Cue Tips In High Humidity?

Johnnyt

Johnnyt

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I play many hours a week on my table in a screened room in very high humidity (sometimes over 80%) in FL. Even after playing a few hour I'll take a break and leave the cue on the table for a few hours also. Does the humidity get get into the tips and harden them up? It seems I start to miss a lot and even miscue some after a tip is on for a few months. When I put a new tip on, it all stops. Were the tips bad from the high humidity or is it a mental thing? Johnnyt
 
As far a I know. I never had an issue with the tip. I have had issue with the chalk. I can feel the difference when it's humid. The chalk loses it's grittiness and feels mushy when applied. Not saying anyone needs fancy chalk but I think it's important to have your own chalk that's kept dry and away from the elements.
 
jburkm002 said:
As far a I know. I never had an issue with the tip. I have had issue with the chalk. I can feel the difference when it's humid. The chalk loses it's grittiness and feels mushy when applied. Not saying anyone needs fancy chalk but I think it's important to have your own chalk that's kept dry and away from the elements.
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You're right about the chalk. I buy masters by the gross and try to remember to bring the chalk in when I go in. When the moister gets into it, it turns a greyish blue. It looks like that color to me, but I'm color blind. But it does change color. Thanks. Johnnyt
 
I'm not sure about the tip either but I have noticed something about the chalk. The last couple of times I've played in these all weekend long tournaments I've been keeping the chalk in my pocket. I swear after a couple of days of playing I noticed my chalk didn't seem to be staying on my tip that well so I had to switch it out. So I was thinking that maybe having the cube in my front pocket all weekend long was the problem. I was thinking maybe it's more humid in my front pocket??? Just a theory at this point but something happened to my chalk.
 
I seem to recall reading something about Black Heart Tip -
are they produced in such a way as to be humidity resistant?

I also remember reading here on AZB about a member that bakes his chalk to remove any humidity. We don't generally have humidity problems here in Denver, just the opposite. Things dry out and become petrified
 
Johnnyt said:
It seems I start to miss a lot and even miscue some after a tip is on for a few months. When I put a new tip on, it all stops. Were the tips bad from the high humidity or is it a mental thing? Johnnyt
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It's all in your head.

A better question would be; How should I maintain my tip after a few months of play?
 
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