My personal pool pet peeve

Luxury

Luxury

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I'm the only one that I know who complains about it but all these guys that chalk up after every shot and then slam the chalk down (Chalk side down) on the rail leaving TONS of chalk all over the rails to get all over player's hands, the equipment and also your pants when you lean over for a long reach shot need to get a clue.

The funniest part is that they are in denial about it. They deny that they are the one causing the mess or they deny that it is even an issue. Here I come with the damp paper towel but they just keep on doing it. It's a bad habit.

I chalk after every shot and set the chalk and sometimes slam it down but I am coordinated enough to do a 180 degree turn with the chalk on it's way to the rail and slam it chalk side UP!

I'm putting this out there in hopes that The pool community will slowly but surely make that simple 180 degree turn. Thank you.
 
Yep, that bothers the heck out of me 2. That and people using not slapping their hands together after powdering up their hands and cue. So naturally you have a green with white streaks pool table :-)
 
That has been a topic on here a few times that I have seen. I do not know where the practice started, but it should be quickly erradicated.
 
Luxury said:
I'm the only one that I know who complains about it but all these guys that chalk up after every shot and then slam the chalk down (Chalk side down) on the rail leaving TONS of chalk all over the rails to get all over player's hands, the equipment and also your pants when you lean over for a long reach shot need to get a clue.

The funniest part is that they are in denial about it. They deny that they are the one causing the mess or they deny that it is even an issue. Here I come with the damp paper towel but they just keep on doing it. It's a bad habit.

I chalk after every shot and set the chalk and sometimes slam it down but I am coordinated enough to do a 180 degree turn with the chalk on it's way to the rail and slam it chalk side UP!

I'm putting this out there in hopes that The pool community will slowly but surely make that simple 180 degree turn. Thank you.
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Steve
 
Luxury said:
I'm the only one that I know who complains about it but all these guys that chalk up after every shot and then slam the chalk down (Chalk side down) on the rail leaving TONS of chalk all over the rails to get all over player's hands, the equipment and also your pants when you lean over for a long reach shot need to get a clue.

The funniest part is that they are in denial about it. They deny that they are the one causing the mess or they deny that it is even an issue. Here I come with the damp paper towel but they just keep on doing it. It's a bad habit.

I chalk after every shot and set the chalk and sometimes slam it down but I am coordinated enough to do a 180 degree turn with the chalk on it's way to the rail and slam it chalk side UP!

I'm putting this out there in hopes that The pool community will slowly but surely make that simple 180 degree turn. Thank you.
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Come on, it wouldn't be right to play pool for a night without having chalk on your hands and pants. Well I guess, I used to think the same thing about smelling like smoke after a night of playing pool, and that problem has been solved. Maybe there is hope.
 
Funny!

Well at the pool hall I don't worry about it too much because it isn't my table, and I don't have to clean it.

At my house that is a different story, and my buddy got warned about it twice before I picked the chalk up and beaned him in the head with it!

Funny thing is that he didn't do it anymore! LOL

Maybe I should try it at the pool hall too?:eek:
 
it bugs me, but equally it bugs me when I dip my finger in the chalk's pit. The insides of a lot of my pants pockets are blue cuz it's the only sensible place to get rid of it without leaving the table entirely (which is probably what I ought to be doing).

A small peeve of mine is when the house gets wild and gives me like 5 chalks per rack. I think 2 is fine. I put the other 3 somewhere else. I hate dodging the things.

The absolute worst are people who go nutso with baby powder. Something that's as bad, and is actually really funny is when people smear the blue chalk all across the side of their pointer and thumb to attempt to reduce stick chafing. They not only look dumb, they're actually making the stickiness worse.
 
Neil said:
Try this- you said you use a damp cloth, use a WET cloth.. so the rails stay wet for a little while. Clean it AFTER you turn. Then , and make sure you have your own chalk, when he sets his chalk down it will get all wet. If nothing else, your irritation levels are now equal.
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That's almost as good as spitting in the chalk!
 
Luxury said:
I'm the only one that I know who complains about it but all these guys that chalk up after every shot and then slam the chalk down (Chalk side down) on the rail leaving TONS of chalk all over the rails to get all over player's hands, the equipment and also your pants when you lean over for a long reach shot need to get a clue.

The funniest part is that they are in denial about it. They deny that they are the one causing the mess or they deny that it is even an issue. Here I come with the damp paper towel but they just keep on doing it. It's a bad habit.

I chalk after every shot and set the chalk and sometimes slam it down but I am coordinated enough to do a 180 degree turn with the chalk on it's way to the rail and slam it chalk side UP!

I'm putting this out there in hopes that The pool community will slowly but surely make that simple 180 degree turn. Thank you.
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actually by doing a 180 degree turn making chalkside-up is still a bad habit b/c when you lean over the chalk goes directly on your clothes. the best way to place the chalk on the table is actually a 90 degree turn.
 
