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Pool Table Parts and Accessories Buying Guide

There are significant Pool Tables available in the market and every brand has pool table parts and accessories. So, sometimes it seems difficult to purchase the quality parts and accessories for the replacement. I can give you one tip that you can replace damaged parts with quality parts instead of replacing the entire table. Because it is cost-effective to buy a high-end table with the parts you want. But you can upgrade the parts on it.

While the pool table itself is probably the single most important aspect that will determine the playing experience of the games, the playing equipment is quite important. Here’s a quick rundown of billiard equipment and accessories.

Pool cues

Pool cues, cue sticks or billiard cues are tapered pieces of wood used to strike the billiard balls. While historically cues offered strictly wood, today modern versions feature not only natural maple but synthetic materials such as fiberglass, graphite and carbon fiber. They range in size from 48″ to 58″ long and can weigh between 17 and 22 ounces.

Bridge sticks

Bridge sticks are used when the pool player cannot reach his or her desired shot without lying upon the pool table. Many games require players to keep at least on foot upon the ground during shots; bridge sticks allow players to place the shooting cue on the bridge so they accurately hit their shot. Bridge sticks normally offer a tapered wood shaft complete with a brass bridge head.

Billiard balls

Billiard balls are the balls used to play pool, billiards and other cue sports. A normal billiard ball set includes 15 numbered balls sometimes divided into stripes and solids, and one white or clear cue ball. Color, size and diameter can vary depending on the cue sport being played and the location. For example, Russian pool uses larger cue balls, while American-style pool uses smaller cue balls. Initially billiard balls were made of clay, bone and ivory; in 1869 John Wesley Hyatt introduced a material called nitrocellulose, later called Celluloid, for pool balls. The industry eventually moved on to plastic compounds such as Bakelite and Crystallite, and currently relies on phenolic resins, plastics, polyester blends and acrylics to create modern billiard balls.

Pool ball racks

Pool ball rack sare framed pieces of wood used to set the billiard balls at the beginning of play. The most common rack is the 15-ball “triangle” rack that offers a pattern of 1-2-3-4-5. These racks typically require the eight ball to be placed in the center of the third row, with the #1 ball being placed at the apex of the triangle (the front corner). These triangle racks can be used to play pool, snooker, eight-ball and other games. Another type of pool ball rack is the nine-ball “diamond” rack with a pattern of 1-2-3-2-1 and is used to play nine ball.

Other accessories

Other pool accessories include table brushes, rail brushes, training balls, cue repair kits, cue chalk, chalk holders, talcum powder, tally ball shakers, tally balls, table covers, pool cue cases, wall racks and much more.