Abstract: A spring actuated short billiard cue stick having a plunger shaft in the bore of a handle member, the shaft being slotted longitudinally in the bore with spaced enlargements therealong, a manually releasable latch member in the form of a rod associated with the slot having a reduced stem passing transversely therethrough and fitted with an enlarged catch element receivable in any of the slot enlargements to yieldably hold the shaft in a plurality of retracted positions, the reduced stem being registrable with the bore diameter and enabling spring actuated movement of the stick shaft.