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California Fats

California Fats

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Are there any products that remove the oil from your hands? In my own garage, I have the luxury of washing my hands frequently, so my stroke is always perfect. I recently joined a league, and it is really hard to support my team and run to the bathroom all the time to wash my hands. Any suggestions? I usually end up not washing my hands, but my game suffers as a result.
 
California Fats said:
Are there any products that remove the oil from your hands? In my own garage, I have the luxury of washing my hands frequently, so my stroke is always perfect. I recently joined a league, and it is really hard to support my team and run to the bathroom all the time to wash my hands. Any suggestions? I usually end up not washing my hands, but my game suffers as a result.
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Would carrying a small bottle of hand-sanitizer help your situation?

Slip-on rubber/silicon grips are good for sweaty hands.
 
I've read it here many times, and finally tried it a couple of weeks ago...bring a damp paper hand towel back with you from the bathroom. Really helped a lot.
 
thrash attack said:
You could always get a cork wrap installed.
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I just assumed that the problem was with the bridge hand :D

At a ranking snooker tournament on in China, being played in very high humidity, one of the top ranked players is wearing a glove.
Never seen that before.

I consider talcum powder on my table a capital offense. :D
 
personally i dont like the powders...
and my hands sweat like faucets lol

best long term (tourney atmosphere) solution i have is to bring along some wetnaps, grab them from a restaurant or something...

takes the oils right off your hands, and even better - you can wipe your shaft down with them also, i always buff with a dry towel after (shaft and hands)

always bring multiple towels, keep a seperate one for the cue and hands

i've had success with other products, but none worked well enough to make it into my pool case, they all rest on a shelf at home
 
ya know, one thing i use for bowling is a towel soaked in rubbing alcohol, i would use it to wipe the oils off my bowling ball

i'm sure it would work for hands just as well as my wetnap stash
but i wouldnt use it on my shaft cause its pretty "wet" - wetnaps have that perfect moisture content to "NOT" soak into the shaft

and for a side note, nobody, and i mean nobody i shoot with uses a glove or powder (aside from bar cues)
i've let some leaguers use a wetnap from my stash months ago, recently i've seen 4 other players with them sitting on the table by the cue holder...

i think its kinda neat to start a new trend (at least locally), unbelievable the positive feedback ive heard from others who have tried it
 
motodj said:
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best long term (tourney atmosphere) solution i have is to bring along some wetnaps, grab them from a restaurant or something...
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This is a great tip. Some other tips:

1. Use corn starch instead of baby powder. The beauty of corn starch is how good it is at absorbing sweat (athletes use it in "much sweatier places" than just the hands), and how precise it can be applied. It's not "poofy" like baby powder, yet has great sticking power where you apply it. Food-grade corn starch can be bought at your nearest grocery store, and it available under brands like Argo:

http://www.argostarch.com/products.html
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2. Unscented baby wipes work great as well. These are DESIGNED to remove moisture, and are much hardier than wetnaps. A good place to get these in quantity, really cheap, is at CostCo:



3. If we're only talking about the bridge hand, consider using a glove. Or for those that are "masculinity conscious," FingerSlides are a great substitute (and they can be customized as well -- just ask Nancy Cote [proprietor] to customize them for you).

Hope this helps,
-Sean
 
I usually wash my hands once before a league/tournament begins and make sure that I use cold water at the end to close the pores in my hands.

After that I use The Powder Pro to lightly dust chalk on the inside of my bridge hand (and then rub my hands together to dispurse the chalk) before each game:

http://www.muellers.com/The-Powder-Pro,1553.html

I fill the above with pure talc (not baby powder that has lanolin, etc. added):

http://www.muellers.com/Talc-Shake-Can,768.html

It's been several years and I'm about halfway through the can of talc. I fill the powder pro before each league/tournament and use it discreetly. If someplace/someone is a hand powder Nazi, no problem since they have no clue that I'm using talc (and if they do I just put the powder pro in my pocket and go to the bathroom, etc. and they really have no clue). Little to no talc gets on the table (certainly less than the chalk that poofs off of cue tips).

