BCA Rules on Chalk Color

Rules aside......

You can call people that complain about chalk callers nit pickers and so on and be 100% right, it doesn't change the fact that chalk marks from non complimentary colored chalk are a distraction.

I think this should be one of those things that you file under proper ediquette and bring the appropriate colored chalk for the table you're playing(or use house chalk).
 
I'm curious. Players that choose to bring tan chalk with them to tournaments - Do you also offer to brush the table down when you're done? I understand that you ask for a level of consideration. You want to maintain a clean look for your cue. However, there is also consideration for your fellow competitors and in large events, it's difficult to keep all the tables clean for each round. I have to admit, I am a bit annoyed whenever I get to a table that has chalk marks all over it.
 
We have enough clean towels that I can spare a few when players use too much talc or powder on their hands. Or different color chalk than the blue Masters we provide.

I also provide a short set of instructions about how to properly use talc and/or powder.

The towel usually is a great learning tool. Seems most of the players think wiping up their mess is demeaning, I guess they just think their mother is suppose to follow them all their life cleaning up after them.

Then again, I have some players that come up to me asking for towels to clean up their dirty table prior to their match.

Go Figure.
 
gatorcc said:
Red chalk is even worse than blue chalk when it comes to changing the shaft color from my experience. I bought red chalk to compliment my red cloth on my table. After a few months I switched to blue chalk.

So gray chalk doesn't change the shaft color as bad as blue? I will have to give it a try the next time I order chalk.
Thanks.

PS I know my remark was off target but it helped this newbie!
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if you have red or burgandy felt the best chalk color is gold
it wont stain your shafts and its easy to clean off the tables..
scott
 
pooltchr said:
Chalk color isn't in the rules. I know a lot of players who use tan chalk which really doesn't discolor your shaft. It does show up on green cloth, but most pool rooms actually brush their tables regularly. Those who don't, probably don't care anyway.

Steve
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Tan chalk is the way to go IMO.....no discoloration of your shaft and none on your hands either:D
 
gatorcc said:
Red chalk is even worse than blue chalk when it comes to changing the shaft color from my experience. I bought red chalk to compliment my red cloth on my table. After a few months I switched to blue chalk.

So gray chalk doesn't change the shaft color as bad as blue? I will have to give it a try the next time I order chalk.
Thanks.

PS I know my remark was off target but it helped this newbie!
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Try the tan chalk, that is really good to the shaft. I like blue but I've team mates who use the tan to keep their shaft looking clean. Of course, they never actually clean it.
 
Personally I like MASTER GREEN, so I will not play in SIN CITY at the BCA 8 Ball thing I guess. NO GREAT LOSS.
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pooltchr said:
Chalk color isn't in the rules. I know a lot of players who use tan chalk which really doesn't discolor your shaft. It does show up on green cloth, but most pool rooms actually brush their tables regularly. Those who don't, probably don't care anyway.

Steve
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My closest pool playing friends like to use Master Tan Chalk (and I do too), but the two major pool hall owner's/managers in the SacTown area will scream if they see anything but Blue being used ...

p.s.- I stand corrected by Tom-In-Cincy concerning Chalk color at Hard Times ...

Personally, I will use Master Blue whenever I must ... I keep my Shafts clean and waxed at all
times, so the chalk never really penetrates the wood anyway ...
 
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DeepBanks said:
One of the guys on the opposing team starts giving them hell Wednesday stating that the chalk color has to "compliment" the color or the felt . . . gray doesn't so he says it illegal and results in a forfeit.
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fuxing nits are everywhere. this infultration must be stopped. it's maddening.
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
I'm curious. Players that choose to bring tan chalk with them to tournaments - Do you also offer to brush the table down when you're done? I understand that you ask for a level of consideration. You want to maintain a clean look for your cue. However, there is also consideration for your fellow competitors and in large events, it's difficult to keep all the tables clean for each round. I have to admit, I am a bit annoyed whenever I get to a table that has chalk marks all over it.
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Excellent question. We usually ask if it's okay to use our tan chalk, before we do, simply because some folks don't think it's right to use another color. We used to play at one place that had red cloth and red chalk. I didn't like the chalk all over my cue, let alone all over my clothes (you'd be surprised how much gets on your clothes!). We asked if we could use the tan/brown chalk and they said we could try, but if it was too visible, we'd have to use the red chalk. The tan chalk worked out and they okayed it.

We also play at a place that has green cloth and one that has blue cloth. We don't normally leave too many marks on balls or tables, so there hasn't been any problem with that.

