Cue Stick

A cue stick is an item of sporting equipment essential to the games of pool, snooker and carom billiards. It is used to strike a ball, usually the cue ball. Cues are tapered sticks, typically about 57–59 inches long and usually between 16 and 21 ounces (450–600 g), with professionals gravitating toward a 19-ounce (540 g) average.

Cues for carom tend toward the shorter range, though cue length is primarily a factor of player height and arm length.
Most cues are made of wood, but occasionally the wood is covered or bonded with other materials including graphite, carbon fiber or fiberglass.
An obsolete term for a cue, used from the 16th to early 19th centuries, is billiard stick.

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