Tricues - A Review

It's been all quiet on the pool front for a while, however here at Top of the Cue HQ we have been playing away to get to grips with the new Tricues (now available on site).

The Tricue



The cue we were sent over, model 5058 is well finished. It features a dark wood four point veneer on the butt, with a yellow/black decal. The cue is finished to 18oz and is very well weighted, giving you much more control over your shots. It also features a nice dark grain on the shaft, and a 9.5mm tip. A solid brass centre joint and rubber butt disc round it off. The triangular section of the shaft is smooth and unobtrusive, sitting nicely in your bridging hand or rest. We also got sent a rather fine red soft case to keep it shiny and new.

All considered it's a very well made cue for the money, weighted well and finished to a very high standard.

So will it improve your game?

As amateurs (at best) in the world of pool, we found the Tricue a bit strange at first. Being used to a circular cue shaft it feels a little strange on the bridge hand until you get your grip sorted.

After a couple of games getting used to it we found it did make a bit of a difference. It definitely sits better in the 'V' between forefinger and thumb, but it does mean if you twist the cue slightly when shooting you will miscue. This may cause you problems if you do it intentionally, but we agreed it was mainly down to a rather unprofessional cueing style by one of the players.

The weight of the cue helps you getting used to the new design, and if the rest of the range are finished as professionally as this it won't be long before you forget this is any different to an normal cue. Except when you win of course. The only issue we found is that if you bridge very close to the tip of the cue, you find your bridge hand sliding between the triangular section and standard round end. I can only see this being a problem for people playing on smaller tables without a lot of bridge room however, and I'm sure there will be future Tricues to handle this as well.

It's difficult to say whether this new design will be accepted by the professional snooker and pool community, however if it can improve our monkeying around on the TOTC pool table I'd imagine a seasoned pro would be able to work wonders with it...

All in all Tricues are a welcome addition to the Top of the Cue stable, and we would highly recommend giving one a go.

Get yourself a Tricue for gawds sake!

Tricues - Is a triangle better than a circle?

We are constantly hunting for new products to play with and pass on to you, our lovely readers/customers - and this week has been no exception.

So without any further ado, we present the Tricue:



'What are Tricues?' I hear you cry, well...

The Tricue differs from your traditional pool cue or snooker cue because around one third of it is triangular. The cue has rounded edges to make the action just as smooth as a regular pool or snooker cue, but the flat sides provide much steadier contact with your bridge hand/rest.

The exact description from the Tricues site is: "The first 8cm of the cue (from the tip) is round section. The next 47-48cm of the cue has the patented Tricues triangular cross-section. The cue then returns to the standard round section to the butt."

While this cue is predominantly aimed at the snooker player, it can just as easily be transferred to the pool table as well. The current range of products is made up six two piece cues, and four three piece (three quarter split) cues ranging from around £40.00 up.

We are currently waiting for these to come into stock, so keep checking back as they are due in any day. We've also got one coming to the office so we will be giving it a thorough road test on the Top of the Cue pool table.

In the meantime if you want something a little more traditional, then check out our current range of pool cues and snooker cues - we've got plenty more where those came from!