Spit on it before you put it away!

[buckshotshoey]

I saw an older player putting his cue away after league. He would wet his finger with saliva and dampen the edge of the tip. I asked why he did that. Be said it was an old trick to firm the leather.

After some research, I found that native Americans used to tan leather by chewing on it and mixing in their saliva.

Anyone else do this? It does seem to work.

 

[Fast Lenny]

I do this also before I burnish usually using the laminated rail of the pool table.

 

[Island Drive]

Fats did this, but even better, he kept his replacement cue tips in his pants pockets for months, to help cure the tip by adding his sweat and body oils.

 

[buckshotshoey]

Fats did this, but even better, he kept his replacement cue tips in his pants pockets for months, to help cure the tip by adding his sweat and body oils.

Wonder if it would help to hold them in your buttcrack for a couple of months? Ill try anything if it works? I will call them LePoops! LMFAO!

 

[franko]

Me-2

I saw an older player putting his cue away after league. He would wet his finger with saliva and dampen the edge of the tip. I asked why he did that. Be said it was an old trick to firm the leather.

After some research, I found that native Americans used to tan leather by chewing on it and mixing in their saliva.

Anyone else do this? It does seem to work.

I also do this, I picked it up from a friend of mine 15 years ago. Since I put my shafts in case tip down I figured it also helps keep the case cleaner of chalk residue.

 

[Ken_4fun]

Yes, I do it.

Ken

 

[hang-the-9]

Wonder if it would help to hold them in your buttcrack for a couple of months? Ill try anything if it works? I will call them LePoops! LMFAO!

I heard that's how they make Kamui Black tips. Put the regular Brown ones in .. ah.. well, that's enough of a visual for you all I think.

 

[PaulieB]

Wonder if it would help to hold them in your buttcrack for a couple of months? Ill try anything if it works? I will call them LePoops! LMFAO!

With all that heat and pressure, I thought that was how they made Diamond tips.

 

[pfduser]

I do this also before I burnish usually using the laminated rail of the pool table.

I do this too. Been doing it for 20 years. Works like a charm.

 

[Tobermory]

Dear Fast Lenny--

Miss Manners would be horrified. Indeed, all MY sensibilities are violated. First you SPIT on your cue tip and then you PUT IT ON THE RAIL and RUB IT right where other people are going to put their FINGERS! Can such crudity exist? I shall never be able to bridge on the rail again. I shall always have to play position so that I can put my hand flat on the cloth where there will be no bacteria left by people like you who have been fouling the rails all these years!

Yeah, that's the way I was taught to do it years ago too. Then I bought a Joe Porper cue tip burnisher for $7. I still do it if I don't have the burnisher with me for some reason.

George Carlin had a routine about saliva. He said that the Federal Government had found that saliva caused stomach cancer--but only if you swallowed it in small amounts over a number of years.

 

[scsuxci]

Any body oils or finger oils touching the top of the tip creates hard spots and is no
good for your tip.If your just putting it on the sides might be okay to burnish but don't get it on top of the tip.

 

[androd]

I saw an older player putting his cue away after league. He would wet his finger with saliva and dampen the edge of the tip. I asked why he did that. Be said it was an old trick to firm the leather.

After some research, I found that native Americans used to tan leather by chewing on it and mixing in their saliva.

Anyone else do this? It does seem to work.

Putting it on the sides to burnish it is ok.
I do that to the top of the tip when it's to hard, and stand the case up so it doesn't get on the sides. The saliva has a digestive agent to help with steak and other tough meats.
The leather will be eroded a small amount. I wouldn't advise using on the sides of the tip.
I always want the hardest tips as I can soften them, no way to make them harder.
Rod.

 

[spartan]

I saw an older player putting his cue away after league. He would wet his finger with saliva and dampen the edge of the tip. I asked why he did that. Be said it was an old trick to firm the leather.

After some research, I found that native Americans used to tan leather by chewing on it and mixing in their saliva.

Anyone else do this? It does seem to work.

Geez that is disgusting
Reminds me of this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bnpTK5mgZQ

 

[RussPrince]

Wonder if it would help to hold them in your buttcrack for a couple of months? Ill try anything if it works? I will call them LePoops! LMFAO!

Or Butt Duds

Personally I wipe the chalk off the tip by holding the whole cue facing tip down on the carpet and rolling it between my hands for a second. I do this just for cleanliness though, as it keeps the chalk from spreading around the case so much.

 

[Str8PoolPlayer]

Wonder if it would help to hold them in your buttcrack for a couple of months? Ill try anything if it works? I will call them LePoops! LMFAO!

I thought those were called Kamui Brown.

 

[KRJ]

Funny, no spit and never wipe the chalk from my cue tip, ever. And never a problem. I mean, geez, it's sports equipment, it can get dirty, not like you can't clean it once in awhile if you like.

I see the guys spin their cue tips in the carpet too... asinine imho. God, it's not going to hurt you cue, and after 10 years, my case does not seem to be the worst for it...

 

[Wileydog]

I always spit on my opponents cue tip. It seems to help my game.

 

[buckshotshoey]

Funny, no spit and never wipe the chalk from my cue tip, ever. And never a problem. I mean, geez, it's sports equipment, it can get dirty, not like you can't clean it once in awhile if you like.

I see the guys spin their cue tips in the carpet too... asinine imho. God, it's not going to hurt you cue, and after 10 years, my case does not seem to be the worst for it...

I don't think you are quite getting the object of the post. Its not about cleanliness. Its about conditioning the edge of the tip. Or curing it, if you will. I usually wet the edge with saliva just before burnishing with an ultimate tip tool. The heat created in the process hardens and shines the tip edge.

 

[RussPrince]

Funny, no spit and never wipe the chalk from my cue tip, ever. And never a problem. I mean, geez, it's sports equipment, it can get dirty, not like you can't clean it once in awhile if you like.

I see the guys spin their cue tips in the carpet too... asinine imho. God, it's not going to hurt you cue, and after 10 years, my case does not seem to be the worst for it...

yeah but after 20 its a mess

 

[cajunfats]

Old Timers Tricks of the Trade

I saw an older player putting his cue away after league. He would wet his finger with saliva and dampen the edge of the tip. I asked why he did that. Be said it was an old trick to firm the leather.

After some research, I found that native Americans used to tan leather by chewing on it and mixing in their saliva.

Anyone else do this? It does seem to work.

This is something players have done for years. Back in the day, when Champion,LePro, and Elk Master were used widely, players would lick their finger,rub the sides of the tip, and either burnish with a dollar bill(larger if you were well heeled), or rub it on the rail cloth to create heat and friction to close the pores. I have carried a leather fob patch attached to my Willard's Tip Tapper since the 80's. This would harden the sides so you could create a good crown on the tip. The best players always took the extra moment to clean and burnish their tip before casing it. I encourage it.

With modern synthetic and composite materials being used, I have no idea what they will end up using for this purpose.

cajunfats