how do you keep your tip shaped without miscuing all the time

[Hail Mary Shot]

lol good question, i just get impatient and jump on the next shot instead of slowing down for a second, gonna chalk every shot now like you said. do you chalk after every shot even when it feels pointless

There is no such thing as pointless unless you are constantly chalking several times without taking a shot yet. It is an annoying feeling when you are making a run only to miscue later just because you are ignoring your equipment. You have a chalk, use it. I can't live playing pool without having a chalk.it's a powerful tool.

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

There is no such thing as pointless unless you are constantly chalking several times without taking a shot yet. It is an annoying feeling when you are making a run only to miscue later just because you are ignoring your equipment. You have a chalk, use it. I can't live playing pool without having a chalk.it's a powerful tool.

haha fair enough, you sold me on it. i am gonna chalk every shot now even when it feels pointless, way better than miscuing mid run lol

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

Typical game of eight, nine, or ten, often just that once before a game and again only if I am stretching the extremes of tip offset. One Pocket or anything else that runs long, probably a careful chalking every six or eight shots. I always chalk center to edge, wiping. When done and after knocking loose chalk off I'll look closely and touch up any of the edge that looks like it needs it.

You are getting conflicting advice which makes things confusing. It might help to know I use a medium to soft tip.

I do not like chalking as part of a preshot routine. Leads to a lot of unnecessary chalking and chalk has grit in it.

Hu

that center to edge wipe makes a lot of sense, i have been chalking way too much as part of my routine. gonna try just once before a game and see how it goes, do you find the medium to soft tip holds chalk better than a hard one

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

As a multiple Xenforo forum owner, please tell me what AI plug in you are using?

lol no plugin man, i just use it to tidy up how i word my questions sometimes, every post is still me and my own thoughts. i am a real guy shooting pool in hamilton, i even paid for gold come on. if you want a proper chat follow me on linkedin under david finlay or on instagram at @mykingscourtofficial and message me there

 

[Mensabum]

I have chalked the same way for decades. Before a game I carefully chalk every bit of the playing surface of the tip. I normally only use moderate amounts of spin so that may be all I do. I will chalk again if the shot calls for a lot of juice on the ball.

I use Master flag chalk. Just what was handy to buy a gross of. I had accumulated a half dozen pieces of various fancy chalks in my case and toted them untouched for a couple years. I gave it all away to a friend that likes to try new things. I'm still working on that Master chalk at sixteen or seventeen cents a cube. It does everything I need it to do so why try other chalks? I might try some that are supposed to be cleaner if I still had a home table.

Hu

I think I'm done w this Hu. Smells off.

 

[HawaiianEye]

Is this Justin386's brother?

 

[dquarasr]

I don’t know OP’s skill level but I have this nagging feeling that OP’s miscues have a bunch more to do with technique than tip condition or chalk status.

I use Taom V10 so I don’t need to chalk every single shot, and I know that when I miscue it’s always me, not the chalk.

I would respectfully suggest OP be circumspect about whether technique rather than chalk or tip shape is the root cause of miscues.

Apologies if @KINGSCOURT905 is an accomplished player, in which case I withdraw my comments.

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

I don’t know OP’s skill level but I have this nagging feeling that OP’s miscues have a bunch more to do with technique than tip condition or chalk status.

I use Taom V10 so I don’t need to chalk every single shot, and I know that when I miscue it’s always me, not the chalk.

I would respectfully suggest OP be circumspect about whether technique rather than chalk or tip shape is the root cause of miscues.

Apologies if @KINGSCOURT905 is an accomplished player, in which case I withdraw my comments.

lol you are probably right, i am just a rec player so my technique is the weak spot for sure. i still love messing with the tip shape though, keeps me busy at end pocket. thanks for saying it straight, i will watch my stroke more next time i am out

 

[maha]

tip or chalk brand doesnt matter.

if you hit the cue ball within the range of no mis cue then it wont, if you have chalk on. and wont even if you dont chalk it.

besides you should be breaking with center ball or very close to it. unless you discovered a way to do better hitting off center .

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

lol you are probably right, i am just a rec player so my technique is the weak spot for sure. i still love messing with the tip shape though, keeps me busy at end pocket. thanks for saying it straight, i will watch my stroke more next time i am out

No worries, I believe members here are more accommodating now compared to ages ago. Although there are still times that they act like they are in their period or time of the month.

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

No worries, I believe members here are more accommodating now compared to ages ago. Although there are still times that they act like they are in their period or time of the month.

haha yeah i have noticed that too, everyone here has been pretty good to me so far lol. i will take the odd grumpy one as part of the fun, do you get that a lot here or is it just the odd thread

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

tip or chalk brand doesnt matter.

if you hit the cue ball within the range of no mis cue then it wont, if you have chalk on. and wont even if you dont chalk it.

besides you should be breaking with center ball or very close to it. unless you discovered a way to do better hitting off center .

yeah that is fair, brand probably matters way less than i thought lol. i still like messing with the shape at end pocket though, do you chalk every shot or just when it feels like it needs it

 

[Oikawa]

The new version of your AI "human writer" is slightly less obvious to the untrained eye (No longer using em dashes in every post, typing in all lowercase, shorter posts), but there's still some patterns that become obvious. Try having it switch up the sentence structure sometimes, most of the posts are like this:

- Agree with whatever you are quoting
- Throw in a statement about how you will implement some new thing to your game
- End the post with a (sometimes comically low-effort) question to generate more traction with your posts
- Throw in a "lol" somewhere
- About half of the time mention end pocket, even when it has absolutely nothing to do with the topic

Work on those a bit and maybe you'll fool more people

 

[Oikawa]

Some examples:

fair point, i think i need someone to actually look at it in person lol. is there a repair guy at end pocket you would trust or do you go somewhere else in town
yeah that is fair, brand probably matters way less than i thought lol. i still like messing with the shape at end pocket though, do you chalk every shot or just when it feels like it needs it

yeah that is probably my problem too lol, i skip chalking when i am in a rush at end pocket. gonna chalk after every shot and see if the miscues stop

yeah that makes sense, i am gonna chalk the whole tip before i play and stop reaching for the fancy stuff lol. do you rechalk much during a game or just before you start

haha yeah i have noticed that too, everyone here has been pretty good to me so far lol. i will take the odd grumpy one as part of the fun, do you get that a lot here or is it just the odd thread

Just throwing this out here so even those less used to spotting AI text will start to see it

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

The new version of your AI "human writer" is slightly less obvious to the untrained eye (No longer using em dashes in every post, typing in all lowercase, shorter posts), but there's still some patterns that become obvious. Try having it switch up the sentence structure sometimes, most of the posts are like this:

- Agree with whatever you are quoting
- Throw in a statement about how you will implement some new thing to your game
- End the post with a (sometimes comically low-effort) question to generate more traction with your posts
- Throw in a "lol" somewhere
- About half of the time mention end pocket, even when it has absolutely nothing to do with the topic

Work on those a bit and maybe you'll fool more people

haha fair enough, you got me on the lol habit lol. i do use ai sometimes to help me word my questions better, but every post is still me and my own thoughts, i am not an ai. i even paid for gold, come on guys, would a bot do that

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

Some examples:

fair point, i think i need someone to actually look at it in person lol. is there a repair guy at end pocket you would trust or do you go somewhere else in town

yeah that is probably my problem too lol, i skip chalking when i am in a rush at end pocket. gonna chalk after every shot and see if the miscues stop

yeah that makes sense, i am gonna chalk the whole tip before i play and stop reaching for the fancy stuff lol. do you rechalk much during a game or just before you start

yeah that is fair, brand probably matters way less than i thought lol. i still like messing with the shape at end pocket though, do you chalk every shot or just when it feels like it needs it

haha yeah i have noticed that too, everyone here has been pretty good to me so far lol. i will take the odd grumpy one as part of the fun, do you get that a lot here or is it just the odd thread

Just throwing this out here so even those less used to spotting AI text will start to see it

haha you put some work into that list, i will give you that one. i already said it in the thread, i use ai to tidy up my wording sometimes but the thoughts and the questions are all mine, i am a real person lol. do you chalk every shot or just when it feels like it needs it

 

[Coos Cues]

I play a fair amount and use a thoroughbred medium tip. I have neither shaped it nor scuffed it in about 2 years. Tip fiddling when you should be stroke fiddling is the issue.

 

[skor]

I have broke with my playing cues thousands and thousands of times with no problem.

Break cues costing hundreds of dollars are a gimmick.

Good for you but you are generalizing and wrong.
It depends on the power you put on the break, your stroke, the tip used and the shaft itself.
If you soft break and the power that you put into it is not higher than the average power you used while playing and you are probably going to be OK.
BUT....
Some shafts will warp over time when breaking if pushed to the cloth and bend (Mike Sigel style).
Modern ferrules that are soft and light (to reduce deflection) and will crack and break.
The tip will definitely loose shape and will compress and harden.
Carbon fiber shafts that are designed for playing will not survive breaking, the front end is not designed for it and the ferrule/plug will break, the shaft front end walls are thin and will break and split as well.
A decent break cue can be found for $100, don't have to pay hundreds of dollars for one.
A $100 cue is a lot cheaper than replacing or fixing a damage shaft.
If one uses soft to medium layered tips from top brands that goes for $20-$30, breaking with it hard while playing 3-4 hours a week will require changing about every 3 months if you like to keep shape and feel, a $100 cue for breaking will be cheaper in the long run even an $800 cue will be cheaper in the long run.
depending on your stroke, a lighter or heavier cue than your playing cue will generate a better break and more consistent with less effort.
If you are a competing player, you might find your self in a jam and without a playing cue if you use the same cue for breaking unless you carry a few extra shafts that again will cost more than a dedicated break cue, even a solid old school classic maple shaft of a good quality (that won't warp) will cost more than $100.
Heck, for a $100 it could even be a jump-break cue and now you can even jump....
So whatever works for you, is not the general rule and definitely not the rule to follow.

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

I play a fair amount and use a thoroughbred medium tip. I have neither shaped it nor scuffed it in about 2 years. Tip fiddling when you should be stroke fiddling is the issue.

two years without touching it, that is wild to me lol. i am over here messing with mine every session. maybe you are right though, my stroke probably needs the attention more than the tip does

 

[Rusty in Montana]

On a new to me carbon fiber shaft it has a Horo soft tip I believe it's called a Helio tip and like my G2 tips I've not scuffed any of them in quite some time .
The Horo soft is definitely not a marshmallow tip and hasn't mushroomed whatsoever after some serious play and no miss cues as of yet either .

I really enjoyed playing pool at the Colored Stone in Toronto when I was there many years ago now a very nice place I thought it's sad to hear it's no longer open .