Cue Sport Group

There are three major types of cues:

The One Piece Cue is utilized in pool games by the casual players. They decrease evenly in diameter up from the butt down to the tip.

The Two Piece Cue is separated in the middle part for the convenience in transport. It comes with a cue case and yet another kind of the two piece cue is placed around three quarters down the cue. This measures usually 12 to 16 inches from the butt portion.

The other types are cues that have three to five joints. They can be either used for jumping, breaking and weight changing on the butt portion. They are also used as extensions at times to make a longer reach.

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