“John Higgins has revealed his method to feeling “more compact” at the table, which is by adjusting his cue to a shorter length. Following his 4-1 victory over Tian Pengfei in the second round of the Welsh Open, Higgins said that he has gone back to basics and uses a cue that is the same length as he used 25 years ago. “I’ve gone back to old-school basics and see where that takes me,” he said.”