I got my tips today
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Leather will dry out over time and dry rot... As it starts to lose all of the moisture in the collagen it will lose it's elasticity and the tips will harden up...
In humid conditions I have actually seen tips draw/wick moisture from the air....
A good bet is to get some tupperware containers and store your bulk tips in them.. IF there is no air movement then there should be no loss or wicking of moisture...
An even better bet is to aquire a cheap humidor and maintain the humidity levels around 50% relative humidity... 35% is too low and 70% is too high.... At least those are the numbers I have seen associated with leather storage.......
How often should a daily player get a new set of balls?
Hey Chris, when will you have the blue chalk available for purchase? I am ready to get some.
speaking of chalk, :happydance: I ordered the great white chalk last Friday and got it yesterday! :clapping: you just can't beat the service from outsville either, also got the soft/medium tip and having it installed today as I have a match this evening. will report on that tomorrow. thank again chris! :thumbup:
Tinkerbell?
I tried out the Great White chalk I ordered last night. I liked the performance aspect of it, but it seemed to be incredibly messy. After just one rack of 10 ball, there were white marks all over the table and the chalk itself seems to disintegrate easily during the chalking process, and I'm not a driller either. One of the pieces had some flaking/chipping occur during chalking, in which a pretty sizable chunk broke off. I would be interested in the blue chalk when it comes out, as long as it stays together better and doesn't make as much of a mess.
These things happen when you are travelling west and aren't prepared for indians...
Over the last month I have had 3 emails that the chalk is still flaky and I have had about 20 emails saying it's great.... I started paying attention to how diferent people chalk and I have came to a conclusion that for some people the orginal forumal is just too soft... After years of having of chalking some people are used to grinding the cube with some pressure to get the chalk to transfer properly onto the tip....
When I formulated the first version I wanted it to stay together but to also go on the tip easily... Just lightly painting the tip with the chalk with out pressure will transfer plenty of chalk to the tip to get the job done.....
bzzzzzt.... Some people do NOT chalk that way... And since that is the case we now have a D formula... The D formula is a harder version of the Great White... Not as much difference as .98 to 1.21 Kamui but still harder..... I am trying to decide if I am going to continue to run the 2 versions going forward or just run with the D version....
With that said Baxter PM me your address so I don't have to look thru the archives.... I will send you the D version since it sounds like you will be a perfect person to give me feedback on the D version vs the original softer version....
Chris
What's your opinion of the proper way to chalk?
Great news today!!!!
Accu-Rack Diamond 9s are going to be used in the US freaking OPEN!!!!
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So far the Facebook reviews on Great White's new release are blowing away everything else out there..
Add to that the Hammerheads are apparently going to be somewhere very nice by the end of summer I would say we keep getting lucky.......
Great news today!!!!
Accu-Rack Diamond 9s are going to be used in the US freaking OPEN!!!!
Congrats Chris. Your hard work is paying off. Thanks for letting me help you out at the Derby. I plan on PMing you soon about the U.S. Open. Take care.
Your hittin your stride now.