sore chin

[mattyshinobi22]

hi

lately i have been experiencing a sore chin, which has been so bad it bleeds noticably down the cue.

has anyone experienced this, think i have cue too close to my chin after follow through.

saw graham dott a coupe of years ago with a plaster on his chin, i am resorting to this and getting a few looks

thanks for replys

[MikeWooldridge]

yes. change your game. adjust your cueing so it doesn't happen. may sound simple but anything's better than pulling a plaster out of your case and sticking it on your chin every time you play!

i'll add i used to have a similar problem, although not to the bleeding point, but bloody sore.

practise with your chin way off the cue. almost standing up. get used to it. you can still pot balls . then come down to a reasonable level you are comfortable with, just before you start 'dragging' on your chin.

[poolqjunkie]

Or, may be grow a goatee?

[noel]

Or, may be grow a goatee?

I have a beard.
I had a cue with a ash shaft.
The sharp snagging pain caused me to buy a maple shafted MW cue.

Noel

[oselifer]

Steve Davis once said that had a small scar in his chin by cue contact...

[mattyshinobi22]

yes. change your game. adjust your cueing so it doesn't happen. may sound simple but anything's better than pulling a plaster out of your case and sticking it on your chin every time you play!

i'll add i used to have a similar problem, although not to the bleeding point, but bloody sore.

practise with your chin way off the cue. almost standing up. get used to it. you can still pot balls . then come down to a reasonable level you are comfortable with, just before you start 'dragging' on your chin.

cheers mike

yeh ive always had a sore chin especially after long periods of play, but not as lately where it bleeds. tried taking my chin slighty of the cue a bit ago and i found i didnt have as much control of the cue. but suppose anything is better than the plaster

[MikeWooldridge]

Or, may be grow a goatee?

I have a beard.
I had a cue with a ash shaft.
The sharp snagging pain caused me to buy a maple shafted MW cue.

Noel

lol, yeah. i had the same thing when i had a bit of stubble. little bits of beard would catch in the grain.

gotta laugh at this bloke in my club once who thought he was getting splinters from the cue! i told him it was his stubble, but he was adamant until i pointed out that if he had 'pulled' that many splinters from his cue then he would be playing with a matchstick by now

i also asked him where he thought the splinters had disappeared to after they had got stuck in his chin...

he believed me in the end...

[scottley]

I've always thought maybe John Higgins would get a sore chin, he really looks like he's pushing his chin down hard when he cues.

[kevy62]

A guy in the club is always catching his designer stubble in the wide grain of his ash cue!
when you look down the shaft you can actually see it standing out from the grain, lol.

it kind of looks like it needs a shave !
he says it kills when it happens, but is just so funny !

as far as the plaster trick goes, even players who don't force their chin onto the cue use plasters, as they are convinced that they help their cue action stay smooth?

perhaps try using the little round non waterproof alasterplast ones,
they do seem to help as they are so very soft/slick...........aah!

[mattyshinobi22]

A guy in the club is always catching his designer stubble in the wide grain of his ash cue!
when you look down the shaft you can actually see it standing out from the grain, lol.

it kind of looks like it needs a shave !
he says it kills when it happens, but is just so funny !

as far as the plaster trick goes, even players who don't force their chin onto the cue use plasters, as they are convinced that they help their cue action stay smooth?

perhaps try using the little round non waterproof alasterplast ones,
they do seem to help as they are so very soft/slick...........aah!

cheers mate

since starting this thread i have tried to change my cueing like mike suggests, as when i follow through the cue grinds my chin. quite painful after a few frames. saw john higgins cueing the other say, his cue grinds his chin, wondering how come he doesnt have the same problem?

[dazza]

When i first saw this thread i thought it was a new and up coming player from China

[kevy62]

cheers mate

since starting this thread i have tried to change my cueing like mike suggests, as when i follow through the cue grinds my chin. quite painful after a few frames. saw john higgins cueing the other say, his cue grinds his chin, wondering how come he doesnt have the same problem?

Hi there,he does have the same problem as we all do,but if you take a "very" close look at his cue you will notice that although he uses an ash cue, the top shaft has worn to the point of maple smoothness in the chin contact area.

If you pause your screen at the right point this clearly visable.

It is likely to be the constant friction, due to practice/play has caused this to happen over time, this soft chin skin will toughen too, just as it does due to constant shaving, also scar tissue is actually harder than regular skin, it is possible he has become less sensative in this area.

Clean your cue ( mild soap & damp cloth "not wet") & buff dry,
use a cue wax/cue slide/cue slick product, (craftsman cues make some excelent products) leave until hard & polish & make so smooth that you can't feel the cue on your bridge hand, this should help quite a bit.

Although this is happening to you please don't be put off by it ,
i must point out that you should only be "just brushing" your chin with the cue, as a constant chin rub, will slow down your cue action.
(this also depends on your size/build & also the taper of the cue as well)


Also i'm not so arrogant that i would advise you about changing your technique, without actually watching your cue action first, but i will say that if you are only now just having this happen, then chances are you won't have been playing for too long?

[mattyshinobi22]

Hi there,he does have the same problem as we all do,but if you take a "very" close look at his cue you will notice that although he uses an ash cue, the top shaft has worn to the point of maple smoothness in the chin contact area.

If you pause your screen at the right point this clearly visable.

It is likely to be the constant friction, due to practice/play has caused this to happen over time, this soft chin skin will toughen too, just as it does due to constant shaving, also scar tissue is actually harder than regular skin, it is possible he has become less sensative in this area.

Clean your cue ( mild soap & damp cloth "not wet") & buff dry,
use a cue wax/cue slide/cue slick product, (craftsman cues make some excelent products) leave until hard & polish & make so smooth that you can't feel the cue on your bridge hand, this should help quite a bit.

Although this is happening to you please don't be put off by it ,
i must point out that you should only be "just brushing" your chin with the cue, as a constant chin rub, will slow down your cue action.
(this also depends on your size/build & also the taper of the cue as well)


Also i'm not so arrogant that i would advise you about changing your technique, without actually watching your cue action first, but i will say that if you are only now just having this happen, then chances are you won't have been playing for too long?

only seriously for past 6 years, but i have found last couple that its better with my chin further down 'brushing' the cue as i can get more control and less the cue can go off line when i follow through.

searched on here and no one seems to have the same prob

[kevy62]

I'm sorry i thought/assumed, wrongly, you might be a little more of a novice,
as just brushing your chin should not cause so much of a problem,
are you sure you are not actually pushing down with your chin?

[CRiZZ76]

I have the same experience. Up until yesterday I had a chin goatee and every 3rd or 4th shot, some hair(s) would get twitched. Nothing bloody or painful but distracting enough.
So what I did was trim the goatee, until it was only a small stubble. Long story short, it made it even worse!
I tried to wrap a small towel around the cue to rest my chin on it but that can't be the solution.
Also roughened the cue a little with sandpaper, which made no difference at all.
What helped temporarily (for about 5 Minutes) was to just wet the chin a little.

So next time I go to the club, I will get rid of the beard completely and see how this works out.

But good to read, that I'm not the only one having to deal with this.