careless chalk

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Dave Nelson

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This drives me to distraction.

I'm a low rated 14.1 player(and even lower in other games).
I frequently play a man who is vastly superior to me. He is a nice guy and is always willing to help lesser players. He has runs in the 80's recently'

BUT
 
Dave Nelson said:
This drives me to distraction.

I'm a low rated 14.1 player(and even lower in other games).
I frequently play a man who is vastly superior to me. He is a nice guy and is always willing to help lesser players. He has runs in the 80's recently'

BUT
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obviously:grin:
 
"careless chalk"

Let me guess. This guy leaves the chalk upside down on the rails, and makes a terrible mess. That bothers me anyway... for practical reasons, not OCD reasons (well that too).

Fatz
 
What drives me nuts is when people voluntarily get like 9 cubes to shoot with, like they can't fade reaching more than 2 feet for the chalk. You're CONSTANTLY moving the things out of the way so you have a place to lean or place your hand. It completely disrupts my rhythm to have to be moving something on every shot. Especially when I don't notice it and take time to line up the shot first. Two cubes is fine. I could care less about face up or face down, after a day of playing pool my palm is gonna be blue anyway, and I'm not wearing white button down shirts to the pool hall. It's the playing surface that I care about, not the rails.
 
CreeDo said:
What drives me nuts is when people voluntarily get like 9 cubes to shoot with, like they can't fade reaching more than 2 feet for the chalk. You're CONSTANTLY moving the things out of the way so you have a place to lean or place your hand. It completely disrupts my rhythm to have to be moving something on every shot. Especially when I don't notice it and take time to line up the shot first. Two cubes is fine.
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That would bother me too.

CreeDo said:
I could care less about face up or face down, after a day of playing pool my palm is gonna be blue anyway, and I'm not wearing white button down shirts to the pool hall. It's the playing surface that I care about, not the rails.
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The more chalk on your hands, the more chalk on your shaft, the faster it gets grimy and sticky.
 
This drives me to distraction.

I'm a low rated 14.1 player(and even lower in other games).
I frequently play a man who is vastly superior to me. He is a nice guy and is always willing to help lesser players. He has runs in the 80's recently'

BUT(sorry, don't know what happened there, computer evil spirits I guess)He will have three or four cubs of chalk on the rails, all of them upside down or side ways. The rails will be covered with chalk dust, his fingers are covered with chalk dust and he is totally oblivious to it. My inning coming up and in preparation for my usual 2 ball run I take my towel and wipe the rails. He doesn't get the message. What too do? Should I speak to him about it? How can such an experienced player be so unobservant? You get the picture. End of rant.

Dave Nelson
 
Chalk down or to the side is the easiest imo ergonomically to put down as far as the wrist goes.

I can see why it bothers players, but I can see why it doesn't.

Freddie <~~~ not a physiologist
 
If he is better than you, and you are learning from him, just suck it up. Be grateful he takes time to play with you. At least that's what I would do.


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pmata814 said:
If he is better than you, and you are learning from him, just suck it up. Be grateful he takes time to play with you. At least that's what I would do.


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Perfect answer.......I would just clean my cue or wipe it down at the end of the night. When stuff like this gets in my head I only have two ball run outs as well. Don't sweat the small stuff. Your game will improve.
 
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