Ash is the traditional snooker timber and still the most widely played. The straight grain runs visibly down the shaft in chevrons, and most players use those markings as a natural sighting line — line the arrows up and the cue is square.

It plays with a small amount of natural flex through the stroke. That is what gives ash its reputation for being forgiving: the shaft loads very slightly on the hit and returns, which smooths the stroke out and makes a cue that is easy to play well with for hours. The look is part of the appeal too. Every ash shaft has its own grain pattern, so a good one is genuinely individual rather than uniform.

Available across every construction — one-piece, two-piece and three-quarter split — from club-level cues through to A-grade selected timber, in weights from 17oz to 21oz.