This may be dumb, but is there a preferred direction with a hard 1x1 tube case? Pin up or down? Tip up out down? Does it even matter? Thanks.
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It really does not matter, but for what it is worth I store all of my cues joint up, and tip down.
Well that's helpful, lol. I've been storing joint up tip down. Then I thought with tip down I wonder if I'm getting chalk on the inside of my case, and would that negatively affect the shaft...?
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Not dumb-folks ask this all the time. I tell them 'pin up'-I've seen joint screws break through the bottom of cases-for the butt, and tip down for the shaft. That way any chalk or crap that accumulates in the bottom of your case won't get in the threads of the shaft. Wipe the chalk off of your tip on your friendly poolroom owner's carpet before you put it in
If you have joint protectors, which you purchased from said poolroom owner, it doesn't matter much.
Not dumb-folks ask this all the time. I tell them 'pin up'-I've seen joint screws break through the bottom of cases-for the butt, and tip down for the shaft. That way any chalk or crap that accumulates in the bottom of your case won't get in the threads of the shaft. Wipe the chalk off of your tip on your friendly poolroom owner's carpet before you put it in
If you have joint protectors, which you purchased from said poolroom owner, it doesn't matter much.
Not dumb-folks ask this all the time. I tell them 'pin up'-I've seen joint screws break through the bottom of cases-for the butt, and tip down for the shaft. That way any chalk or crap that accumulates in the bottom of your case won't get in the threads of the shaft. Wipe the chalk off of your tip on your friendly poolroom owner's carpet before you put it in
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Not dumb-folks ask this all the time. I tell them 'pin up'-I've seen joint screws break through the bottom of cases-for the butt, and tip down for the shaft. That way any chalk or crap that accumulates in the bottom of your case won't get in the threads of the shaft. Wipe the chalk off of your tip on your friendly poolroom owner's carpet before you put it in
And after you put cues in the case pin-up, be sure and pay bar tab to friendly poolroom owner, before leaving said poolroom...
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These days most people out them in pin up tips down. In the old days I was told the players preferred to store their cues pin down tips up so as to see what shaft they wanted to use.
Some cases do not seal the cavity at all or not very well so the pin down cue will exert pressure more acutely and is likely to break the case at the bottom.
In our cases the bottoms are sealed so that the cue is only hitting EVA foam rubber. Thus the cue parts can be placed in either direction with no problem.
Some cases do not seal the cavity at all or not very well so the pin down cue will exert pressure more acutely and is likely to break the case at the bottom.
In our cases the bottoms are sealed so that the cue is only hitting EVA foam rubber. Thus the cue parts can be placed in either direction with no problem.
I've been doing tip up, joint up... the joint because it seems that there would be pressure on it facing down, if it's just hitting the bottom of the case. My tube case does seem pretty cheap, and there arn't separate compartments per se, but a wide section and a sleeve. I can't be sure that the sleeve tapers at all, so I've been putting the shaft in there, with the tip facing up. Am I doing it wrong? Or does anyone have any experience with this type of case?
There is almost certainly no taper. It's probably a cloth divider. So you are ok to put your shafts in tip up. Most tube cases these days can easily handle the width of the buttcap and the joint in the same space.
Thanks for the quick reply. When I'm ready to take the plunge, I'll look into one of those JB Cases I read so much about!
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Well, sure. If you remember to pay your tab, you can wipe your chalk off on my carpet anytime I've got an Oreck, and I'm not afraid to use it! Seriously, if the pool room owner has a problem with you wiping your chalk off on the carpet, he's not a pool guy. Move on.
And after you put cues in the case pin-up, be sure and pay bar tab to friendly poolroom owner, before leaving said poolroom...
Well, sure. If you remember to pay your tab, you can wipe your chalk off on my carpet anytime
I've got an Oreck, and I'm not afraid to use it! Seriously, if the pool room owner has a problem with you wiping your chalk off on the carpet, he's not a pool guy. Move on.Well, sure. If you remember to pay your tab, you can wipe your chalk off on my carpet anytime
Years ago I went to a pool room in Boston. I think it was called Mad Maggies. There was no carpet. I was dazed and confused. Took me 20 minutes to finally put my cue in the case. Kept wiping the tip with a napkin, all the while feeling like I wasn't getting all the chalk off. It was a nightmare.
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There was a place in Eugene, OR for a short time called 'Q-Street Billiards' (on Q street) that had a 4 foot by 4 foot nicely framed piece of their carpet on the wall. People would come in and say 'why the hell do you have that there?' Kind of funny. Actually, I'm happy to say that I have left the carpet behind and am now able to clean my tip with a towel. There was an adjustment period, though.
There was a place in Eugene, OR for a short time called 'Q-Street Billiards' (on Q street) that had a 4 foot by 4 foot nicely framed piece of their carpet on the wall. People would come in and say 'why the hell do you have that there?' Kind of funny. Actually, I'm happy to say that I have left the carpet behind and am now able to clean my tip with a towel. There was an adjustment period, though.
Yeah, but then any excess chalk also just falls into the compartment. If you clean the chalk of your tip after using it I don't see it mattering. Im gonna keep it joints up for now. Anyone prefer box cases rather than tube? I've got both, just can't decide what would be best for my good cue.
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I don't think it really matters. I suppose I could do a test to see what sort of effect putting chalked shafts tips down has but honestly I think it's more psychological than anything. Ever since I started using top-loading cases I have put the cues in tips down without wiping the chalk off.
I personally believe that shafts get dirty more from dirty hands than a little chalk residue on the liner. Then again I am also not the type of person who cares about having a white shaft either. I used to be. But now I prefer to have the shaft be seasoned like a good cast iron skillet. I like it to be dark and will even rub a tiny bit of oil into it from time to time and burnish it with a dollar bill. To me those are the best playing shafts.
Bill Schick told me that the old time players used to put the tips up just so that they could easily see what shaft they wanted to use by the tip condition. Also I have opened up a lot of cases in my life and rarely do I see that the interior liner is noticebly dirty or filled with chalk residue.
Ralf Souquet's dad makes some little tip covers to keep the chalk out. We have little finger tip covers in our shop that we use when we are coloring because they are more comfortable than rubber gloves. I suppose that they could be adapted for cases, or even little bits of surgical tubing used as tip covers would work as well.
I personally believe that shafts get dirty more from dirty hands than a little chalk residue on the liner. Then again I am also not the type of person who cares about having a white shaft either. I used to be. But now I prefer to have the shaft be seasoned like a good cast iron skillet. I like it to be dark and will even rub a tiny bit of oil into it from time to time and burnish it with a dollar bill. To me those are the best playing shafts.
Bill Schick told me that the old time players used to put the tips up just so that they could easily see what shaft they wanted to use by the tip condition. Also I have opened up a lot of cases in my life and rarely do I see that the interior liner is noticebly dirty or filled with chalk residue.
Ralf Souquet's dad makes some little tip covers to keep the chalk out. We have little finger tip covers in our shop that we use when we are coloring because they are more comfortable than rubber gloves. I suppose that they could be adapted for cases, or even little bits of surgical tubing used as tip covers would work as well.