What's the difference between a steel-toed billiard stick and an ordinary one?

Classification of billiards clubs, the current clubs can be roughly divided into two categories according to their uses: snooker clubs and nine-pole clubs. The former has thin head, copper sheath, cut angle at the end of the rod and embedded trademark; The latter has a thick head, a white plastic sheath and a hornless tail. There are also great differences in the feel between the two: snooker has a small skin, so the hitting point is accurate, which is most suitable for playing snooker, but its absolute strength is slightly worse; However, the nine-shot leather head is big, just suitable for playing big balls. Because the hitting point is not as accurate as the small leather head, some people will not be used to it at first, but the nine-shot is strong and elastic, and it can make an amazing powerful spin after use, which is the charm of the nine-shot. Club is the extension of the players' heart, eyes, brain and arms, and it is also the expression of personal skills. You must feel the stroke in your hand is smooth, so the balance of the club must be perfect. Too heavy, too light or too heavy tail can easily affect the accuracy of strokes. The shaft of the club must be as smooth as silk, so there will be no concern about hitting the ball. A good player must be very careful and take good care of the club. After use, he must carefully store it in the ball box and be on guard against bumps at any time. Usually he can use furniture wax to make it feel as delicate as a baby's skin. If you are good at billiards, you will never lend your cue to others easily. The length of a standard fancy club is 57 inches. At present, most professional players in the United States and Japan use 58-inch clubs. 1982 SteveMizerak, the champion of the world series, suggested that 58-58 1/2 inches should be used for people who are taller than 180 cm, and 57 inches is more suitable for people who are below 180 cm. The weight varies from 19-2 1 ounce, which is suitable for personal habits. The diameter of the leather head in the front part of the club varies from 1 1- 13 pieces. Most professional experts use 13m/m because the leather head of 13m/m can provide a wider contact surface. Generally speaking, the domestic snooker clubs are not only too thin (about 7- 10), but also too short to play fancy pool. In addition to fine workmanship, advanced clubs are also made of advanced materials. A good club doesn't mean buying. The important thing is to suit yourself. Choose a club that suits you and cherish it! Generally, advanced clubs are easy to carry, but not all of them are advanced clubs. Besides straightness, the most important thing is the choice of leather head. American and Japanese professional masters all use French high-grade cowhide. The leather head is always crowned with sandpaper or lead knife, and the leather surface is slightly rough to withstand the challenge. Both sides of the leather head must be flush with the wooden guard. The club has four faces, up, down, left and right. Up and down for the front and back, left and right for the side, the side lined with wood grain, generally slightly inclined. The intersection of wood grain and wood grain is called arrow mouth, and arrow mouth is also called arrow mouth. Of course, the wood grain on the side of some clubs is almost perpendicular to the clubs. It depends on the way of material selection and cutting. This kind of club has made great efforts in material selection and cutting, which makes the appearance of the club very beautiful. Several arrows are positive arrows pointing in the direction of the club head. This kind of arrow is called a positive arrow. The opposite arrow is towards the end of the pole and is called the reverse arrow. Of course, the reverse side is also oval, with upward and downward arrows and double arrows. The arrows on both sides are the direction of the club head. This kind of wood is difficult to choose, and it is usually used in the front branch of high-end clubs. When a tree is cut down, it will be divided into strips or pieces of wood and then stored in one place. After a long time, 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, the water in the wood will evaporate. After a long period of storage, the wood will take shape, and then it can be used as a club. Good clubs are made of wood that has been stored for more than ten or twenty years. Wood is stable and not easily deformed. So the price of good clubs is also high. Just like brandy, the longer it is stored, the higher the price. The wood grain on the side of the club should be straight and the arrow should be sharp and long. That's what most people ask. This is just a requirement for the outside of the club. It depends on the wood, which is what I said above. Of course, it is natural to have both. Just like people, there are handsome and ugly ones. This is just a person's appearance. The most important thing is to look at this person's character and how he is. Of course, people who are handsome and connotative are naturally the best among the best. So is the club. The arrow farther away from the arrow is close to the outside of the tree, and the arrow shorter away is close to the center of the tree. I believe everyone has seen the annual rings! A circle is bigger than a circle, and the distance between circles is longer than a circle. You can tell that a club has a tree by the distance of the arrow. There are many arrows in the front of the club, with straight wood grain, long arrows and sharp tips that give people beautiful enjoyment. When transporting poles, if they are not straight, it is easy to find and adjust them in time. When choosing a club, you should first consider what you usually play. English clubs are thin, usually with a leather head of 9mm~ 10mm, while American clubs are thick, with