Patent ID: 6402628
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A63D

Abstract:
A billiards cue adapted for teaching a player proper finger placement in playing a combination of desired shots, including a soft, medium, hard, and break shot, comprising: a tapered frontal shaft portion, a cue tip means for striking a cue ball on said tapered frontal shaft portion, a cylindrical rear butt portion having a free end, thread means for attaching said frontal shaft portion to said rear butt portion, and said rear butt portion further comprising a handle portion having a plurality of groove means and flat surface portions therebetween, adapted to be gripped by fingers of a stroking hand, including, thumb, index, middle, ring finger, and pinky fingers, said plurality of groove means numbering four, including a first groove means furthest from said free end of said rear butt portion corresponding to said soft shot, a second groove means adjacent to said first groove means and nearer to said free end of said rear butt portion corresponding to said medium shot, a third groove means adjacent to said second groove means and nearer to said free end of said rear butt portion corresponding to said hard shot, and a fourth groove means adjacent to said third groove means and nearest to said free end of said rear butt portion corresponding to said break shot; whereby gripping said thumb and index fingers of said stroking hand around said groove means corresponding to said desired shot of billiards, gripping said pinky finger around said adjacent groove means nearer to said free end of said rear butt portion, and gripping said middle and ring finger around said surface portions therebetween, enables said player to stroke said cue on a straight line through said cue ball, in order to stroke a playing ball into a desired pocket.