Anyone clean their tips on the carpet before putting it back in the case?

On occasion I'll wipe the tips of my cues on the carpet before returning them to my cue case , but chances are higher that when I wipe down both cues with a cotton handkerchief I'll also wipe the tips off also .
 
Banger said:
I keep a terrycloth hand towel in my home room, specifically for this purpose. A small wash cloth in the cue case, would work just as well.
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yep, go to the Dollar store and buy a cheap washcloth, keep it in your case, reserve a corner for wiping the chalk off the tip, the balance for wiping down the cue/shaft.
 
Brother Ron said:
Your skin contains oil so wiping with your hand is not recommended.
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Actually we've got a form of acid on our skin that if you were to be at a creek with spawning fish trying to go up stream , if you were to put your hands in the water the fish stop and won't continue up stream until you remove your hands from the water .
Sadly I can't remember correctly the name of the acid .
 
Rusty in Montana said:
Actually we've got a form of acid on our skin that if you were to be at a creek with spawning fish trying to go up stream , if you were to put your hands in the water the fish stop and won't continue up stream until you remove your hands from the water .
Sadly I can't remember correctly the name of the acid .
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Your skin naturally produces lactic acid, which plays a role in maintaining its antimicrobial properties and overall health. Probably has little or nothing with keeping fish away.

Probably you mean "amino acid".

It would more likely be the skin oils, particularly the amino acid L-serine, which can indeed deter fish, especially certain species like salmon due to their natural aversion to these "smells" that they can detect. L-serine is also used in some skincare products as a moisturizing agent due to its ability to attract and retain water, forming a protective film on the skin's surface.
 
Rusty in Montana said:
if you were to put your hands in the water the fish stop and won't continue up stream until you remove your hands from the water
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When I was gold dredging on Butte creek I had salmon rub against me as they were going upstream to spawn. Of corse I was in a wet suit and stiring up helgramites that drifted out of my tailings. The trout liked that. They probably told the salmon that I was okay. Shrug 🤷‍♂️
 
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Bob Jewett said:
Irving Crane (a pretty good player from before your time) did the same. He told me, "You don't know what's down in there."
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Lurking in the deep...
I just find it easier to remove shafts, and something just seems off putting the important end down into something.
Bob Jewett said:
I think the right way to deal with the problem is to do what a lot of snooker players do. The have a tip protector -- a little closed-end tube -- that they slide over their tip/ferrule before it goes back into the case.
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I copy my dad, and put a bar towel folded at one end of my snooker cue case, tip nestled in that, and always store horizontally. "Prevents mess, and stops warping" - is what he would say to me. Though I just do this out of habit, and am not sure storing it vertically is really an issue. I think his attitude changed somewhat after his cue was stolen from his car when I was a kid, and he was forced to buy a new one.

My grandad used to wrap a towel around the top of his cue in his 'case' - if you can call it a case - was almost like a fishing rod bag.

fastone371 said:
Since we are splitting hairs with the pressure on a tip when facing down in the case maybe gravity compresses the tip when its joint down in the case? Maybe gravity helps keep the layers on a layered tip from being compressed when stored tip down in the case?? :) :) Anyway you want to slice it I highly doubt a 5 ounce shaft will compress or change the shape of your tip if you store it tip down.
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I hear you. Where's Dr. Dave with a comprehensive study when you need one? 😂
 
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I just put the shafts tip first in the case sleeves and don't worry about the chalk. The things I give a shit about at home are!
Don't lean cues against the walls
Don't chalk over the table
Use the coasters to put your drink on
Wipe your hands if you've been eating something
Drip your piss in the urinal and not on the floor. Sofar from the 1st night everyone has been good and they all bring slippers to wear.
 
Chopdoc said:
Your skin naturally produces lactic acid, which plays a role in maintaining its antimicrobial properties and overall health. Probably has little or nothing with keeping fish away.

Probably you mean "amino acid".

It would more likely be the skin oils, particularly the amino acid L-serine, which can indeed deter fish, especially certain species like salmon due to their natural aversion to these "smells" that they can detect. L-serine is also used in some skincare products as a moisturizing agent due to its ability to attract and retain water, forming a protective film on the skin's surface.
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Never thought I would learn anything from this post, but very informative Chop:D:D:D

Very divisive topic, I can see both points, would never consider this at a house, but a bar has more to worry about on it's floor than a little chalk.
 
Before I even screw my cues together, I get a short stack of drink napkins from the bar to not only set my drinks on, but also to wipe my tips off with after the play is concluded.

If someone has taken my napkins, or on the rare night I've forgotten to get some, I have wiped my tips on the carpet. If the wiping leaves a noticeable mark on the carpet, I will brush the bottom of my shoe back-and-forth over it until it has disappeared into the fibers of the carpet and no longer shows.

FWIW, I would never wipe my cues on somebody's home carpet.

This whole argument has always seemed a bit silly to me. As much so as the "Glove or no glove" argument.
 
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