Simple Solution of Keeping Your Ferrules Clean

Kung Fu Master

Kung Fu Master

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I just want to share with you all one of the ways I keep my ferrules clean. It's very simple and probably less time consuming. I been using Scotch Magic or Transparent tape. Just wrap the tape around the ferrule with these tapes to the edge where the actual tip and ferrule meets. It protects the ferrules of getting dirty with chalk, and you won't even notice it there. And the tape is not too strong where it leaves any residue peeling it off. No more chemicals or sanding the ferrules down. Try it. It works!! I hope this helps.
 
On the other hand a person could just learn how to chalk there cue and wipe it down every so often. I like to take a dry magic eraser and go over my shafts before they go back into the case. But to each there own, I wouldn't want the extra glare from the tape while I am shooting and making those extra long back strokes where the tip is almost out of my bridge. But if it works for you, play on playa!
 
Kung Fu Master,

Interesting idea...I sometimes do that to keep glue off the ferrule. However, I agree with the other poster that chalking habits are much easier to adjust. Brush don't screw. Try it, it also works, and you don't have to deal with putting tape on your cue.

I think your idea works better, however, for the many people out there that can't break the habit of chalking haphazardly without really looking at what they are doing.

KMRUNOUT
 
I just use my thumb and index finger to wipe it off after every chalking. I've never actually had to clean them because I take of it before it becomes a problem.
 
I'm with Greg, learn to chalk properly and its inevitable, you will get a bit of chalk on your ferrule, lick your thumb and index finger and wipe it off.
Then lick your fingers, it won't hurt you cause its finger lickin good.
 
Not that I'm trying to be all high and mighty here, but there is that old saying that says, "Show me a man with chalk on his ferrule, and I'll show you a man that doesn't know how to chalk his tip."

I especially wouldn't do well with tape on my ferrule because I tend to stroke the cue back extra far on some shots, so much so that the cue almost comes out of my bridge hand. I use that kind of a stroke to get more power and/or draw/follow.
 
i get the feeling a lot of guys on az keep their ferrules clean by not playing. i don't clean anything i use unless it's sticky. if the ferrule's dirt it stays dirty. if the shaft has chalk on it then it stays on it.

that's what happens when equipment gets used
 
poolplayer2093 said:
i get the feeling a lot of guys on az keep their ferrules clean by not playing. i don't clean anything i use unless it's sticky. if the ferrule's dirt it stays dirty. if the shaft has chalk on it then it stays on it.

that's what happens when equipment gets used
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Poolplayer

Maybe I have a fetish, but I wipe my butt as well as all my tools before I put them away. BTW I also have a thing about keeping my stuff in a very organized manor.

Stroking the chalk across the face of the tip instead of grinding the tip with the chalk works for me. But I also like a smooth cue shaft and find Pledge furniture polish not only makes the cue slide easier but also helps to keep it clean. It is a lot easier to keep a cue from getting dirty, than to clean it. Plus I know of no way to clean the inside of a cue case once it is loaded with cue chalk.
 
I tried the tape idea many years ago, but had a bit of bad luck.
There I was, a young and arguably handsome pool player in a match with a well known road hustler, whom I will not name at this time, preparing to pocket the nine ball. We were on the hill and playing for five large.
Just as I was making my stroke to win the match, the overhead lights suddenly reflected off the small piece of Scotch tape I had applied to my ferrule to keep it clean, blinding me temporarily. Well, neeless to say, I lost the match and the money, which by-the-way, my fiance and I had been scraping together to put down on a small houseboat; but it did not end there.
The next day my dog got hit by a car and I had to sell my cue to pay the vet. A week after that my finance ran off with the Fuller brush salesman leaving a note that read. "You suck!"
All because of a little piece of tape.
Oh yeah. The dog recovered. I won the Lotto. Once a year me and the dog hop in the Porsche and drive over to the trailer park where my ex-fiance lives and I let him take a crap in her yard.
All because of a little piece of tape. :grin:
 
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Tramp Steamer said:
I tried the tape idea many years ago, but had a bit of bad luck.
There I was, a young and arguably handsome pool player in a match with a well known road hustler, whom I will not name at this time, preparing to pocket the nine ball. We were on the hill and playing for five large.
Just as I was making my stroke to win the match, the overhead lights suddenly reflected off the small piece of Scotch tape I had applied to my ferrule to keep it clean, blinding me temporarily. Well, neeless to say, I lost the match and the money, which by-the-way, my fiance and I had been scraping together to put down on a small houseboat but it did not end there.
The next day my dog got hit by a car and I had to sell my cue to pay the vet. A week after that my finance ran off with the Fuller brush salesman leaving a note that read. "You suck!"
All because of a little piece of tape.
Oh yeah. The dog recovered. I won the Lotto. Once a year me and the dog hop in the Porsche and drive over to the trailer park where my ex-fiance lives and I let him take a crap in her yard.
All because of a little piece of tape. :grin:
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I am sorry to hear of your terrible heart break, but, I was very happy that you found the courage to go on with life.

