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Billiard Chalk: Colors, Boxes, Silver Cup Chalk And Chalk Holders

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Published: July 20, 2007

Using the right billiard chalk can play a major part in any billiard players’ game. For those unfamiliar with billiards, billiard chalk is applied to the tip of a player’s cue stick before each shot. It may seem like a strange practice, but applying billiard chalk to a cue stick allows for friction to build between the cue stick and the billiard ball. This friction allows the ball to spin and manipulate impact in order to provide the needed shot.
Purchasing quality billiard chalk can provide a player with a better shot while at the same time avoiding a messy game environment. Low-quality billiard chalk can cause a lumpy chalk build up on the cue stick tip, which can negatively affect a player’s shot. This is especially true if the billiard chalk is used in a humid environment. However, quality billiard chalk rubs onto the cue stick more smoothly, keeping the tip clean while providing the necessary friction during shots.
One exceptional brand of billiard chalk is Silver Cup billiard chalk. Silver Cup billiard chalk is the chosen chalk of many professional billiards players. Its exclusive billiard chalk formula provides billiards players with the precise friction needed for the most accurate shots. Ozone Billiards, a billiards game retailer, offers players their Silver Cup chalk in boxes of 12. Their Silver Cup chalk is sold for approximately $3-5. Whereas many billiard chalk manufacturers offer their billiard chalk in the basic color of green, Silver Cup chalk is made in a rainbow of chalk colors. Silver Cup chalk colors include, but not limited to, black, brown, orange, navy, pink and even burgundy.
After purchasing such quality billiard chalk, players will surely want to protect their chalk in order to ensure its longevity. One way to do so is by purchasing a chalk box. With a chalk box, players are able to store their billiard chalk in order to prevent it from breaking and being exposed to humidity. Billiard players can purchase a stylish billiard chalk box from Ozone Billiards. Ozone Billiards offers players plastic billiard chalk boxes in many different designs. One chalk box offered is a simple black chalk box with the words, “pool shark,” written in white letters. By buying a custom designed chalk box, players are also less likely to confuse their billiard chalk with another player’s billiard chalk. Another chalk box has an image of an eight ball on the top of the chalk box. These chalk boxes are sold for the price of $2.50.
However, billiard chalk holders seen in most billiard halls are the rubber chalk holders. This type of chalk holder can be attached to many pool tables, thereby eliminating the worries of losing the billiard chalk or billiard chalk box. With rubber chalk holders, the billiard chalk is able to fit snuggly inside the holder. Typical rubber chalk holders can be purchased at West Coast Poker Supply for around $5.
Billiard chalk is a crucial element to the game of billiards. Quality billiard chalk can improve the game of amateur billiards players to professional billiard players. However, when using such quality billiard chalk, players should ensure their chalk is protected by either using a stylish billiard chalk box or a typical billiard chalk holder.


Sources:
Pool Cue Chalk and Holders. Ozone Billiards. 5 July 2007. http://www.ozonebilliards.com/chalsuptal.html
Rubber Chalk Holder. West Coast Poker Supply. 5 July 2007. http://www.westcoastpokersupply.com/product.php?id =268
Silver Cup Pool Cue Chalk. Ozone Billiards. 5 July 2007. http://www.ozonebilliards.com/silcupchaldo.html
Tobey, Eddie. 'Billiards Chalk.' EzineArticles. 9 November 2006. 5 July. 2007. http://ezinearticles.com/?Billiards-Chalk&id=3 54398
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