Opinion
Cues n Views is about saving old cues for future generations to enjoy and a service that aims to inform those of you that are interested in old cues about their history, their design peculiarities and their current market value as a collector’s item or for insurance purposes.
It also includes views and opinions, see below.
David Smith
Cues n Views
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Picture and Signature cues
Should the cue that you play with begin to feel sticky when it is running through your bridge hand, take care how you attempt to remedy this.
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The Ladies Game
The Ladies Game In searching out the roots of both english Billiards and Snooker it would be remiss of me not to include a little something about the women’s or as it used to be known in gentler times, “The Ladies…
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Mike Russell, is he the last of a dyeing breed?
Mike Russell, along with a small group of devotees has kept the game of competitive Billiards going over the past few years. Along with holding down a day job, he has also managed to maintain his skills and travel the…
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Where are they now?
As both Snooker and Billiards are now recognised as young men’s games, I find myself wondering what happened to certain players who graced our television screens only a few short years ago.
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Where Have They All Gone?
While sifting through the sports section in my local bookshop the other day it struck me how obvious it was that there is a total lack of books on Snooker. No biographies, no ‘how to play’ books, not even a…
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Top Spot Snooker Club
I am a member of the Top Spot Snooker Club in Aspley Huddersfield. To give you some idea of the type of Snooker Club that I am referring to its details are as follows, this club has 16 full sized…
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Cue Stories
Cue stories abound from the early days of billiards until today.
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The Nineteen Eighties
As shocking as it may seem the 1980’s are fast becoming historical times for the game of Snooker, the players of this era are considered by the youngsters in the clubs to be from a totally different time.
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Epic Matches
When you watch a Snooker match, what are the things that stick in your mind long term? Is it the big breaks? Is it the safety exchanges between two evenly matched competitors? Is it the long potting and precise cue…
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Fred, Kirk and Jimmy
Books on both Billiards and Snooker have been around for many years and due to their relatively limited print runs can become scarce quite quickly.
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The Big Four
I am writing this article in response to a comment that I heard in my local club where, two older gentlemen were discussing the record and achievements of Joe Davis. One of them, said that “Joe was the best Billiards…
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Reminiscences of a Billiards Man
My early days in playing both Billiards and Snooker were focused towards playing in the British Isles Championships which were held over two separate weeks at Burroughes and Watts Hall, Soho Square in London. This was the home of the…
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Cues n Views Pundit
Rachel Stringer, EuroSport TV was covering the event and presented a tribute to Jimmy White who won this competition 25 years ago.
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A Pool Players Luck – Inspiration
Years ago I met a chap at Craftsman Cues known as Aggie Baillie. He passed away suddenly a few years ago. I think of him and our friendship from time to time.
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Cue Care
Should the cue that you play with begin to feel sticky when it is running through your bridge hand, take care how you attempt to remedy this.
