1. Different names

The thinner head is called a snooker club; the thicker head is called a nine-club.

2. Different feel

The tip of the snooker club is small, so the hitting point is precise, which is most suitable for playing snooker, but the absolute power is slightly inferior; while the nine-club club The skin head is large, just suitable for hitting big balls.

3. Different shapes

The sheath of the snooker club is made of copper, and a corner of the tail is cut off and the trademark is inlaid; the sheath of the nine-cue stick is made of white plastic, and the tail is made of white plastic. No missing corners.

Nine-cue stick (as shown below)

Snooker stick (as shown below)

4. Different materials

Nine-cue stick Almost all of them are made of maple, with both solid wood front sections and technological front sections; snooker cues are mainly made of ash wood with sword patterns, and there are also a small amount of maple wood, which is harder than ash wood.

5. Different structures

All nine clubs are 1/2 poles, and the length of the front section and the back handle are the same. Snooker clubs have full poles and 3/4 poles. Since the force transmission through the rod is relatively good, most of them on the market now are through rods.

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