you're more comfortable with a smaller tip you may play better, but snooker cues are not "better" in general than pool cues.

Snooker cues are designed for the smaller balls used in snooker, that's the only reason the tips and the cues weight is less. Larger tips are actually more forgiving (and therefore generally more accurate), although they allow for a less precise hit on the cue ball. An extremely hard ferrule is also bad for pool, as a more flexible ferrule causes less deflection on shots that require sidespin, which is more common in pool than snooker.

I'm not trying to rag on snooker cues, just pointing out they each kind of cue is designed specifically for the game in which it is intended. Snooker cues are designed for snooker, pool cues are designed for pool.

No The dome of the snooker cue is designed for the smaller snooker balls But i do play both games with the same 13mm stick

The snooker cue has more whip.

I know many snooker players who use their regular pool cues, shoot like their breaking 9 ball and just don't miss.

The snooker cue is a little longer, but use the cue you like.

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