Shafts in case, tips up or down?
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Another vote for tip down, and wipe chalk off before putting in case. I used to do it on the pool room carpet, but switched to a napkin later.
Hard Knock Cues
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Tip down especially if you don't use joint protectors. If up chalk dust get on your joint face and gums it up. If on one side of the joint face more than the other your cue could roll off
As hinted previously, Pin down/tips up in George, Centennial or Fellini cases. Fatter butt cues will lodge in the liner when put pin up, and you CANNOT get them out without yanking the whole liner out. You only do that once.
I agree tips up keeps a cleaner case as you are not blindly stabbing Mr. Chalky Tip haphazardly.
JBs, I tend to put tips down as I like to see my joint protectors as my shafts are numbered/coded.
I agree tips up keeps a cleaner case as you are not blindly stabbing Mr. Chalky Tip haphazardly.
JBs, I tend to put tips down as I like to see my joint protectors as my shafts are numbered/coded.
SeniorTom
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I don't use them either , I have never seen a damaged pin with normal use. Now some people can get a bit anal and do stupid things to their cues, but to me joint protectors are a pita.
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23DenaliBDE
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I agree and if I had higher dollar stuff I already would have.
The cue can be fumbled and damaged anytime the two pieces are being handled just prior to screwing them together. JP’s are really not a fix for that potential mishandling of the cue. I’ll buy the handle to help pull them out of the case, or for the aesthetics function, but really the protection deal is a real stretch when a case is being used properly.
playing for longer than many of you are alive. never had seen any problem putting your cue in anyway you want.
have had a cue permanently in my cars and trucks, same cue for 50 years in 100 plus degrees hot and minus 30 degrees cold in a soft cheap case and its still straight
the only thing about putting tip down and butt down is if you get one stuck you can screw on it and pull it out.
have had a cue permanently in my cars and trucks, same cue for 50 years in 100 plus degrees hot and minus 30 degrees cold in a soft cheap case and its still straight
the only thing about putting tip down and butt down is if you get one stuck you can screw on it and pull it out.
I bought a box of 50 of them for $30.. no big deal when you are protecting your case and a $30 tip. I just give them away to the folks who have me work on their cues.
It really doesn't matter whether it's tip up or tip down, but the case should be stored vertically. I've straightened out a few warped shafts just by storing them upright, and playing them, giving them table time. Some cases accept either way, some don't.
All the best,
WW
All the best,
WW
tomatoshooter
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You just go in raw, like a savage? :0
Lovely... at least you don't spit tobacco juice all over the carpet also. Or do you?
23DenaliBDE
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In the pockets but only if it has a ball return. Little known fact- Ball returns were actually invented as a long random maze to dry tobacco spit off the ball. They soon realized that if they made it stop at the foot of the table , it was also handy for gathering the balls. Also the reason why balls yellow over time. You’re welcome
Zerksies
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I had an Action case that did thatI recall some cases had conical tubes so you had little choice which way. Mine are cut cylindrical through surfboard foam. They do the job and might even insulate a bit.
xX-Wizard-Xx
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what kind of tips do you guys use . hahaha
Ditto on this.
If I was anywhere near the girl in your avatar, it would definitely be tip UP!
Yes technically either tip up or tip down will hold the shaft in the case and you can still put it out (although I think trying to grab the sides of the ferrule to pull out a shaft takes a bit more effort) but think of it as the toilet roll debate, over or under? Clearly you can make do with both, but over is the most efficient and easier to use. Or using a spoon to eat a steak, you can still get the chunks in your mouth that way, but you are not being as efficient.