Snooker Cue Care..

[JustLuckyIguess]

Hey guys,
I've got a few questions about the care of snooker cues:

(1) I have heard mention on these forums of applying some kind of oil to cues? I myself have never done so and now as i am upgrading to a better cue i feel i should! What are the benefits of this? And what actually do you do?

(2) How should you sand down the tip of your cue (shape it) ? I realise its personal preference the shape of it, but in your opinion, what works best. i.e. For spin, and power..

If you know anything about either then i'd appriciate some answers!!

Cheers

[Watford]

Oiling feeds the wood and helps the finish of the cue. You only need to do it once in a blue moon. Raw linseed is the best oil to use IMO.
You just put it on with a rag leave it for a bit then rub off.
If you use the search you'll see that there has been loads on this posted before.
As for tips I'm not the best person to answer!
What cue you getting?

[Nugget]

Hi!
The oil would usually be raw linseed oil, which is good for the shaft, stopping it from drying out and giving a nice smooth finish. In my case, my cue came with a finish that would stick too easily to my bridge hand, so I sanded off the finish and applied the linseed oil to seal the wood.

This explains the method:

http://www.parris-cues.co.uk/home.html

For the tip....just as long as it's not flat!

[JustLuckyIguess]

Cheers thats brilliant.

Now all i need is how to shape the tip... !

In reply to Watford, it's coming from my uncle. Im afraid i don't know the branding of it, but its a handmade ash 3/4 19oz (i like it heavyish!) with a 9.5mm tip. I've played with it over the years with him and he's finally giving it to me. It needs some TLC though hence why i asked. It is quite old, but its held its shape really nicley and i can still cue staight with it so its okay. The one problem is i cant generate all that much spin with it.

Another question:

What kind of chalk do you guys use? Does it matter what kind.. ie so you get more spin out of diffrent chalks?

Cheers

[ADR147]

Cheers thats brilliant.

Now all i need is how to shape the tip... !

In reply to Watford, it's coming from my uncle. Im afraid i don't know the branding of it, but its a handmade ash 3/4 19oz (i like it heavyish!) with a 9.5mm tip. I've played with it over the years with him and he's finally giving it to me. It needs some TLC though hence why i asked. It is quite old, but its held its shape really nicley and i can still cue staight with it so its okay. The one problem is i cant generate all that much spin with it.

Another question:

What kind of chalk do you guys use? Does it matter what kind.. ie so you get more spin out of diffrent chalks?

download my tip guide elsewhere on the forum - everyone eses light green triangle chalk.

Cheers

download my tip guide elsewhere on the forum - everyone uses light green triangle chalk.

[JustLuckyIguess]

Cheers i'll have a look.

[JustLuckyIguess]

Okay i have a new question i just thought of..

Blue tip, green chalk... does it matter?
Green tip, blue chalk.. same question?

Anyone who knows please say!

[madcat]

To answer both of your questions, the answer is no.

[Watford]

I'm back on the gold master chalk!
I still say it's best chalk I've used.
I had gone back to light green triangle but that gold stuff sticks to the tip better and doesn't mark the cue ball etc.
Green master isn't as good though!!!!

[JustLuckyIguess]

Thats interesting i havnt seen any gold stuff around.. expensive?

[ADR147]

Okay i have a new question i just thought of..

Blue tip, green chalk... does it matter?
Green tip, blue chalk.. same question?

Anyone who knows please say!

chalk should be the colour of the cloth you play on - the colour of tip is not important.

[Watford]

I get a couple of blocks of gold when I go to craftsman. I first got it in a set of mixed chalk from uk8ball.com.
I disagree that you should always play with chalk that matches the cloth. I sometimes play on a red cloth (pool) and red chalk doesn't mark the table but makes a mess of the cue ball. Light green is a good all round chalk and doesn't mark the cue ball to much but marks any cloth that isn't green. The gold on the other doesn't mark the cue ball and is good for not marking all colours of cloth. I think they brought out the colour because it doesn't show on the cue shaft like green or blue can do if you're not careful.
They also do a silver which is good!

[cueman]

I wouldn't touch any other colour of chalk than green. Other colours seem more like a joke than anything and they do tend to be poor quality, doesn't stick to the tip well and make a mess of the cloth.

[Watford]

The coloured chalk I use is Master chalk and is made by tweeten just like triangle. It is also more popular in the US than triangle! I have had some Silver Cup which I didn't like and some buffalo (blue) which is probably the most expensive chalk and big in the US but really marks the cue ball.

I also promise you that gold Master chalk sticks to a tip better than triangle!

I have been using light green triangle again for the last year (I stopped using the gold becuse of the attention it got) but I now practice on a red table and the gold is much better for not marking the cloth.
Oh yeah but I don't like green master!!!!

[ADR147]

The coloured chalk I use is Master chalk and is made by tweeten just like triangle. It is also more popular in the US than triangle! I have had some Silver Cup which I didn't like and some buffalo (blue) which is probably the most expensive chalk and big in the US but really marks the cue ball.

I also promise you that gold Master chalk sticks to a tip better than triangle!

I have been using light green triangle again for the last year (I stopped using the gold becuse of the attention it got) but I now practice on a red table and the gold is much better for not marking the cloth.
Oh yeah but I don't like green master!!!!

the most expensive chalk is the balabushka green pro chalk because they don't make it any more - i sold a box of 12 on ebay last year for £171 plus a fiver delivery to the usa. i would post a picture but in this thread i can't!