If last week we looked at the best jump pool cues, today is the turn of the break cues. Breaking is vital to keep the initiative of the game and not give option to the rival. It is therefore important to have a good break cue to provide the first shot: You must have a hard top, a low deflection shaft and balanced weight in order to transmit power and speed to the triangle.

They are essential to save defenses, to regain the initiative and often decisive when winning or losing a game. Today a pool player has to master the jump as he dominates the rest of beatings. Using a good jump cue will make it easier.

Being professional billiard player is not easy. And if you devote yourself to Pool, even less. It's a minority sport, not much televised and not much professionalized sport moves much lower than other disciplines or even other forms of billiards, like snooker. That’s why only very few players in the world can live well from their game. In this week's article we look at how much billiard Pool players in the elite earn approximately.

The world of professional billiard is full of characters of all kinds. Players, of course, the most familiar faces, but there are other profiles of people linked to billiard that also deserve our attention. Newscasters, referees, photographers, fans or even cuemakers give color to the events of Pool or Snooker. In this week's article we highlight seven characters who love this sport and whose work help spread billiard.

You probably remember mythical Records like Ronnie’s fastest 147 Ronnie or the 28 caroms in a row made by Caudron, but the truth is that many other billiard records billiard go unnoticed. So I decided to take a walk in the Guiness and collect them in this article so that we realize the feats achieved by some billiard players. And why not, if one day you want to try to beat them.

A cue and chalk. It is all we need to go and win ball games. But most players carry in the cue case an array of additional accessories such as spare tips, shaft cleaners or gloves. There are minimalist players, and others who carry a real survival kit. In this week's article we highlight the 10 most useful accessories (although not strictly necessary) to take in your cue case and use them at any time.