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Beginners Guide to Buying Your Snooker Cue

When you watch the likes of World Class and champion Snooker Players like John Higgins, Ronnie O Sullivan or Peter Ebdon etc. It’s hard to imagine yourself coming anywhere close to playing at their standard right? Well, like many great sports people their skill and effortless rhythm comes from talent, years of practice and experience. If [...]
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Beginners Guide to Using a Snooker Cue

How Do I Improve My Snooker Cue Hold   Snooker is often regarded as the harder game to play from other cue sports like Billiards or Pool. The cue is often longer in length and more difficult to use accurately. Amateurs inadvertently tend to hold the cue incorrectly and thus compromising their potential to improve their game. There [...]
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GBE 2010 Billiards Exhibition

The GBE 2010 Billiards exhibition will take place on March 30th to April 1st 2010. 269 booths have been booked (the data is deadline on Dec.7th  ,2009). It is a great possability that all 500 booths may be filled by the start of the exhibition.  The organising committe is striving to make sure that as many [...]
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New Snooker ebook available shortly

A new snooker ebook for learner players is to be available shortly: The website owner states that it will be available by October 2009 and not the date stated on the website (typo) Take a look here: http://www.snookerlessons.com/
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Get a free Talisman cue tip for the next 10 people to post a link

Get a free Talisman cue tip worth approxomately $15 for the next 10 people to post a link to this website on your own website, and email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it when they’ve put the link up. This is a limited time offer. Thanks The Management
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Running an 8ball Rack - Strategy 4 - Thinking Ahead

Thinking ahead ? shots Make a definite plan of how you will take on the game.  Think several shots ahead.  Most pro’s will tell you the whole game has already been played out in their mind before the play a shot. Start off by thinking two shots ahead then three and so on.  This way you can change [...]
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Snooker - Cue Tips Part 3

A cue is the most vital element in the game of Snooker and it is essential to own your snooker cue if you are actually looking forward to develop your ability in playing the game. While you are buying a cue you will get a variety of choices. Choosing the right type of cue is [...]
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Snooker - Cue Tips Part 2

Most of us play snooker in our leisure. We are well aware of the rules of the games but sometimes we tend to miss out on the other aspects of the game. One such thing is the types and fittings of the Snooker Cue tips. Most of the Snooker cue tips nowadays are made from various [...]
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Snooker - Cue Tips Part 1

If you are playing Snooker then it is very important for you know about the cue tips. There are different types and fittings of cue tips available in the market. Hard tips are really good to use but it ’s a players personal preference which tips are best. Here are some very popular cue tips, -Elk Master is [...]
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Billiards Drills - Part 5

The most important thing if you want to become an ace in billiards is the accuracy. As there is really a very small margin of error while playing with a formidable opponent, you need to think before any shot you take. The billiard drills can teach you how to get into the mind of your opponent. [...]
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Billiars Drills - Part 4

Practice makes perfect. And that is true for billiards as well. As you know full well, it is not just about hitting the ball with the cue but a substantial set of subtler skills that makes a billiard player a true master at his game. Hence you need to practice if you wish to compete [...]
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What is Artistic Billiards - Part 2

The game of artistic billiards is as interesting as its name. If you wish to play artistic billiards, your shots require absolute precision. This game demands a player of great caliber as the shots are taken from pre-determined positions. There are 76 pre-designated shots and they are categorized according to their difficulty of execution. As [...]
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Starting To Think About Professional Play - Part 2

Do you wish to become a professional billiards player and join the ranks of all time greats or at least be in the same league as champions.  There are many who have made it to the top by virtue of their talent and sheer hard work. Apart from playing the game earnestly, you also need to [...]
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Cue Balls - Size Does Matter Part 2

Does thinking about indoor games evoke memories of endless sessions of pool and snooker with your friends? If you are an avid fan of billiards or snooker, you must know about the different types of balls used for the different games. A game of carom is never played with the ball used for American style [...]
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Billiards Drills - Part 3

