Snooker Cue Tip Maintenance: The Lowdown, Part Two

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SnookerZone has already explained how to stick on a snooker cue tip in 7 easy steps in 5 mins. If you missed that post then visit by clicking here.

Yesterday, on the blog, we explained what a snooker cue tip burnisher does and why you need to use one for your tip. Click here to read now if you missed it!

So, on to today’s blog, we’re going to delve a bit deeper into cue tip maintenance…

In today’s lesson, you’ll learn…

Why it’s important to look after a cue tip…
What products are best available for looking after your tip (based on our knowledge)
How to use them…

A snooker cue tip is the most important part of a cue. You need to look after it. If you look after your tip, its lifespan will increase and in the long run, you’ll be saving money by not keep having to buy new tips! We all like to save money, right?

CUE TIPS AND CHALK: THE TIP PIK…

Sometimes, depending on how hard a tip is, chalk can be difficult to apply initially and stick to the tip.

There are a few ways to ensure the chalk goes on well and grips the tip – some ways are, well, unorthodox, but here’s one way through a great product that SnookerZone uses.

The better the chalk sticks to the tip, the more grip you’ll get and be able to play a wide variety of shots.

This is where a snooker cue tip pik comes in! A tip pik is a useful tool which can make the tip fibres loosen up so that chalk can better be applied and stick better.

Here’s a video on Youtube that explains it…

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