a leather head of 12 mm ~ 15 mm. The snooker ball itself is small and light, and it doesn't need much strength when playing (especially when kicking off), while the American billiards ball itself is bigger and heavier than the snooker ball. This naturally requires higher impact resistance of American clubs. A good nine-ball club, the front branch is made of 10~ 12 pieces of sawdust by a special process, the back branch is made into seven sections to adapt to strong impact, and the middle section is also equipped with a buffer wheel, so the price is extremely high. The price of a real top-class club is usually more than 10,000 yuan. In fact, nine clubs made of one wood on the market can only be called toys. Although the English club is not so complicated, the requirements for wood are very delicate. Most American clubs are made of maple, while English clubs are made of different materials such as maple, ash and oak. Maple has good hardness, strong elasticity and great stamina. Fraxinus mandshurica is more delicate and has stronger ability to control cue ball than maple. Among the top ten players in the world, 70% use grey clubs and 30% use maple clubs. Haendly, Stephen Lee and Peter Abbott are all masters of using maple branches. Davis, Williams, Sullivan, Hunter, etc. All the used tin bars. The most interesting thing is that although Haendly dominated the stage for many years, it is generally acknowledged that his ability to control the cue ball is not as good as that of Higgins, who only used a pewter stick. I wonder if it's so subtle. Jimmy White, the king of tie rods, also used ash sticks. There are usually 1/2, 3/4, 4/5 and single English clubs. In particular, the more complete the front branch of the club, the better. Among the top 20 players in the world, Mike manus is the only one who uses the 1/2 club. The most important thing to buy a club is to test the transmission force of the club. The method is to hold the club tail with one hand and tap the club tail with the other hand to feel whether the force transmission is complete. The racket shaft, considering the hardness of the shaft. Regarding grain selection, I just remind you that grain selection is not an important factor affecting the cue. For example, Sullivan's club has a bad grain and a wooden scar on the side, but this has not affected him to become a top player. One more thing, I don't think you need to buy expensive clubs at the initial stage, because with the growth of different stages, the requirements for clubs are different. This delicate feeling is to be experienced with the continuous improvement of oneself in the process of playing. To put it bluntly: hit and hit, and you will know what kind of club to use. Finally, I want to express my personal views. At present, there are many composite clubs on the market, which are very beautiful and eye-catching in appearance and feel cool. Personally, I think the biggest drawback of the composite club is that the strength of the club is soft, which is not conducive to the improvement of the ball skills. Moreover, the World Billiards Association expressly stipulates that clubs made of unnatural materials are not allowed to be used in official competitions. The titanium alloy carbon fiber club used by Strinan et al. is actually only used as a punching club. In the official competition, without exception, you must change to wooden sticks. Choose a good club that suits you. Wood comes first, and there are three factors that determine whether it is suitable for you. 1, length 2, thickness 3, weight. It's wood grain and workmanship. Don't deliberately pursue famous brands, don't choose a club that suits you according to my method, play a few balls and feel it. Of course, under the premise of economic permission, you can also choose a famous brand club, which suits you and is very stylish. There has always been controversy about the standard of easy hitting of clubs, and perhaps the controversy will never stop. For example, in the choice of hardness, the soft-adjustable club has good elasticity, and it is easier to hit the strong plug, the fine ball and the brake ball, and the offset of the lower plug is also relatively small. However, when hitting a long-range ball vigorously, it will be unstable due to more deformation of the front branch, and sometimes it will be blind. Hard-tuned clubs have poor insertion force and large deviation, but the victory is stable enough. Almost all handmade clubs are aimed at playing well, but the feeling of playing is not exactly the same as that of each brand of club makers. Most professional players like hard shots, which can ensure the consistency of each shot. In order to be hard enough and minimize the offset of the lower plug, there are 3 14 and other pre-branches of science and technology, but the master basically uses the pre-branches of logs. My personal understanding is that a good club can achieve a moderate balance between hardness and elasticity, and at the same time it is full of strength and easy to adjust the plug. However, everyone has different playing habits and needs, so a good club is suitable for their own use. Beginners don't need to buy too expensive clubs, just choose a brand with stable quality and ensure that the clubs can be used. After all, they are still learning at this stage, and their knowledge of ball skills and clubs is not enough. After reaching a certain level and developing certain hitting habits and preferences, you can choose according to your own needs. A good club is not necessarily expensive, it may just be a mass club, but a high-quality and high-priced club must have its reasons, depending on your ideas and economic ability. Maybe you have never found a cheap and lucky club; Maybe you just like a famous club and cherish your life ... choose a convenient club to play. With the rapid development of billiards in China, the