Joss Billiard Cues

Looking for precision, perfection, high quality and beauty in a billiard cue? Joss Cues is one company that offers just that in each cue that is crafted by owner Dan Janes. With over seventy years of perfecting the billiard cue making process, Joss Cues are used by both professional and celebrities, including Mike Sigel, Eddie Taylor, Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman.

Joss billiard cues are made using a hard, Triangle leather tip and a rubber bumper. The Triangle tip used is made from chrome tanned leather that retains chalk very well resulting in less miscues. Miscues are critical to the outcome of the game, so using a cue tip that provides for less miscues will help players win more games. Billiard tips tend to mushroom over time. Mushrooming occurs when the middle of the tip compresses, pushing the edge of the tip out over the ferrule. Triangle tips reduce the amount of mushrooming that occurs.

Other features of Joss Cues include a 3/4" capped ferrule, 5/16 x 14 joint, adjustable weight and Canadian Hard Rock Straight Grain Maple shaft. Joss Cues are also made in the USA and each cue includes a unique serial number on the joint. High precision machines and experienced hands come together to offer a great assortment of beautiful and fancy cues made with the highest standards in the game of billiards.

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CueSight Billiard Training Tool

Interested in taking your billiards game to the next level? The key to being a successful billiards player is to develop the skill of putting yourself in a position to pocket a ball or placing the cue ball in a way that reduces the chance that your opponent will pocket a ball. Perfecting your strike, cue spin and cue ball control takes practice but can lead to great success.

Applying a little "english" to the cue ball will allow it to spin in a way for the goal of perfect placement. Striking the cue ball slightly off center will place a certain spin on the ball depending how far off center it is hit. There are several different spins that can be placed on the cue ball, each creating the ball to move with a purpose. For anyone interested in taking on the challenge of becoming the one of the best billiards players, the CueSight Precision Training Ball combined with the CueSight laser cue might be just what you need to help improve your game. Each training tool can be used separately or combined for the best results. To check out both CueSight products visit www.billiardballsandmore.com.

The Precision CueSight Training Ball is a cue ball designed for teaching cue ball control and learning how to apply the proper "english" to the cue ball. Applying "english" to a cue ball means striking the ball with the cue stick off center, which will create the ball to spin and curve for more strategic play. This training ball is made with colors, training lines and circles to help analyze current stroke and make corrections as needed. This cue ball has two different sizes, a precision side and a spin side. The precision side allows a player to learn where to hit the ball exactly where intended. The spin side helps the player develop aiming and muscle memory for greater accuracy and efficiency.
The CueSight Laser Cue is a cue that can be used for both training purposes and regular play. The cue comes with two different shaft ends: a laser sighted end and a regular wood end. The laser end shines a crosshairs straight out of the center of the tip, directly in line with the cue. The crosshairs are portrayed on the cue ball, so as a player strikes, any inaccuracies in your stroke can be noticed and adjusted immediately.
Both of these tools work great together for almost immediate improvement as problems can be seen in real time and adjusted. The markings on the Precision CueSight Training Ball also always you to see how the ball spins as well as how far away from the center of the cue ball you can strike without having a miscue. If you have any questions concerning the Precision CueSight Training Ball or the CueSight Laser Cue, or interested in seeing other great training tools available visit www.billiardballsandmore.com. It is time to pick up your game!!

Billiard Techique - Draw

The billiard technique that I talked about previously was called "follow". Now I am going to touch on a different billiard technique called "draw".  Instead of wanting the cue ball to follow the object ball after contact, sometimes it is necessary for the cue ball to move away from the object ball after impact. It is all about positioning the cue ball for the next best shot.

In order to put a back spin on the cue ball, the tip of the cue stick needs to strike the cue ball just below center. Several factors come into play that can have an affect on the draw shot. The further the distance between the cue ball and the object ball, the longer the cue ball will need to maintain its back spin. The longer the distance between the two balls, the lower and harder the strike needs to be. if the backspin ends before hitting the object ball, the cue ball will start rolling in a forward spin and will result in a follow.

The force of the strike will also determine how far back the cue ball rolls after contact. Different types of billiard table felt or the condition of the felt will also affect how effectiveness of the draw. Practicing different scenarios is the best approach to determine your control in a draw shot. The Spotted Cue Ball is a great tool for perfecting the draw shot. The training cue ball will show variations in spin with different types of strikes placed on the cue ball.

Good luck!

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