How do you chalk?
- Thread starter Vinnie
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I'm a righty. I brush chalk on using my right hand such that chalk dust will go to the floor, NOT on the table and not on my hand. I often use that moment to clear the mind.
I think poeple that grind chalk over the table should be chopped up and sold as chicken nuggets.
I think poeple that grind chalk over the table should be chopped up and sold as chicken nuggets.
I chalk like kim where I put the butt on the floor but I don't switch hands. Grip hand stays touching the stick but near the tip, the left bridge hand does the chalking.
I do this for two reasons. 1. The tables I play at are diiirty, so I keep my bridge hand away from my shaft. 2. Many pieces of chalk are worn down and I need my whole hand free (without fingers on the same hand holding the shaft) to apply chalk carefully without getting it all over my ferrule. I also look at my tip when I do this because I don't carry my own nicely worn chalk all the time, most of the chalk I use has a big valley in the middle do to neophytes.
I do this for two reasons. 1. The tables I play at are diiirty, so I keep my bridge hand away from my shaft. 2. Many pieces of chalk are worn down and I need my whole hand free (without fingers on the same hand holding the shaft) to apply chalk carefully without getting it all over my ferrule. I also look at my tip when I do this because I don't carry my own nicely worn chalk all the time, most of the chalk I use has a big valley in the middle do to neophytes.
I never gave this on any thought. After reading what others do I guess my honest answer is every way possible.
One way is I put the chalk on the floor, chalker end up then I wedge the chalk in between my feet and turn my cue, tip side down. Then I start to drill a hole using the tip as the bit. This is the best way to break in a new piece of chalk...lol
One way is I put the chalk on the floor, chalker end up then I wedge the chalk in between my feet and turn my cue, tip side down. Then I start to drill a hole using the tip as the bit. This is the best way to break in a new piece of chalk...lol
I have a professional chalker (He is a midget). Everytime I need my cue chalked, I had it to him while he stands on the high chair and chalk it with White Diamond Emerald embedded chalk 
J/K I chalk like Reyes kinda, but I hold my cue close to the joint area, and spin it around slowly as I rub on the chalk like reyes does. I try to keep the chalk equally used so I won't have a giant hole in the chalk and not waste anything.
Chino
J/K I chalk like Reyes kinda, but I hold my cue close to the joint area, and spin it around slowly as I rub on the chalk like reyes does. I try to keep the chalk equally used so I won't have a giant hole in the chalk and not waste anything.
Chino
I watched a guy do that consistently last weekend while he was playing 8B with his g/f. I thought he was being a joker the first time...but he kept doing it. Yeah, he looked.
LMAO I think I know who your talking about
Is this a big guy with a skinhead and a funky looking cue
that resembles a twisted tree trunk ?
I see this guy there every Wednesday :grin-square:Thanks ... Larry
Update
After just one day of practice, I am almost in the habit of chalking with my shooting hand. It was awkward at first, but it's getting easier. Let's see if that will help reduce the amount of chalk build-up on my OB-1 shaft.
Also, as someone else mentioned above, I have learned from owning my own table that you should chalk with your tip away from the table. You wouldn't believe how much chalk will fall onto the cloth if you chalk over the table.
After just one day of practice, I am almost in the habit of chalking with my shooting hand. It was awkward at first, but it's getting easier. Let's see if that will help reduce the amount of chalk build-up on my OB-1 shaft.
Also, as someone else mentioned above, I have learned from owning my own table that you should chalk with your tip away from the table. You wouldn't believe how much chalk will fall onto the cloth if you chalk over the table.