technical level of billiards lovers has been greatly improved. There is a saying: "If you want to do something well, you must sharpen your tools first", especially billiards. Having a handy personal club is undoubtedly very helpful to improve your skills. More and more friends are aware of this, but because we don't know much about clubs, and the market is full of counterfeit brand-name products, we have great difficulties in choosing clubs. So how to choose a satisfactory club? 1. Length and weight of clubs: At present, the clubs on the market are generally about 65,438+0.45 meters (57 inches) long and weigh about 65,438+08 ounces (565,438+00g), so people who choose clubs should choose according to their own conditions. Short people should choose shorter clubs, and players with good wrist strength can choose heavier clubs. WPBSA recommends beginners to use 17 oz clubs. Second, the wood of the club: Today's world-famous clubs are mostly made of poplar, maple and African ebony. These kinds of wood are characterized by high density, good elasticity, clear grain and difficult deformation. In order to reduce the cost, some ordinary clubs can only choose some miscellaneous wood with poor quality. Because the wood is relatively light, the manufacturer will add iron bars to the tail of the club, which will make the club out of balance and greatly reduce the quality of the club. Moreover, these clubs are easy to break and deform. If you want to choose from several clubs of the same grade, you can flick the shaft with your fingers. The sound made by high-density clubs is firm and crisp, while the sound made by low-density clubs is hollow and turbid. In addition, when shopping, you can also hold the tail of the club with one hand and beat the shaft with the other. A good wooden pole gives you the feeling of elasticity, uniformity, strength and durability. In addition, the sign on the back handle of the club should be facing the positive arrow of the club! The wood grain of the club should be stretched as simply as possible, not as dense as fish scales! The arrow should be sharp and the wood grain should be positive towards the club head! The reverse arrow is located opposite to the forward arrow of the rod. It is best not to choose a rod with a broken line in the middle. Handmade cue: Handmade cue is an important symbol to measure the quality of cue. Pay special attention to whether the joint between the copper hoop of the club head and the shaft and the butt joint of the shaft (copper buckle) (1/2,3/4) are tight and flat. Whether the lengths of the four flower arrangements are basically the same, special reminder: some inferior clubs are painted with flower arrangements, please pay attention when buying. Fourth, the maintenance of the club: after the new club is bought back, there will usually be paint. You can use a 600-mesh water mill to gently knock it off with fine sandpaper, then polish it with sandpaper of 1000 mesh, and then add olive oil (preferably with special club oil) to make the club fully eat oil (this time takes about 24 hours). Oil the club about every three months. If you don't eat oil, you don't need to oil it in the future. The flexibility of the club. When you are faced with the situation of pushing and pulling hard, the correct shot should be an effective extension of the club, so it is easy to see the quality of a club. Because of its strong elasticity, the cue ball is not only pushed through the club by the arm, but also reacted by the elasticity of the club, so it is easy to achieve your goal of walking. This is the reason why you hit the ball with the power of the club instead of swinging your arm vigorously. Therefore, the longitudinal elasticity of the club is very important. Let's talk about the lateral toughness of the club in detail. When a master chooses a club, he often has to hold his head in one hand, let the other end of the club land and bend the club. This is to see how tough the club is. For a tough club, when you push, pull and jam, the club head is not easy to shake and there will be fewer mistakes. There is a saying that "you should be particularly familiar with the club in your hand, when you have a strong decline" is the truth. If you use a club with poor toughness or your own club for a long time, it will be difficult for you to catch the ball when you plug the ball forcefully (everyone knows that you must fine-tune the goal point according to the strength of the ball plug and the distance between the cue ball and the cue ball), because the quality of the club affects your judgment. By the way, a friend said that "clubs should be suitable for you", but I don't think so. I think you should cooperate with a good club at the beginning of learning the ball. Why is it a good club? Because as far as I am concerned, I will never waste my time and energy on a broken lens. Once the technology is improved and a good lens is needed, some deep-rooted concepts and power control I originally developed will not be used for this good lens. This is a fact. Many friends who have reached a certain level of ball skills will have a strong reaction to the change of their new leather head and the influence of climate on the humidity of clubs, let alone change a club to play. When your skills are superb, you can also choose to customize a "treasure stick" that can give full play to your level, because only at this stage can you truly realize your strength and understand what a ball is and what a club is. Of course, such people are only a few ... This is called "making the rod fit people"! Is this the same as the "swordsman's sword" in Gu Long's martial arts novels? Playing ball is a way to enjoy life, a very enjoyable way. It can be a kind of entertainment. In my opinion, it is a self-challenge and a more perfect game. Because of this, don't friends who love table tennis need a good pole?