Can a player use too much chalk?

[9BallPaul]

Never paid attention to my chalking habits until I owned a home table and began battling chalk dust. Recently I was recounting my table-cleaning regimen to another player, complaining really.

His opinion: I chalk too much. Generally it's part of my pre-shot routine. On certain very simple shots, I might skip the chalk. Usually not.

How much is too much?

 

[Trent]

i do it every shot and while im thinking and resetting my preshot routine.

i honestly think keep doing what your doing it fine.

to much is better than not enough

 

[Johnnyt]

I chalk after and sometimes again before every shot, but I always tap the end of my shaft with my hand to get the loose chalk off just before I get down to shoot. Loose chalk can cause a mini miscue...so slight you won't notice it...you'll just miss. Johnnyt

 

[DennyS]

Maybe you're chalking to much over the table.

 

[PaulieB]

You could chalk 10 times before each shot, provided you aren't chalking too close to the table, it's not going to cause a mess. I always chalk a few feet away from the table while I'm sizing up the shot, always chalk at an angle so any dust is falling to the floor and not onto my hand, and then tap the cue against my hand in case there is any loose chalk on the tip.

All of these things have any excess chalk ending up on the floor, not the table, as I'm 3 feet away from the table when I'm doing it.

 

[barboxplr]

yeah i would say chalking away from the table would fix the problem

 

[GADawg]

what he said. watch the pros when they are thinking about a shot and they might chalk 3,4,5 times before shooting.

 

[9BallPaul]

Thanks

Good responses, all of you. Gotta make sure sure I step away from the table so the mess goes on the carpet.

Like I said, I didn't think about this stuff when my playing was confined to pool halls.

 

[Apocalypse2017]

You could chalk 10 times before each shot, provided you aren't chalking too close to the table, it's not going to cause a mess. I always chalk a few feet away from the table while I'm sizing up the shot, always chalk at an angle so any dust is falling to the floor and not onto my hand, and then tap the cue against my hand in case there is any loose chalk on the tip.

All of these things have any excess chalk ending up on the floor, not the table, as I'm 3 feet away from the table when I'm doing it.

I have been doing this a lot lately on my home table, then I slide my bridge hand over the the tip to remove any excess (watch SVB, I got it from him) if not, when I'm down on the shot I will see extra chalk and it can be distracting.

 

[kanecalgary]

I have been doing this a lot lately on my home table, then I slide my bridge hand over the the tip to remove any excess (watch SVB, I got it from him) if not, when I'm down on the shot I will see extra chalk and it can be distracting.

When you say you slide your bridge hand over the tip to remove excess chalk, are you talking about on the side of the tip? I watched Shane slide his cue through his closed bridge to the end of his shaft on his shots, is that what you are talking about? I have yet to see him tap his cue with his hand after chalking. Thanks for the tips I'am going to incorporate one of these in my pre-shot routine.

 

[Cannonball55]

How do you know when you use too much chalk?

how about when your plain white shirts all resemble a 1st graders finger painting project.

 

[MitchAlsup]

A cube of chalk can last several thousand hours of playing time (not including sitting time). Cubes last this long when they are wiped onto the tip and not ground into the tip. If your don't last this long there is a "technique with the chalk" problem, not a "using to much of it" problem.

The chalk cube in my bag has been then since Dec 2009 and is about 1/2 done, and I go through about 3/4 cube of chalk at the home table each year playing 3-ish hours per day.

 

[Al-po]

I guess the real consequence is miscuing. I hate that and it usually happends when I dont chalk after 2-3 shots in a row. I would rather have an over chalk habit then under.

 

[alphadog]

Follow Joey Barnes around,you will know that ,"Yes there is such a thing as
TOO MUCH chalk:grin:"!

 

[Snapshot9]

Chalking

It is how you do it. Some people grind the chalk on when only a little is needed and should be brushed on. Actually, I think you normally only need to chalk about every 3rd shot. If you miscue before that, you are not hitting the cueball right.

 

[evanlockhart]

A cube of chalk can last several thousand hours of playing time (not including sitting time). Cubes last this long when they are wiped onto the tip and not ground into the tip. If your don't last this long there is a "technique with the chalk" problem, not a "using to much of it" problem.

The chalk cube in my bag has been then since Dec 2009 and is about 1/2 done, and I go through about 3/4 cube of chalk at the home table each year playing 3-ish hours per day.

THIS. I can't stand people who drill holes in chalk. Corey Deuel is one of the few pros that I see do it. You WIPE the chalk on the tip, and I guarantee you cover more surface, the life of your chalk increases, bangers hate to use it (as there is no hole to continue drilling) and your chances of miscuing diminish

 

[evanlockhart]

I have been doing this a lot lately on my home table, then I slide my bridge hand over the the tip to remove any excess (watch SVB, I got it from him) if not, when I'm down on the shot I will see extra chalk and it can be distracting.

SVB doesn't wipe excess chalk from his tip. His closed bridge is used to wipe excess chalk off of his shaft. His open bridge slides up and down as practice strokes.

Seems funny to have to explain this, but I have never heard or seen somebody wipe chalk off their tip while playing. Seems counter productive and if that needs to be elaborated..:grin:

 

[kanecalgary]

SVB doesn't wipe excess chalk from his tip. His closed bridge is used to wipe excess chalk off of his shaft. His open bridge slides up and down as practice strokes.

Seems funny to have to explain this, but I have never heard or seen somebody wipe chalk off their tip while playing. Seems counter productive and if that needs to be elaborated..:grin:

I have seen rec players to pros blow off excess chalk off their tip.

 

[scooter_banks]

Use the new kamui chalk and dont worry about anything.

 

[Ģüśţāṿ]

I have a bad habit of chalking over my home table. The table gets filthy and the balls to be cleaned very frequently. I'm trying to correct it but its not easy. You can never chalk too much though, but I don't only go through 3 to 4 pieces a year (i wish) more like 20, maybe more. I must press too hard. I dont drill holes in it either, i use the entire piece. Heres another bad habit i have to work on. haha!