Extended Spider & Swan Rests
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- Brass Swan Rest with 60 inch wooden shaft
- Swan rest pre-fitted to shaft
- Quality billiards products by Peradon
- Solid, long lasting brass swan rest
Brass Swan Rest with 60 inch wooden shaft
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
Ref: 00H162
Was: £49.99
£42.99
£35.83 (Ex.VAT)
Brass Swan Rest with 60 inch Ash shaft
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ETA: 4 working days + transit time
Ref: 001WK1
£64.99
£54.16 (Ex.VAT)
Brass Extended Spider Rest for snooker and billiards with 60 inch Ash shaft
Stock information for this product is sometimes out of date. Ring or email us for current availability.Contact us first to make sure it's in stock. Or order now and we will let you know if there will be a long delay.
ETA: 4 working days + transit time
Ref: 001WK0
£68.99
£57.49 (Ex.VAT)
Brass Extended Spider Rest for snooker and billiards with 60 inch wooden Rest Stick
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
Ref: 00H163
Was: £53.99
£46.99
£39.16 (Ex.VAT)
Brass Extended Spider Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
Ref: 001R8K
Was: £27.99
£23.49
£19.58 (Ex.VAT)
Chrome Extended Spider Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
Ref: 007KR6
Was: £24.99
£14.73
£12.28 (Ex.VAT)
Brass Swan Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
Ref: 001R86
Was: £19.99
£17.49
£14.58 (Ex.VAT)
Chrome Swan Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
ETA: 1 working day + transit time
Ref: 007KR7
Was: £19.99
£18.99
£15.83 (Ex.VAT)
The Extended Spider and The Swan serve similar purposes. Both enable players to reach a cue ball which is the other side of a group of balls - for instance the pack of reds in Snooker. In such cases, even a spider will not adequately reach the cue ball and so either an Extended Spider or a Swan is the requisite tool.
Brass Swan RestThese rests are tricky to use effectively and are usually only seen on larger tables, although even on smaller snooker tables, players occasionally would value a Swan.
The difference in functionality between the two is subtle but the Swan will give a greater height so is useful where the cue ball is a distance away and it is desirable to approach it at a steep angle. The extended spider has a slightly greater reach and is sometimes found on a longer shaft - see the Long Spider section below.
Approximate Dimensions
Brass Swan Rest with 60 inch wooden shaft
160 x 13 x 13cm
63x5.1x5.1 inch
Brass Extended Spider Rest for snooker and billiards with 60 inch wooden Rest Stick
170 x 10 x 10cm
66.9x3.9x3.9 inch
Brass Extended Spider Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
22 x 13 x 9cm
8.7x5.1x3.5 inch
Chrome Extended Spider Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
21 x 11 x 11cm
8.3x4.3x4.3 inch
Brass Swan Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
16 x 9 x 7cm
6.3x3.5x2.8 inch
Chrome Swan Rest Head (head only - no shaft)
13 x 8 x 8cm
5.1x3.1x3.1 inch
The Long Spider Finally, a bit of thought reveals that even with all of the above, there is still a gap in the rest market - what happens if you need the extra height of a spider and also the length of a half butt? Although it may seem a bit OTT, it does occasionally happen that the cue ball ends up behind a ball at the far side of the reds and you need to cue over it from the baulk end of the table... For this reason, some snooker clubs make available a rest called a 'Long Spider'. This is normally a Half Butt length shaft with a spider rest head. For similar reasons (in the case where you need to cue over several balls from the baulk end of the table), one does occasionally see an extended spider rest head fitted to a half butt shaft. Generally speaking, these more obscure long rests are only seen at larger snooker clubs. If you would like to buy a long spider, contact us for a price...
