Chalking Your Hand

[brettski]

I'd encourage people to not chalk your hand because like other members on here I believe it probably doesn't do your cue any good in the long term. Using a cue towel or keeping your hands free clean is probably a much better idea. A glove is also a very good idea for those of you that have a hard time keeping your hands dry.

[bongo]

You could try this: http://www.pro9.co.uk/html/theprosho...t&pid=GLOV0009

[Lee Vilenski]

I've never chalked my bridge hand, but I have chalked my cueing hand. I find it makes my game much more accurate.

[bongo]

I've never chalked my bridge hand, but I have chalked my cueing hand. I find it makes my game much more accurate.

How?

:snooker:

[Nic Barrow]

Chalking the bridge

I know it sounds daft, but does anyone else chalk their bridging hand ?

The reason I ask is when I was in the US and played 9-ball, they had big blocks of chalk so people could chalk their hands. I tried it back here and believe it or not it does help!

I personally prefer to chalk the tip (that's the leather thing on the end of the cue)!
Only joking ROFL...
When I was UAE head coach I lived in Dubai and we had sometimes tremendous humidity there. Some players used talcum powder on the 'v' of the bridge hand to help the cue glide more smoothly. This is what the white chalk in american pool is used for. Most players though can form a bridge here in this country that guides the cue well. A few players (Nigel Gilbert being the most well known professional to do so) have worn a glove to help the cue move more smoothly. I personally found this to be TOO smooth and clinical so did not stick with it.
Out of interest I just went to John Parris to have my Ultimate Cue refinished. It had been 12 years since it was new and the grain was in a terrible shape and quite sticky too! He made the cue AS NEW and even filled in the grain where it had worn away.
Amazing - John Parris rocks.

[Centreman]

I must say I've been through this all...

My personal taste says that the less friction there is the best, in fact I would propably prefer absolutely no friction between my bridge hand and cue at all. And man do my hands sweat. Seriously, they sweat like hell.

Originally when I realised that the cue doesn't slide smoothly enough and washing my hands never was any use (getting them dry enough was impossible and after they were dry it only lasted for like... Four shots) I actually used the cue chalk and actually chalked my bridge hand where the cue would go. This started quite fast to irritate the skin on my hand, and didn't work that well anyway. Then I finally bought a pool glove. Yes they look idiotic and I actually do get some comments about my glove (is that allowed in snooker being one), even more than my ridicilious 9 euro "snooker"-glasses which I got at SpecSavers. At one point I decided to try the baby powder, it did the trick for about 8 shots, but not as well as a cheap glove, and my bridge hand left a hand mark on the table (too much talcum? Well didn't feel half enough for me!).

So in conclusion, one guy who isn't going to leave his glove behind him here.

[noel]

God Rest His Soul, Good Old George Mycock...
who used to run Family Billiards would make anyone who used white blackboard chalk on their bridgehand brush the table down thoroughly after playing. No exceptions.



=o|

Noel

[Krypton]

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Exactly, first thing i thought reading this was:

Chalk what ever you want. Your bridge hand even. At Home...
But don't dare to come close to my table with a chalked hand. don't play on it. don't even touch it! People have been killed for less...

[submarine]

I have only ever chalked my bridge hand when playing on pub pool tables with varnished bar cues.

[lkomarci]

it's bad for your cue because it rubs into the grain. it's best to just thoroughly wash your hands before playing

[spike]

i done it once & once only. it seemed to hamper my cue action somewhat..