List of snooker equipment
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- Chalk
- The tip of the cue is 'chalked' to ensure good contact between the cue and the cue ball.
- Cue stick
- The wooden stick, the tip of which is used to strike the cue ball.
- Extension
- A shorter stick that fits over, or screws into, the back end of the cue, effectively lengthening the cue. Used to facilitate shots where the cue ball is a long distance from the player.
- Rest
- A stick with an X-shaped head that is used to support the cue when the cue ball is out of reach at normal extension.
- Hook rest
- Identical to the normal rest, yet with a hooked metal end. It is used to set the rest around another ball. The hook rest is the most recent invention in snooker.
- Spider
- Similar to the rest but has an arch-shaped head; it is used to elevate and support the tip of the cue above the height of the cue ball. Also available is the extended spider, which is used in situations where the position of the balls prevents the use of the spider (because the spider's legs would need to be placed where a ball intervenes).
- Swan (or swan-necked spider)
- A rarely used piece of equipment consisting of a single extended neck with a fork-like prong at the end to give extra distance over larger obstructions. Also known as a cantilever spider.
- Triangle/Rack
- The piece of equipment used for gathering the balls into the formation required by the game being played.
- Extended rest
- Similar to the regular rest, but with a mechanism which makes it possible to extend the rest by 3 feet.
- Extended spider
- A Rest which is a hybrid between the swan and the spider. Its purpose is to bridge over large packs of reds. Rarely seen in professional snooker.
- Ball marker
- A Multi-purpose instrument with a 'D' shaped notch, which a referee can (1) place next to a ball, in order to mark the position of it. He can then remove the ball to clean it; (2) use to judge if a ball is preventing a colour from being placed on its spot; (3) use to judge if the cue ball can hit the extreme edge of a "ball on" when awarding a free ball (by placing it alongside the potentially intervening ball).
