560:, then inspected the implement, a strip of ebony about five inches long, with one end having a cue tip. Chambers decided to award a foul, and awarded Newman seven points. In response to questions, the referee quoted the rule that said all strokes must be made with the tip of the cue, so he did not regard the "fountain-pen cue" as a valid cue. Eight days later, the Billiards Association and Control Council, which owned the rules, met and decided to introduce a new rule, which has been developed into today's version: "A billiards cue, as recognised by the Billiards and Control Council, shall not be less than three feet in length, and shall show no substantial departure from the traditional and generally accepted shape and form."
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translucent, transparent or painted. These cues are also valued because of how well they perform. Competitors of custom cue makers and mass-production manufacturers usually try to make cues look like they are made of expensive materials by using overlays and decals. Although these lower the cost of the cues, they do not degrade the cues' effectiveness in game play. Another mark of quality is the precision with which inlays are set. High quality inlays fit perfectly with no gaps; they are symmetrical on all sides, as well as cut cleanly so that all edges and points are sharp, not rounded. The use of machines has aided much in the production of high quality inlays and other ornaments.
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The final part a cue is the bumper, made of rubber (pool) or leather (snooker). Though often considered less important than other parts of a cue, this part is essential for protecting a cue. The bumper protects the cue when it rests on the ground or accidentally hits a wall, table, etc. Without the
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outer layer, but some custom cues are made of bone, antlers, or other more expensive materials that are less common, but serve the same effect. Most snooker cues have brass-to-brass joints. The internal male and female connection points are almost always
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1544:Bottle pool
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1017:John Parris
666:sneaky pete
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522:Paul Hunter
477:when it is
376:memory foam
333:, with the
194:object ball
60:snooker cue
46:(or simply
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2074:Cue sports
2067:Categories
1834:Techniques
1624:Three-ball
1619:Speed pool
1614:Seven-ball
1599:One-pocket
1589:Kelly pool
1549:Bowlliards
1490:Eight-ball
1472:Cue sports
1108:1 December
1046:References
632:trick shot
601:jump–break
580:break shot
570:break cues
564:Speciality
539:Tom Newman
535:Alec Brown
437:extensions
413:deflection
281:fiberglass
277:rock maple
149:against a
100:fiberglass
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1986:Euro Tour
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1854:Cue stick
1822:Resources
1788:Bagatelle
1741:Shoot Out
1696:Goriziana
1691:Four-ball
1678:Five-pins
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1534:Bank pool
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868:July 2017
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657:house cue
609:massé cue
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1793:Boccette
1666:Balkline
1609:Rotation
1584:Honolulu
1564:Cribbage
1539:Baseball
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1027:See also
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951:graphite
927:cocobolo
733:de facto
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461:under a
368:aluminum
246:sidespin
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64:sporting
56:pool cue
2114:italics
2079:Players
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254:English
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110:History
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1773:Kaisa
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906:brass
899:, or
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820:Joint
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679:Shaft
649:joint
459:baize
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329:taper
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262:Types
211:massé
204:Paris
159:queue
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