Kudos to the dog!
 
Tramp Steamer said:
I tried the tape idea many years ago, but had a bit of bad luck.
There I was, a young and arguably handsome pool player in a match with a well known road hustler, whom I will not name at this time, preparing to pocket the nine ball. We were on the hill and playing for five large.
Just as I was making my stroke to win the match, the overhead lights suddenly reflected off the small piece of Scotch tape I had applied to my ferrule to keep it clean, blinding me temporarily. Well, neeless to say, I lost the match and the money, which by-the-way, my fiance and I had been scraping together to put down on a small houseboat; but it did not end there.
The next day my dog got hit by a car and I had to sell my cue to pay the vet. A week after that my finance ran off with the Fuller brush salesman leaving a note that read. "You suck!"
All because of a little piece of tape.
Oh yeah. The dog recovered. I won the Lotto. Once a year me and the dog hop in the Porsche and drive over to the trailer park where my ex-fiance lives and I let him take a crap in her yard.
All because of a little piece of tape. :grin:
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I started to cry. So happy the dog is okay!
 
Mr. Tramp, your story has brightened my day. Tape on, tape off!!

I love to see people grinding a piece of used-up chalk onto the tip of a house cue for 10 seconds.........once per game. I get a chuckle out of that. :lol:
 
Kung Fu Master said:
I just want to share with you all one of the ways I keep my ferrules clean. It's very simple and probably less time consuming. I been using Scotch Magic or Transparent tape. Just wrap the tape around the ferrule with these tapes to the edge where the actual tip and ferrule meets. It protects the ferrules of getting dirty with chalk, and you won't even notice it there. And the tape is not too strong where it leaves any residue peeling it off. No more chemicals or sanding the ferrules down. Try it. It works!! I hope this helps.
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LOL, so you are saying to wrap the ferrule with clear tape while playing pool? My buddies would laugh me out of the pool hall.
Besides, I tend to stroke the cue with the tip ending up right into my index finger most times. That tape, no matter how clear it is, would irritate the &*%^ out of me. I for one would rather just clean it every once in a while.
Rubbing the chalk across the tip gently instead of grindin might help too. ;)
 
skiergirl55 said:
Mr. Tramp, your story has brightened my day. Tape on, tape off!!

I love to see people grinding a piece of used-up chalk onto the tip of a house cue for 10 seconds.........once per game. I get a chuckle out of that. :lol:
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A couple days ago you were asking for info as a "Newbie". From reading your posts "me thinks you are no newbie".:confused:
 
Chris, just because I'm new to this doesn't mean I'm stupid. I read books......I read HERE. I've learned a lot of things about a lot of things, and that is one of the things I've learned.

I have a 2 dvd Jeanette Lee training video and she said to use chalk for each shot, every time you shoot. Make it part of your pre-shot routine. She shows you how to put it on. It's very informative.

Don't assume that because I just started playing last fall that I know..........nothing at all. (But I still can't bank or kick worth a shyte.) :grin-square:
 
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If I have anything I am OCD about, it's chalk on my ferrule. Occasionally I get chalk on my ferrule while playing. This normally occurs if I overchalk the tip. As soon as I notice it (even if I am down on my shot), I wipe it off with my thumb and a bit of spit.

Finally prior to putting my cue away I will make sure I wipe my cue down with my cloth and wipe as much chalk from the tip as possible.
 
skiergirl55 said:
Chris, just because I'm new to this doesn't mean I'm stupid. I read books......I read HERE. I've learned a lot of things about a lot of things, and that is one of the things I've learned.

I have a 2 dvd Jeanette Lee training video and she said to use chalk for each shot, every time you shoot. Make it part of your pre-shot routine. She shows you how to put it on. It's very informative.

Don't assume that because I just started playing last fall that I know..........nothing at all. (But I still can't bank or kick worth a shyte.) :grin-square:
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It's obvious that you have a passion for the game in such a short time. I hope you stick with it, I also love this game called pool.
Something about the balls clicking together and the sound of a well pocketed ball keep me coming back.
It looks like your picking up on the lingo just fine also. Your typing skills could probably give me the 6 out. ;)
 
Here's an example of what I don't know: what's a '6 out'? It's stuff like that I have to look up somehow.

I type all the time. I met my husband on Epicski....we chatted for 2 years before we even met. I can type like a mofo. I've actually sold a story for money and it was published in an anthology. I are a writer.:o

And when I click into ski bindings, I get that same glazed over feeling. I can be feverish, puking, sicker than a dog, but click me into a ski boot and it all flies away and I feel GREAT. Pool gives me that same feeling when I put in the quarters and hear the balls drop, or the sharp crack of the break........it's all GOOD.
 
Tape is to ferrule as swimmies are to adults. Think she's an Olympic medalist?




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El cheesey compadre.

Just sayin'...
 
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