chalk ring on ferrule

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rch

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hi
i dont know it is the only sollution but i stop the blue
ring on the ferrule of my cue, i just reshape the border of
the tip. after you reshape your tip to the desired curvature
just, kindly, reshape is border.
i hope this is useful for many people.
regards
rch
 
Chalk Ring = Improper Chalking

The easiest way to avoid a ring of chalk on your ferrule is to not burrow the tip into the cube of chalk...

It may sound funny, but I was taught to think of the way a woman puts on her lipstick... you want to imitate that motion. Lightly brush the chalk across the surface of your tip until you have good coverage.

If you do that, you'll never have that nasty chalk ring on your stick, and as a bonus, you'll find that the chalk itself will last much, much longer because you'll be using the full square surface instead of just a tip sized circle tunneled down the middle.
 
People like to grind the chalk straight onto the tip, I don't think that's necessary. Like astandrich has said, just use one edge of the chalk and use sweaping motions across the tip like you are applying the chalk across the tip rather than grinding it straight down. It helps to turn/rotate the cue with your other hand while doing the chalking. This will help make even coverage without needing to look at the tip. After chalking, I like to run the thumb of my bridge hand across the ferrule real lightly while turning/rotating the cue again. This cleans off any excess chalk off the ferrule and helps keep it clean.
 
hi
tanks to both. i chalk exactly like you say, even in my breack cue, i noticed the same.
something to see about mechanical physics, dynamic particles. a question to a physicist, maybe.
regards
rch
 
Tilt your cue at an angle and lightly brush the chalk on.
Mr.Clean Magic Eraser will take the chalk ring off your ferrule and restore it to new.
 
use a newer piece of chalk

Buy yourself a box of chalk when the hole is deeper than your tip it will grind on you ferrule.Then you find a piece of cement and grind chalk to the right depth again.
 
rch said:
hi
tanks to both. i chalk exactly like you say, even in my breack cue, i noticed the same.
something to see about mechanical physics, dynamic particles. a question to a physicist, maybe.
regards
rch
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i think rch is yanking your chains here.
 
Another piece of proper technique, perhaps not directly related to your question, is to chalk your cue with your non-bridge hand. I learned to pick up the chalk with my bridge hand and apply it. The result is a darker stain on the top 4 inches of my shaft than the rest of the stroke area. Chalking with the bridge hand transfers the chalk from the table to your shaft. If you learn to change hands and chalk with the hand that holds the cue, the shaft will take on a much more even patina.
 
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