2025 World Championships

[cueman]

Ronnie has had the titanium ferrule changed to brass.

I couldn't believe that he'd risk making such a change mid match. I presume this Praram cue came with a titanium ferrule so to make a change and knowing it will throw differently given he's practiced with it for the past couple of months is a major gamble. It could be this cue doesn't feel right at all. Why would you do this in the middle of a world semi final?

[MrRottweiler]

40 years ago Ray Reardon made it to a world final at the age of 49, but apparently the fawned over Class of 92 doing it at 49/50 is meant to be some kind of miraculous unprecedented achievement? Get lost. Let's for a Xintong v Trump final so we can get rid of these over-rated pensioners once and for all.

Over-rated pensioners?

I'm hoping for Ronnie & Mark final that goes to a deciding frame.

[cueman]

He isn’t. I’ve heard Parris is busy making him a new cue which I find quite amusing, given he had already made him 3 cues that had same specs and style as the one he broke. Just goes again to prove every piece of wood is different and so even with same specs each cue will play different.

so I’m guessing this new cue he’s making him, will Special magic powers added to the wood in £££££ signs. 🙄

To be fair the relationship a player has with his cue is a unique thing in snooker. If you trust a cue maker to know what you want in a cue and they've delivered for you before, I guess you trust them to do it again.

Ronnie has had a lot of cues down the years but nearly all of his major success came with Parris cues. I guess he just has more belief using his than another brand. We are all guilty of brand bias and a snooker player is no different.

[ken147]

Ronnie has had the titanium ferrule changed to brass.

[Billy]

Why do so many referees make repotting a colour such a laboured process? And I’m talking about when the spot is totally free.

[Cue crafty]

I thought Ronnie wasn't using John Parris anymore.

He isn’t. I’ve heard Parris is busy making him a new cue which I find quite amusing, given he had already made him 3 cues that had same specs and style as the one he broke. Just goes again to prove every piece of wood is different and so even with same specs each cue will play different.

so I’m guessing this new cue he’s making him, will Special magic powers added to the wood in £££££ signs. 🙄

[snookerfollower]

40 years ago Ray Reardon made it to a world final at the age of 49, but apparently the fawned over Class of 92 doing it at 49/50 is meant to be some kind of miraculous unprecedented achievement? Get lost. Let's for a Xintong v Trump final so we can get rid of these over-rated pensioners once and for all.

[cueman]

Cloth on this table seems very sluggish. Noticed it this afternoon but it's still playing slow tonight. Hope it settles in but early signs are were in for a lot of scrappy frames.

[Nifty50]

I thought Ronnie’s new cue wasn’t a Parris?

I believe it’s a Ton Praram.

[Billy]

Another disastrous quote attempt, what I posted was ‘this is the world we live in now, Planet BS

Don’t we just?

[GeordieDS]

Another disastrous quote attempt, what I posted was ‘this is the world we live in now, Planet BS

[GeordieDS]

[QUOTE=Billy;n1043815]Arrgghh! They really need to stop with the standing ovation intros!! It makes me cringe! And then the way they go on about what an amazing reception

[GeordieDS]

Never thought I’d ever see John Parris on the main BBC 6 o’clock news talking about Ronnie’s cue. No publicity is bad publicity lol.

I thought Ronnie’s new cue wasn’t a Parris?

[Billy]

Arrgghh! They really need to stop with the standing ovation intros!! It makes me cringe! And then the way they go on about what an amazing reception… like it’s f*%#ing spontaneous!!

[cueman]

Never thought I’d ever see John Parris on the main BBC 6 o’clock news talking about Ronnie’s cue. No publicity is bad publicity lol.

Yes I caught that and don't normally watched BBC news at 6. Seemed rather strange that, from what I could gather Parris is currently making him a cue but said it would be about 9 months, so not just us mere mortals who have to wait an age to get the Ultimate cue!

Parris also had a little dig that he's really not happy with the cue he's using and joked that Ronnie might bring a different cue out each session.