Billiard practice drills are practice modules to impose better perfection and control over the game of the players. Before start playing with billiards drills-practice module, you should better set you own goal for the year, otherwise the repetitiveness of the practice drill module may hamper on play style. The popular billiard drill practices are: When the ball [...]
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Running an 8ball Rack - Strategy 3 - Difficult Balls

Checking the difficult balls first What are your difficult balls, where are they at and what will it take to sort these situations out. On your opening shot after the break take a good look arond the table.  Are there any balls stuck to a rail, blocked by other balls or locked in a cluster.  How can you [...]
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Billiard Variations - Russian Pyramid Part 2

Wish you could try your hand at another interesting indoor sport? Why not try out for Russian Pyramid billiards if you are in the mood for experimentation? Russian Pyramid is an variation of billiards and has rules and regulations quite different from the regular games of pool and snooker you are accustomed to playing. Russian Pyramid [...]
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Antique Pool Cues

Antique pool cues are crafted out of the finest of woods and carved meticulously to maintain the perfect balance and size. When they were made, sophisticated machines were no where in picture, naturally each antique pool cue is an ode to engineering. First billiard cues saw the sunlight in 17th century. When players hit the ball [...]
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Cue Balls - Size Does Matter

Cue sport involves balls of different sizes, colors, coatings and patterns etc that determine friction coefficient, resilience and hardness. Earliest pool balls were made of clay, wood and later ivory but contemporary balls are manufactured by plastic materials that are not prone to chipping or cracking. In carom billiards, balls are not numbered and 61.5 mm [...]
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Pool Table Maintenance

There are different types of billiards or pool table that are used for the game of billiards. The table could of any shape ranging from round to L-shaped and multilateral. You simply need to know the methods of maintaining the table. According to the cleaning experts a pool table must be cleaned with the help [...]
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Billiards Drills Part 2

Practice is the sole means to excel in the game of billiards. Billiard players should note that the practice techniques should be accurate so that it can help them in perfecting and improving the overall game. First of all, billiard practice techniques are categorized into two parts-pool specific and game specific. Let’s start with pool specific [...]
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Billiards Drills Part 1

Billiard drills will help you practice your billiard moves and hone your billiard skills. Hence, if you want to become a perfect billiard player then you have to practice drills to be able to improve your shots and the techniques of playing the game. For practice drills you can improve certain shots namely cue ball concentration, [...]
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Starting To Think About Professional Play

Becoming a professional billiard player is not only a matter of talent, practice and expertise. This requires promoting a talent. If you want to promote yourself, if you want to be professional, you need to know few strategies of the game beforehand. Following are the essential tips for becoming a professional billiards player – Tip # 1 [...]
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What is Artistic Billiards

If you want to taste the classic fervor of billiards, then artistic billiards is the one you need. The artistic billiards or fantaisie classique is a type of carom billiards originated in Western Europe. This tests how well you can handle difficult shots with 76 pre-set shots. The perfect execution of the most difficult shot has [...]
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Running an 8ball Rack - Strategy 2 - Good Speed

Using the correct speed How hard do you hit the object balls into the pockets? Sure, it looks good to hammer them home into the pocket but what if you miss? the balls have the tendency to go everywhere, making it a real possibility for the opponent to take control. There are 3 main reason to use just the [...]
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Billiard Variations - Russian Pyramid part 1

Russian pyramid is popularly known as pyramid or Russian billiards or Russian Pool. Though name is quite same but the rules of the game differ from the conventional western game of billiards. There are different variations of Russian pyramid played. However, the most common of them are Free Pyramid or American Pyramid, Combined Pyramid or Moscow [...]
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Lighting your billiards table

Billiards lighting can be regarded as one of the vital parts of this stylish game. The table lights are not only used for providing sufficient luminosity on the table but it also helps to create a warm ambiance for the players. The lighting can be used both for mood and function. Billiards lighting is available in [...]
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Runing An 8ball Rack - Strategy 1 - Open Shots

Everyone would love to run an 8ball rack every game.  Although its unlikely to happen every single game we can at least increase our chances, increasing our winning margin in the process. Strategy no.1 - Not leaving an open shot for your opponent Every shot you play in a game has two purposes.  The first purpose being [...]
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Billiards Close Up - Part 1- Cue Tips

