Chalking your cue

bwally · Dec 6, 2011

Played a guy last night who stood over every shot for what felt like an eternity chalking his cue ala "Fast Eddie Felson" style. I swear to god I could see the chalk flying out while he drilled his cue into the cube. He must have gone through an entire cube in one night. It was my own fault, I shouldn't let it bother me but it drove me CRAZY and it became like nails across a chalkboard by the end of the night.

Thanks for letting me vent... :embarrassed2:

mistamikel · Dec 6, 2011

Who won, you or him??

metallicane · Dec 6, 2011

Give him a cube of Kamui next time and he won't have to chalk as much.

bwally · Dec 6, 2011

mistamikel said:
Who won, you or him??

He did, it was an UGLY game...

mistamikel · Dec 6, 2011

bwally said:
He did, it was an UGLY game...

So you were paying more attention to how he was chalking rather then the balls on the table??? Hmmmmmm

Just bustin balls :thumbup:

bwally · Dec 6, 2011

mistamikel said:
So you were paying more attention to how he was chalking rather then the balls on the table??? Hmmmmmm

Just bustin balls :thumbup:

You got it.. Completely my fault... I felt like I wanted to go all "Earl Strickland"....

TheRIGERE · Dec 6, 2011

Could have just "accidentaly" knocked the chalk on the floor and "accidentally" grind it into dust with your foot...then look at him and say, "Ooops, well luckily you don't need to chalk as much as I do" ... smile and watch smoke come out his ears..

bwally · Dec 6, 2011

TheRIGERE said:
Could have just "accidentaly" knocked the chalk on the floor and "accidentally" grind it into dust with your foot...then look at him and say, "Ooops, well luckily you don't need to chalk as much as I do" ... smile and watch smoke come out his ears..

Wouldn't have worked... By the end of the game there was 6 pieces of chalk on the rails all with crater sized holes drilled into them. None of them belonged to me as I keep mine in my pocket.

thintowin · Dec 6, 2011

the mad chalker!

janaka · Dec 6, 2011

this is kind of funny because I'm a notorious chalker when I play, especially in more tense situations. For me its just part of my rutine, I chalk before every shot while watching the table. I never leave crators in the chalk due to how I chalk but people definitely have commented on it. I don't even notice I do it usually.

Blue Hog ridr · Dec 6, 2011

Ahhh, so you think thats bad. Watch the kid with the red shirt in the back ground.
Totally exasperating just to watch him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYc6__IXus4

On the other hand, maybe this was him.

fan-tum · Dec 6, 2011

bwally said:
You got it.. Completely my fault... I felt like I wanted to go all "Earl Strickland"....

In re Strickland...ever noticed his ferulle? It's got that same thin blue chalk ring half-way down..just like you see on house cues. That tells me his stroke is so good that he doesn't fear miscueing. I, on the other hand, a lifetime hacker, have a mania about 'painting on' my chalk to perfectly cover the tip. My ferulle stays a pristine white, and I still miscue way too much.

bwally · Dec 6, 2011

Blue Hog ridr said:
Ahhh, so you think thats bad. Watch the kid with the red shirt in the back ground.
Totally exasperating just to watch him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYc6__IXus4

On the other hand, maybe this was him.

Holy cow!! I can just hear it now... "EXTENSION!!!"

bwally · Dec 6, 2011

fan-tum said:
In re Strickland...ever noticed his ferulle? It's got that same thin blue chalk ring half-way down..just like you see on house cues. That tells me his stroke is so good that he doesn't fear miscueing. I, on the other hand, a lifetime hacker, have a mania about 'painting on' my chalk to perfectly cover the tip. My ferulle stays a pristine white, and I still miscue way too much.

Yah if you hadn't guessed it I am a "chalk painter" myself.

DogsPlayingPool · Dec 6, 2011

bwally said:
Played a guy last night who stood over every shot for what felt like an eternity chalking his cue ala "Fast Eddie Felson" style. I swear to god I could see the chalk flying out while he drilled his cue into the cube.

No one, not even Fast Eddie, can go through a cube of chalk like Rafael Martinez. If he ain't down on a shot, he's chalking his cue.

JAMSGOLF · Dec 6, 2011

Blue Hog ridr said:
Ahhh, so you think thats bad. Watch the kid with the red shirt in the back ground.
Totally exasperating just to watch him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYc6__IXus4

On the other hand, maybe this was him.

Thanks Blue Hog!!! I just spent 2:29 of my life on that one...it was worth it...I was laughing...good news is he won the game apparently (I picked up on that because the incessant chalking came to an abrupt end!).

Jason

scsuxci · Dec 6, 2011

Blue Hog ridr said:
Ahhh, so you think thats bad. Watch the kid with the red shirt in the back ground.
Totally exasperating just to watch him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYc6__IXus4

On the other hand, maybe this was him.

OMG,if that was me playing that kid,after the 8th or 9th time of him getting up and down I would of asked him "WTF is wrong with you,are you f--king with me or do you have a medical condition"?Just watching him on youtube,I wanted to punch my computer.

Bambu · Dec 7, 2011

Lol yeah that was pretty bad. That kid looks like hes got some issues though. What bothers me more is when better players sit there and take forever to paint the chalk on perfectly after every shot. Looks like they have lots of experience with nail polish and toes.

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