CreeDo said:
it bugs me, but equally it bugs me when I dip my finger in the chalk's pit. The insides of a lot of my pants pockets are blue cuz it's the only sensible place to get rid of it without leaving the table entirely (which is probably what I ought to be doing).

A small peeve of mine is when the house gets wild and gives me like 5 chalks per rack. I think 2 is fine. I put the other 3 somewhere else. I hate dodging the things.

The absolute worst are people who go nutso with baby powder. Something that's as bad, and is actually really funny is when people smear the blue chalk all across the side of their pointer and thumb to attempt to reduce stick chafing. They not only look dumb, they're actually making the stickiness worse.
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Lol...I'm opposite. You can never have too much chalk.

I'm not bothered by the upside down chalk too much. The one thing I hate is when someone misses and then chalks. Here I am, about to chalk up so I can shoot when this a**hole grabs the only cube of chalk left on the table and then stands there waiting for me to shoot. Why is there only one cube left? Because the idiot has been doing it all night and they're all right next to his chair.
 
Drew said:
Lol...I'm opposite. You can never have too much chalk.

I'm not bothered by the upside down chalk too much. The one thing I hate is when someone misses and then chalks. Here I am, about to chalk up so I can shoot when this a**hole grabs the only cube of chalk left on the table and then stands there waiting for me to shoot. Why is there only one cube left? Because the idiot has been doing it all night and they're all right next to his chair.
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That is why I carry my own chalk! Then I don't have to worry about the idiot doing this!

Also I paint my chalk on so I can get the most out of the cube. I hate it when people drill a hole in the chalk.

Besides my ferrule stays clean the way I chalk!

I still think we should just start pegging people in the head with the chalk. It has sharp points on it, and I think they will get the message!
 
txplshrk said:
That is why I carry my own chalk! Then I don't have to worry about the idiot doing this!

Also I paint my chalk on so I can get the most out of the cube. I hate it when people drill a hole in the chalk.

Besides my ferrule stays clean the way I chalk!

I still think we should just start pegging people in the head with the chalk. It has sharp points on it, and I think they will get the message!
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I tried carrying my own chalk, but my clothes turned blue in the wash. I empty my pockets when I play and chalk is too awkward a shape to carry in my pocket. It digs into my leg when I'm leaning over the table.

I just carry around 10 cubes in my bag. I'll put 3 or 4 on the table. If someone decides to chalk after his inning, I just stare at him with my hand out until he gets the hint.

Please please please, chalk before you shoot, not after.
 
aeoliner said:
actually by doing a 180 degree turn making chalkside-up is still a bad habit b/c when you lean over the chalk goes directly on your clothes. the best way to place the chalk on the table is actually a 90 degree turn.
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If you slam the chalk down at a 90 degree turn then chalk bits will easily fall onto the table. I don't think anyone leans over on top of chalk so I have to disagree.
 
Chalk dust is a pet peeve of mine too!

I have a personal chalk holder, one of those bronze chalk holders - only I had a jeweller build one for me using 14 karat gold - a vanity object, but I like it. I'll keep it in my pocket when I'm sitting, then when at the table I'll pull it out, chalk my tip and place the gold holder down with a moderate amount of authority on my right hand side one diamond away. I'll repeat this until my inning is over.

Whether at home or at a pool room, I alwyas have an extra dish towel to wipe down the rails after every game, or if playing 14.1 then every other inning.

All pet peeves and quirks.

Yours Truly,
The Woim
 
Chalk upside down

It's hard for me to believe that someone playing pool doesn't realize what they are doing when they put the chalk down upside down and spill chalk powder/dust all over the rail. Can the people who do this be this out of touch with the mess they are making and how it upsets most other players.

One of my good friends did this to me a dozen times before I finally got him to realize what he was doing and he would still do it every now and then. It just amazes me that people just don't pay any attention to something like this especially after it's been called to their attention and they still do it.
 
I hate the old guy who "used to play with all of'em" telling me to use three rails instead of going up and down. 99% of those guys couldn't play dead in a western. Get up and play, then. I might be on a third rack of breaking and getting out, and he feels the need to tell me how they did it in the old days. My normal response is "you got the seven" They didn't give spots much in the old days, either. Of course this backfired on me once. But just once (Geese).
 
I've got a new pet peeve. I have a friend who comes over to play once or twice a week and has a pocket chalker that he clips onto his shirt pocket. Most of the time, everything is copasetic, but when he has to reach for a shot, the darn thing dangles down and settles on the cloth, leaving a blue square. Other times it gets caught between his body and the rail, getting squished into the rail wood. Arggghhh!
 
aeoliner said:
actually by doing a 180 degree turn making chalkside-up is still a bad habit b/c when you lean over the chalk goes directly on your clothes. the best way to place the chalk on the table is actually a 90 degree turn.
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Have you ever thought about moving the chalk before you lean over?
 
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