No glove. corn starch , baby powder or something else?

Gdub1717

Gdub1717

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I’m finally getting to play tomorrow for probably 5 hours. I don’t have a glove and am wondering if corn starch or baby powder is better to use as a lubricant for my bridge hand? Will any of these damage the shaft in any way? How often would I need to apply? How messy are they? I’m going to play at a pool hall that has no old school cone talc and my hands tend to sweat. Thanks
 
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Powder bad. If you're averse to a glove, you could try spritzing your hands with isopropyl alcohol and drying with a towel. Should help to slick things up a bit.
 
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Dan White said:
Like others have said, bring a towel. Wet it in the bathroom and wring it out. Leave it next to your cue case and wipe your hands from time to time. Maybe keep a dry towel or paper towel to dry your hands if needed. Wipe the shaft with a slightly damp towel as needed. You might be surprised at how well it works. I've never used a glove, but maybe that is more to your liking. Try both and see.
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I don't know why this seems so difficult for people.

JV <--also doesn't colour in his ferrules with chalk
 
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7stud said:
Baby powder?

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Women With Cancer Awarded Billions in Baby Powder Suit (Published 2020)

An appellate court in Missouri upheld more than $2 billion in damages against Johnson & Johnson, saying the company knew there was asbestos in its baby powder.
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A dab on your bridge hand every now-n-then isn't going to hurt you. Not talking about leaving it on for hours. I know a lot of top players that still use the stuff. Doesn't take much if you know what you're doing.
 
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garczar said:
A dab on your bridge hand every now-n-then isn't going to hurt you. Not talking about leaving it on for hours. I know a lot of top players that still use the stuff. Doesn't take much if you know what you're doing.
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Not to mention that the women getting cancer were using it on their muff. Only a problem if you play pool with your cooter!
 
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buckshotshoey said:
I found an alternative for the baby powder. It's called easy slide. It's the little powder bag that bowlers rub on the soles of their bowling shoes to help their slide. It is super slippery... Far more than baby powder

It Works far better than baby powder, and when used properly you can't even see it on your hands or on the table. I just rub my shaft with the bag. Okay you Jokers, go ahead.

Oh, and don't mess up and accidentally get the rosin bag instead. You will regret it.
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I keep this stuff in my case just for emergency usage. Works really really really good. One thing though is to keep it in a double (or triple) bag, the stuff seems to get everywhere if its not contained well. I actually thought of using a food saver bag on mine and just cut open in emergency!
 
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MurrayNevada said:
Who markets a shaft as a plastic shaft? Although carbon fiber can be considered a plastic there is a vast difference between the two.
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Carbon fiber. CFRP Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic

It is a type of plastic. A reinforced plastic. Just like micarta, fiberglass, g10, glass filled nylon....

It is also a composite, just like concrete, fiberglass, etc..

If I call it plastic, I am using the term correctly. Just because you think of plastics as material for cheap products does not change the fact that all the parts of cues that have fancy material names are still plastics.
 
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Gdub1717 said:
I’m finally getting to play tomorrow for probably 5 hours. I don’t have a glove and am wondering if corn starch or baby powder is better to use as a lubricant for my bridge hand? Will any of these damage the shaft in any way? How often would I need to apply? How messy are they? I’m going to play at a pool hall that has no old school cone talc and my hands tend to sweat. Thanks
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Buy Boraxo powdered hand soap. It will clean your hands squeaky clean and won't dry them out like harsh stuff can. Many soaps have lotions and such in them and just make the problem worse. The stuff's cheap, but if you need something for this weekend, just use soap and water and completely dry your hands. Once you think they are dry, use another paper towel or two.
 
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Gdub1717 said:
I guess I just got super use to the talc cones. I will bring a towel and keep my hands washed. If I use any talcum powder is will be super sparingly and I’m sure I’ll buy a glove down the road as well. can baby powder or corn starch( because I’ve read it’s better) damage the shaft in any way?
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No, but if you get white stuff on the table every real player in the place will hate you. There's a reason you don't see chalk cones anymore.

Back when I used to play at the Greeley Senior Center someone on the staff (non-player) decided we needed one of those cones and got one with a wooden holder attached to the wall. Within a day it had been mysteriously broken, and staff had the good sense to not replace it.
 
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Funny that white stuff gets on the cloth and makes drawing the ball cake. When you give the table a good brushing, that effect is gone. The real pain is people who powder up first thing and then go rack the balls. Arrggg...
 
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awesome billiards session today guys. We played 37 9 ball racks. Won a bunch and lost a bunch but had tons of fun. My cue performed really well using the towels but was not the most convenient and feel the action could be even smoother so I ordered this which will be delivered this weekend. I know it’s Japanese so I’m expecting good quality, performance and longevity from it. Honest Opinions please? I ordered size large because I wear large leather gloves at work
https://www.kamuitips.com/products/kamui-glove-quickdry-black-1
 
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garczar said:
CF is not plastic. Please.
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I agree. I was answering the comments in post #28 concerning "plastic shafts." However, many CF products on the market are actually a carbon fiber reinforced polymer. I think this may be true of the cheap CF Shaft knockoffs you can find on Ebay. You are correct, the carbon fiber shafts talked about on AZB are in no way plastic products.
 
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MurrayNevada said:
I agree. I was answering the comments in post #28 concerning "plastic shafts." However, many CF products on the market are actually a carbon fiber reinforced polymer. I think this may be true of the cheap CF Shaft knockoffs you can find on Ebay. You are correct, the carbon fiber shafts talked about on AZB are in no way plastic products.
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The Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 are made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. If you think your shaft is made of higher tech material than half-billion dollar planes, well...

www.sglcarbon.com

Carbon Fibers and CFRP

Join our journey from the production of the fibers to the finished component made of CFRP
www.sglcarbon.com www.sglcarbon.com

Read the second paragraph of this, from Boeing's site: https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/qtr_4_06/article_04_2.html

Tell me again how your shaft is not a plastic.
 
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DeeDeeCues said:
The Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 are made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. If you think your shaft is made of higher tech material than half-billion dollar planes, well...

www.sglcarbon.com

Carbon Fibers and CFRP

Join our journey from the production of the fibers to the finished component made of CFRP
www.sglcarbon.com www.sglcarbon.com

Read the second paragraph of this, from Boeing's site: https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/articles/qtr_4_06/article_04_2.html

Tell me again how your shaft is not a plastic.
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One thing I've learned in my over seven decades of living is just how much I still do NOT know. But still learning every day, albeit slowly.
 
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