If conditions are really bad or I've chomped some greasy food, I'll wash my hands again. Then, a slight application of talc after my hands are dry and all is good.
 
I play with a glove despite all the comments. Keeping a nonabrasive rag to clean your shaft also helps.

Regards,
Marcus
Ziplock
 
Practice "SAFE STROKING"

mnorwood said:
I play with a glove despite all the comments. Keeping a nonabrasive rag to clean your shaft also helps.

Regards,
Marcus
Ziplock
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Yeah, I practice safe stroking with a glove, too.
 
just last night i had the sweaty hand but it was not the bridge hand. my right hand was the problem and it persisted all night. kept having to dry my hand on my jeans. i always wash my bridge hand before a match and that seems to work. what is the best thing to clean the wrap after a "sweaty session?
 
Unscented baby wipes for hyperhidrosis sufferers

oldplayer said:
just last night i had the sweaty hand but it was not the bridge hand. my right hand was the problem and it persisted all night. kept having to dry my hand on my jeans. i always wash my bridge hand before a match and that seems to work. what is the best thing to clean the wrap after a "sweaty session?
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oldplayer:

See post #10 above, item #2. Unscented baby wipes are designed to remove oils and sweat from skin, and the solution dries very quickly, without a trace. The box I show above is obviously a large quantity (although what's in the box are smaller dispensers of 50 wipes).

You can get these at any grocery or pharmacy. Make sure to get the unscented ones, as the scented ones have perfumes in them that get left behind when the solution evaporates.

Hope this is helpful,
-Sean <-- fellow sufferer of hyperhidrosis
 
If it's severe, you likely have some degree of hyperhidrosis. I have that myself, my hands sweat rediculously. I personally wear a glove. I'm also a big fan of the finger slides, I've had 3-4 pairs. I need to get a new slide though. Here's some info on a medication (lotion) called Drysol. Drysol.
 
justadub said:
I've read it here many times, and finally tried it a couple of weeks ago...bring a damp paper hand towel back with you from the bathroom. Really helped a lot.
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For me, I usually bring several sets of microfiber towels: a towel damped with water & soap solution for my hands & another for drying both hands & cue
 
WoodyJ said:
I usually wash my hands once before a league/tournament begins and make sure that I use cold water at the end to close the pores in my hands.

After that I use The Powder Pro to lightly dust chalk on the inside of my bridge hand (and then rub my hands together to dispurse the chalk) before each game:

http://www.muellers.com/The-Powder-Pro,1553.html

I fill the above with pure talc (not baby powder that has lanolin, etc. added):

http://www.muellers.com/Talc-Shake-Can,768.html

It's been several years and I'm about halfway through the can of talc. I fill the powder pro before each league/tournament and use it discreetly. If someplace/someone is a hand powder Nazi, no problem since they have no clue that I'm using talc (and if they do I just put the powder pro in my pocket and go to the bathroom, etc. and they really have no clue). Little to no talc gets on the table (certainly less than the chalk that poofs off of cue tips).

If conditions are really bad or I've chomped some greasy food, I'll wash my hands again. Then, a slight application of talc after my hands are dry and all is good.
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Cold water does not close skin pores. Skin pores do not open and close. They can be widened by imperfections like dirt and pool chalk, but they return to their normal size once the dirt is washed away.

The normal size of your skin pores is due to genetics.

To close pores would require constriction and constriction requires muscle movement. The tiny muscles in your pores are attatched to the end of each hair coming out of your body. When one activates, you get a goose bump. The pore does not shrink then either.

Wash with warm water to loosen dirt, oil, etc and dry your hands.
 
California Fats said:
Are there any products that remove the oil from your hands? In my own garage, I have the luxury of washing my hands frequently, so my stroke is always perfect. I recently joined a league, and it is really hard to support my team and run to the bathroom all the time to wash my hands. Any suggestions? I usually end up not washing my hands, but my game suffers as a result.
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Take a dish towel with you, get it damp. Air dry your hands before you shoot. Its the best!
 
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