Clubs can be roughly divided into mass production clubs and manual clubs. As the name implies, mass-produced clubs come down from the production line, so the cost is low and you can make as many as you want. Handmade clubs are made by hand. At present, many so-called hand-made clubs still rely on tools and machines, but they are still very different from mass-produced clubs. The top clubs in the world, such as Gina and Southwest (also called root beer in Taiwan Province Province), are basically handmade clubs. In today's commercial society with the pursuit of profit as the first goal, some hand-made cue makers still rely on manual operation and tirelessly pursue perfect quality. So these exquisite almost perfect clubs can be called works of art, so there are many club collectors in the world. In the famous pole appreciation area, there will be a detailed introduction.

Fancy nine-ball originated in the United States. Over the years, the concept and technology of club making in the United States have been continuously improved, making American clubs recognized as 1 in the world. Most master hand-made clubs come from the United States, and the price is quite expensive. For example, the famous Gina and Southwest start at 2000-3000 dollars, and the complicated and expensive decoration price can be imagined. The Ginasha Cazoulat (known as the Great Rainbow in Taiwan Province Province) once used by Fengbang Zhao, the ball king, sells for 9,000 US dollars, and Yang Qingshun's six-inserted ivory southwest (root beer) sells for 250,000 Taiwan dollars (about 60,000 yuan). There are also brands with slightly lower prices, such as OMEN, which is around $ 1000, and the quality is also widely praised. They are all brands that webmasters like and think have more appreciation potential.

At the same time, there are many mass-produced brands in the United States. These brands generally use computer lathes, with a large output, and there are many excellent works, such as the famous PREDATOR 3 14, SCHON and VIKING, which are popular in the United States and Taiwan Province Province. Prices are high and low, such as low-grade JOSS clubs, which can be bought at around RMB 1000, but personally, this kind of clubs is not cost-effective; The cost of Predator 3 14 is about 180 USD, and the cost of the new Z is more expensive. The minimum cost of the original club is more than 3,000 RMB. More expensive ones, such as SCHON, usually cost more than 700 dollars to make sticks. It should be noted that many mass-produced brands will also introduce some limited-rod, the material selection and design are better than those of mass-produced rods, and the price is much higher, but this limited-rod is different from the real handmade clubs. In addition, with the popularity of fancy nine-ball in the world, many countries outside the United States have also joined the pole-making industry, such as ADAM and MEZZ in Japan, FALCON in Canada and LONGINI in Italy, which are all very famous brands.

Taiwan Province Province is a very developed area of fancy nine-ball in China. The players have reached the world-class level, billiards are deeply loved by the people, and Taiwan Province Province is also famous for its manufacturing industry. These two factors determine that Taiwan Province Province has become the largest mass production club base in the world. Taiwan Province, invested by Taiwanese businessmen in China and Guangdong, is now the largest pole-making factory in the world, with a monthly output of over 800,000 pieces. The famous factories in Taiwan Province Province have axes (double axes), and the handmade clubs in Taiwan Province Province are represented by snails, the quality of which is no less than that made in the United States. Recently, many professional players in Taiwan Province Province have given up their world-famous moves and turned to snails, which shows that the level of hand-run clubs in Taiwan Province Province has reached the top level.

Standard for measuring the difficulty of using clubs

This issue has always been controversial, and perhaps the controversy will never stop. For example, in the choice of hardness, the soft-adjustable club has good elasticity, and it is easier to hit the strong plug, the fine ball and the brake ball, and the offset of the lower plug is also relatively small. However, when hitting a long-range ball vigorously, it will be unstable due to more deformation of the front branch, and sometimes it will be blind. Hard-tuned clubs have poor insertion force and large deviation, but the victory is stable enough. For details, please see the article "Previous Performance".

Almost all handmade clubs are aimed at playing well, but the feeling of playing is not exactly the same as that of each brand of club makers. Most professional players like hard shots, which can ensure the consistency of each shot. In order to be hard enough and minimize the undershoot offset, 3 14 and other scientific and technological precursors appeared. It is reported that half of the professional players are using 314 (the statistical result of 20065438+0), but most of the world's top players we often see on TV still insist on using the log forequarters.

Everyone has a different habit of playing ball, and a good club is suitable for their own use. In my opinion, the strength is full, the hardness is suitable for personal requirements, and a good club is good.

Beginners don't need to buy too expensive clubs, just choose a brand with stable quality and ensure that the clubs can be used. After all, they are still learning at this stage, and their knowledge of ball skills and clubs is not enough. After reaching a certain level and developing certain hitting habits and preferences, you can choose according to your own needs. A good club is not necessarily expensive, it may just be a mass club, but a high-quality and high-priced club must have its reasons, depending on your ideas and economic ability. Maybe you are lucky to find a cheap and fun club and use it to dominate the battlefield; Maybe your skills are not very good, but it is because you like a famous club that you have spent a lot of money and cherished it all your life. ...