Agree totally. I still don't want any for myself, I prefer the clean hands/clean equipment route. But I would love it if powder users followed your advice!
KMRUNOUT
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Agree totally. I still don't want any for myself, I prefer the clean hands/clean equipment route. But I would love it if powder users followed your advice!
KMRUNOUT
I don't know if baby powder has oils in it but the smell makes me gag. I went into one big pool retailer store asking for powder and they recommended baby powder from a drugstore. I asked at another smaller one that didn't have it and they didn't know what I was talking about. I asked to see the catalog they order from and pointed it out to them. They agreed to order it for me and asked me to come back next week. I did. They said they ordered 10 bottles and it was already sold out. "Sorry". I gave up on pool stores that don't know anything about pool, ordered it online and paid the shipping.
I can play five hours with just a dime sized flat pile of powder. There's no way it makes the mess that some people here are describing. Funny- I use powder and the balls go in the holes just fine, usually. When I do hang a ball it's because I did something wrong that doesn't have anything to do with powder. I like to sink the hanger with a two way shot, a carom, or a two rail kick. If I miss the kick I don't blame it on powder.
I'm not trying to be the spelling police but it is POUR.
If you are going to be a grilled cheese sandwich, at least have the decency to be tomato soup too. I mean, the two go hand in hand like pool and cold beer.
You got me, I'm usually pretty good about stuff like that. Such as They're, there and their. And your and you're.
Two great posts that describe the problem exactly. I personally hate the smell of baby powder -- which is actually the baby oil additive. Makes me think of diapers (and I'd done my fair share of changing those!). Also, the baby oil additive tends to make the powder clump and cake on the hands, especially in the creases of the skin.
I prefer regular fine-ground talc like that used in traditional barber shops, or better yet, corn starch:
Corn starch is used by athletes instead of talc because it doesn't clump (even when applied to heavily sweating areas), it doesn't smell, and, instead of being a mild abrasive (which talc actually is), corn starch is a solid lubricant. What's cool about it is that you used it very sparingly -- spot-applying it on your bridge hand, and it lasts a very long time. Another cool thing is that corn starch isn't "poofy" -- it doesn't poof into a cloud when hit, and if spilled, it just pours out -- no poofy cloud. Potato starch also works, but corn starch seems to work best.
I keep corn starch in my CueShark's talc reservoir, and I find I have to only use it once, maybe twice, the whole night.
Hope this is helpful!
-Sean
I tried the glove and it has it's pros & cons. I can see why a lot of players use it. But I had no success. There is a physical connection I need with the stick. To me it's like
making love to a women with gloves on.
I like pore better!
Pore, that gets under my skin. lol
Seriously, a person could put a small amount of powder on a tissue or a cloth and apply it directly to the shaft not the hand, it works.
"country" Bob
Pore, that gets under my skin. lol
Seriously, a person could put a small amount of powder on a tissue or a cloth and apply it directly to the shaft not the hand, it works.
"country" Bob
This is how you do it.
For all you anti-powder guys. When used like this you get great results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD4XnH0XDCo
Nick
For all you anti-powder guys. When used like this you get great results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD4XnH0XDCo
Nick
Banning powder as an answer? Really? Can you say socialism and punish the masses for the abusers?
In a humid environment, for us that don't want to use a glove, using powder - when it's applied properly it will NOT get on balls or table - it helps! It's either that, or I have to leave the table regularly to go wash my hands and burnish my cue, thereby delaying play. It sucks when you play someone that regularly leaves the table for this or that... Cig break, brews, bathroom, cell calls, conversation with the rail, etc...
Sean - Corn starch? Hmmm... New one on me. Must try. Thanks brutha!
In a humid environment, for us that don't want to use a glove, using powder - when it's applied properly it will NOT get on balls or table - it helps! It's either that, or I have to leave the table regularly to go wash my hands and burnish my cue, thereby delaying play. It sucks when you play someone that regularly leaves the table for this or that... Cig break, brews, bathroom, cell calls, conversation with the rail, etc...
Sean - Corn starch? Hmmm... New one on me. Must try. Thanks brutha!
QWhiz is a great little idea from someone. It has a coarse side and the other side is very fine so it doesn't take much wood off the shaft. I also carry a piece of sandpaper that is so worn, it is almost like sanding the shaft with a thin piece of paper. A piece of leather will also slick up the shaft very well, though you should be sure the shaft is clean before using.
Powder usually get gummy after a while and that ends up in the pores of your shaft. I never use us powder, but love the look of a table after the "powder fairies" have been playing on it. Nothing like all those palm and finger prints all over the cloth.
Powder usually get gummy after a while and that ends up in the pores of your shaft. I never use us powder, but love the look of a table after the "powder fairies" have been playing on it. Nothing like all those palm and finger prints all over the cloth.