White chalk - why not?

BillPorter

BillPorter

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Not long ago I switched to tan Masters chalk. I did this because I have never liked the bluing of shafts after the use of blue chalk. Now I know that most everyone prefers blue Masters chalk, but I found that my miscue rate did not go up when I switched to tan and and like how it keeps my shafts looking more the way I like them. So why not make a white chalk? Is there some practical reason why this won't work? I would buy some for sure to give it a try as it would allow you to keep a shaft almost pristine. Right? So why not white chalk?
 
Silver Cup makes White chalk.
Champ Titan cloth comes in Bright White.
We've sold some but I can't imagine playing on white cloth.
 
Why doesn't an inventor/genious type develop and market a tip that doesn't need to be chalked at all???

Russ.....
 
poolhustler said:
Why doesn't an inventor/genious type develop and market a tip that doesn't need to be chalked at all???

Russ.....
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Someone did once. I saw it many years ago at the BCA trade show in Vegas. It was a synthetic tip called "Future" tip if I remember correctly.

Bill...I see no need for white chalk as the tan will keep your shaft as clean as possible. As a former mgr of a poolroom I clearly remember what a mess it left on the felt when someone brought in their own red or tan chalk. If I saw them using it...they had to stop or leave.;)
Does anyone remember the year the PBT used the tan Simonis...and tan chalk? Thats the ultimate set up if you want your shaft to stay new looking for life.
 
BillPorter said:
Not long ago I switched to tan Masters chalk. I did this because I have never liked the bluing of shafts after the use of blue chalk. Now I know that most everyone prefers blue Masters chalk, but I found that my miscue rate did not go up when I switched to tan and and like how it keeps my shafts looking more the way I like them. So why not make a white chalk? Is there some practical reason why this won't work? I would buy some for sure to give it a try as it would allow you to keep a shaft almost pristine. Right? So why not white chalk?
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Bill, I think that White Chalk would not be well received by most pool room owners. It would should make a mess of pool tables, I mean Blue and Green can create a big mess in the wrong hands but White would really make a fashion statement.

No Offense Bill, just some thoughts!!!!! Have a good night!!!!!!
 
White chalk makes alot of us remember writing sentences, like; I will not make one hell of a mess on the pool table....100 times during recess. green or blue chalk unless you have cloth colored to match the room instead of being a pool table. Clean the shaft from time to time.
 
i use the light grey masters and it keeps things clean like the tan masters. however tan masters shows up quite noticeably on green cloth. the grey does not show up much
 
well, first of all, blue and green chalk since it doesn't discolor the green table cloth that's on most tables. i like the tan chalk too, but unless everyone on the table uses tan chalk, it's kind of pointless since the bluing of the shaft occurs when your bridge hand picks up the chalk off the table. not from chalking the tip. i like the tan chalk because every now and again, i have someone come up to me and ask "how do you draw the ball like that without any chalk on your tip?"
 
The white chalk might not show on the shaft but it sure would make the shaft feel gritty. I think the shaft just needs to be cleaned properly, with alcohol, and when done frequently this will keep it from blueing. Then you have the proper color and no gritty feeling.
 
Thanks for all of the replies to the OP

JimS said:
The white chalk might not show on the shaft but it sure would make the shaft feel gritty. I think the shaft just needs to be cleaned properly, with alcohol, and when done frequently this will keep it from blueing. Then you have the proper color and no gritty feeling.
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Jim, I clean my shaft almost every time I play. Just after playing, I wipe the shaft down with a damp paper towel and then rub it briskly with a dry paper towel. At home, I wipe the shaft with a microfiber towel moistened with 99% alcohol and then burnish with a white index card or piece of leather. Despite this rather obsessive-compulsive (anal retentive?) cleaning routine, the shafts will get bluing over time. But with the tan chalk, the shafts stay much closer to their original appearance.

BTW, I have been using the tan chalk for months and haven't noticed that it makes a mess on green cloth tables. I chalk by "painting" the tip with chalk and never do this when the tip is over the table. And I use a pocket chalker, so I never lay the chalk on the table. My buddy Rob West, who is at least as meticulous about this equipment as I am, switched to tan chalk shortly after I did and even though he plays several hours a day on the same table at the pool hall, the table he plays on doesn't seem to have gotten messy as a result of his using the tan chalk.

All the above having been said, I have learned from your replies that white chalk would be more likely to mess up green or blue cloth than the tan chalk I have been using. Also, I learned about the light gray Masters chalk and will probably give that a try before long. And finally, I learned that the slight bluing my shafts STILL get is probably from blue chalk dust my hands pick up from the table. Thanks to all!
 
Varney Cues said:
Someone did once. I saw it many years ago at the BCA trade show in Vegas. It was a synthetic tip called "Future" tip if I remember correctly.

Bill...I see no need for white chalk as the tan will keep your shaft as clean as possible. As a former mgr of a poolroom I clearly remember what a mess it left on the felt when someone brought in their own red or tan chalk. If I saw them using it...they had to stop or leave.;)
Does anyone remember the year the PBT used the tan Simonis...and tan chalk? Thats the ultimate set up if you want your shaft to stay new looking for life.
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The Future Tip needed chalk. I still have three of them - juice monsters! The tip that didn't need chalking was a rubber tip, and I don't think they're in business anymore. I got two of them in from the creator a few years back, and hated them. Sidespin was awesome, but speed control was horrible, and you really couldn't draw with them to save your life.
 
The only problem I see Is that the tip would likely need to be clear, but the technlogy is here, Energy Suspension Makes Bushings from material that would work, but it would have to be clear in color, I would also have small pin holes througout to give the tip more conformability, but yes, a chalkless tip imho is very doable.


SPINDOKTOR
 
coopdeville said:
Masters makes a light gray that you may fancy.

To answer your question, it's a mess.
Why not clear chalk?
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yes clear chalk thats the solution, send me some with my Cd's ;)
 
Have someone tried Silver King or Blue Knight? They insert chalk in it. I just think it's a waste of money, but someone tried it?
 
you already have one...

poolhustler said:
Why doesn't an inventor/genious type develop and market a tip that doesn't need to be chalked at all???

Russ.....
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You have one... its on your cue... when you play me....
 
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