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I do it because the chalk will warp the tips.
The important thing is to swipe your tip on the carpet before putting it away.
...and...here...we...go....
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Use the table cloth, works better.
First player I ever saw do this, every time was Janette Lee.
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well then...
I like this answer much better that the thread....lol....just before yours. Much more realistic.
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I've always put my shafts in the case with the tips up.
Been a long time, but there actually is a reason.
Do you put your shafts in tip first or the joint first? If you do the tip first, then the chalk build up will probably be greater, but what's nice about this is when you travel allot.
The shafts will not rattle around. ESPECIALLY if you leave em in the car trunk. Car rear ends always Hop at high speeds, especially the fwd cars with more weight on the front wheels.
I used to shim em up (tips up) with a piece of foam when traveling. The shafts moving around in your cue case, when headin 'down the highway does tear up the top of your shaft tube material and will wear on the shaft wood.
So yeah....that is a good reason.
But Me I always like looking at the tips on top, too pick the one I wanted for that particular situation, especially when I played full time, I always had 3 shafts of the same.
One tip I was breaking in, one was broken in and the third was about ready for a new one.
If I ever damaged one, it would not effect the game I was in.
Do you put your shafts in tip first or the joint first? If you do the tip first, then the chalk build up will probably be greater, but what's nice about this is when you travel allot.
The shafts will not rattle around. ESPECIALLY if you leave em in the car trunk. Car rear ends always Hop at high speeds, especially the fwd cars with more weight on the front wheels.
I used to shim em up (tips up) with a piece of foam when traveling. The shafts moving around in your cue case, when headin 'down the highway does tear up the top of your shaft tube material and will wear on the shaft wood.
So yeah....that is a good reason.
But Me I always like looking at the tips on top, too pick the one I wanted for that particular situation, especially when I played full time, I always had 3 shafts of the same.
One tip I was breaking in, one was broken in and the third was about ready for a new one.
If I ever damaged one, it would not effect the game I was in.
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I find if you grind you tip into your opponent it will pretty much take the chalk residue
off completely.
but seriously, I do it because it helps to keep the inside of the case clean
All depends on type of tip. If its layered then it goes tip down to keep layers together. If its standard water-buffalo tip then tip up because water-buffalo are claustrophobic and your tip won't play as good if its nervous.
Seriously, it doesn't matter. I used a Fellini for yrs with tips down and never noticed any increase in bluing. A lot of it is monkey see/monkey do. People see it and mimic it.
Seriously, it doesn't matter. I used a Fellini for yrs with tips down and never noticed any increase in bluing. A lot of it is monkey see/monkey do. People see it and mimic it.
i put em tip down with blue tips,
yeah theres a bit of chalk in there, i dont care
yeah theres a bit of chalk in there, i dont care
I was told that removing excess chalk from the tip after play helps prevent miss cues., logic was the chalk gets hard on the tip which then in turn doesn't allow for chalking before the new playing session to hold chalk well, thus resulting in a miss hit and requiring tip scuffing, so, I guess it helps add life to the tip too????
what I was told,... thought I'd share.
what I was told,... thought I'd share.
Then dry with sandpaper.
this is done to save the chalk, so that the chalk can be reused in the future......