The biggest problem I've ever had with the tan or brown chalk is someone thinking I need chalk, because the tip of my cue isn't blue or green.

If sweeping the table and/or wiping the balls after we are done was required to use the tan/brown chalk, I'd gladly do it. It's worth it not to have to use that awful blue or green chalk! Once you've gone tan, it's really hard to imagine using anything else!
 
Red chalk: gets ALL OVER your clothes/doesn't like to wipe or wash out
Blue chalk: gets ALL OVER your clothes/doesn't like to wipe or wash out
Green chalk: gets ALL OVER your clothes/doesn't like to wipe or wash out
Tan chalk: isn't as bad to get on your clothes/washes and wipes off easily

It's a no-brainer. I wear a lot of white shirts and I like them to stay white. I use tan chalk.
 
JesPiddlin said:
Red chalk: gets ALL OVER your clothes/doesn't like to wipe or wash out
Blue chalk: gets ALL OVER your clothes/doesn't like to wipe or wash out
Green chalk: gets ALL OVER your clothes/doesn't like to wipe or wash out
Tan chalk: isn't as bad to get on your clothes/washes and wipes off easily

It's a no-brainer. I wear a lot of white shirts and I like them to stay white. I use tan chalk.
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I have never ruined my wardrobe with MASTER GREEN, but my wardrobe cost about $40.00 for everything at WAL-MART, except my SHOE.
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CocoboloCowboy said:
I have never ruined my wardrobe with MASTER GREEN, but my wardrobe cost about $40.00 for everything at WAL-MART, except my SHOE.
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I have a bad tendency to wind up in one of my nicer white shirts, when I'm being hauled to the pool hall. Being short, when I lean over, my shirt always wipes up all the chalk that has fallen on the table rims. Ugh!

I tried carrying a spare shirt, but then I wound up in someone else's car and no spare shirt.

So, I carry my own chalk and try to keep the table wiped clean of any chalk "droppings" that might attack my shirt.
 
JesPiddlin said:
I have a bad tendency to wind up in one of my nicer white shirts, when I'm being hauled to the pool hall. Being short, when I lean over, my shirt always wipes up all the chalk that has fallen on the table rims. Ugh!

I tried carrying a spare shirt, but then I wound up in someone else's car and no spare shirt.

So, I carry my own chalk and try to keep the table wiped clean of any chalk "droppings" that might attack my shirt.
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Sounds like you are a cloths horse. I dress in Jeans, and T-shirts, and if that is out of DRESS CODFE I saw the heck away.

Thnik I own (1) Polo Shirt, No Suits, Sports Coats, Tes, or DRESS PANTS.:thumbup:
 
I've personally never understood how blue chalk dirties your shafts. It's all I've ever used and haven't ever had a problem with the shaft becoming blue. Maybe because I wipe down my shafts often while playing. I've seen it, but not had the problem myself.
That said, I've seen people come into a room with green cloth on the tables and begin using red chalk. Some people are either ignorant or just don't care. If you come to any venue and use your own color chalk without asking if you can use it, you're in the wrong, in my opinion.
 
Pushout said:
If you come to any venue and use your own color chalk without asking if you can use it, you're in the wrong, in my opinion.
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I agree. Even if it's not much of a change in color, asking lets them know you care about their equipment and the time and effort spent cleaning.
 
DeepBanks said:
Two of my team members and I play BCA 8-ball using Gray chalk . . . we typically play on either blue or green felt in the halls or bars . . . been playing for years with it to eliminate "blueing" on the shaft.

One of the guys on the opposing team starts giving them hell Wednesday stating that the chalk color has to "compliment" the color or the felt . . . gray doesn't so he says it illegal and results in a forfeit.

Anyone know if there's any truth to this or is it just B.S. ??
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I am assuming this happened in a League format. Obviously that person is like a bunch of the nits in my area and think way to highly on leagues. I am the most competitive person there it, but would want to kick this person straight in the nuts for stupidity. There are just some worthless people like that out there.
 
Chalk

I do know that the BCA tournaments that are played on the Diamond 7 footers that they do require blue chalk only. Not a BCA rule just a rule put in place by the table owners. Hope it helps.
Larry
 
I use Master green chalk....This year in Vegas at BCA I had two ref's very politely ask me if I was using Green chalk ?? I said yes and they told me in Vegas during BCA you can only use blue. So I borrowed a blue piece from a team mate and used it the rest of my time there..
At home in league I still use green......
 
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