Welcome to the billiards world of the unseen. This is part 1 of our new microscopic billiards series. Cue Tips When you’re busy playing a game there’s no more that a little thought that goes towards the humble pool cue tip.  The poor tip is relegated to the back of your mind as you waltz around the table, [...]
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Pool Tips for Absolute Beginners - Article 2

Practice Games Ask around and see where more serious players go to play pool.  You will probably find that these are places with the best tables.  To begin with it may be an idea to go at a time that is quiet so you can get plenty of practice in.  Take a friend with you and [...]
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Pool Tips for Absolute Beginners - Article 1

Pool Tips for Absolute Beginners - Article 1 Pool Cues This is a matter of preference and a very individual thing.  I would advise that you begin by using a ‘house cue’ until you get a feel for the game.  Once you feel you are progressing visit a sports store and try out their cues.  If you [...]
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Belfast mourns snooker star Higgins

A book of condolence is opened in Belfast for Alex Higgins, who died after a long battle against throat cancer.
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Tributes paid to iconic 'Hurricane'

Tributes are paid to former world snooker champion Alex Higgins, who has died aged 61 after a long battle against throat cancer.
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Snooker star Higgins dies aged 61

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins dies at the age of 61 after a long battle against throat cancer.
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Power Snooker thrills O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan hopes a revolutionary new snooker competition can revive the sport and provide an antidote to the "boring" World Championship.
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Women's champion loses tour debut

Reanne Evans loses 4-2 to China's Liu Chuang in the Players Tour Championship on her professional tour debut.
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Higgins report heads for tribunal

Findings of the investigation into allegations made against John Higgins and Pat Mooney will reach an independent tribunal next week.
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Snooker's amateurs to face stars

More than 70 of the world's top snooker players prepare to face the best amateur talent in the first Players Tour Championship.
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Mount to open Gloucester academy

Entrepreneur Paul Mount will open a new snooker academy in Gloucester later this month.
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Hearn handed control of snooker

Barry Hearn defeats rival bidder John Davison by 35 votes to 29 to win control of World Snooker.
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Dott hopes to see Higgins cleared

Former world champion Graeme Dott hopes to see good friend John Higgins and former manager Pat Mooney cleared of match-fixing allegations.
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Hearn reveals plan for new series

World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn announces a new multi-tournament series as part of his plans to shake up the sport.
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Hearn introduces shoot-out event

Snooker boss Barry Hearn promises "non-stop breathtaking action" after announcing a new one-frame shoot-out event for the world's top 64 players.
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John Higgins determined to clear name

John Higgins insists he is "100% innocent" of match-fixing allegations.
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Dott splits from manager Mooney

World Championship runner-up Graeme Dott ends his involvement with manager Pat Mooney.
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Robertson beats Dott to win world title

Neil Robertson becomes the first Australian to win the world snooker title as he holds his nerve to beat Scotland's Graeme Dott 18-13.
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Beginners Guide to Buying Your Snooker Cue

When you watch the likes of World Class and champion Snooker Players like John Higgins, Ronnie O Sullivan or Peter Ebdon etc. It’s hard to imagine yourself coming anywhere close to playing at their standard right? Well, like many great sports people their skill and effortless rhythm comes from talent, years of practice and experience. If [...]
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Beginners Guide to Using a Snooker Cue

How Do I Improve My Snooker Cue Hold   Snooker is often regarded as the harder game to play from other cue sports like Billiards or Pool. The cue is often longer in length and more difficult to use accurately. Amateurs inadvertently tend to hold the cue incorrectly and thus compromising their potential to improve their game. There [...]
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GBE 2010 Billiards Exhibition

The GBE 2010 Billiards exhibition will take place on March 30th to April 1st 2010. 269 booths have been booked (the data is deadline on Dec.7th  ,2009). It is a great possability that all 500 booths may be filled by the start of the exhibition.  The organising committe is striving to make sure that as many [...]
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