What do you consider accesories that every good pool player should have?

Question

What do you consider accesories that every good pool player should have?

I do not have a lot of pool accesories, I have a towel to wipe the sweat off my hands, a slicker, and that is about it. I anyone has some good accesories that could make my game better, that would deeply be appreciated

Answer 1

In my case i have a towel , a tool that shapes and scuffs the tip, a tip burnisher that hardens the sides of the tip to prevent mushrooming, and a piece of soft leather that i use to smooth down the shaft. A dollar bill wrapped around the shaft also works pretty good too. Oh yeah , a good cube of masters chalk too. Don't over do it with the scuffer, the tip will glaze over again after just a few games anyway so just a light scuffing every 4 or 5 games is all you need.

Answer 2

A good cue (not necessarily expensive) is a must. Get something that feels comfortable to you by weight and by the size of the shaft. A decent wrap is also something to consider. I'm partial to soft tips that should be well rounded and chalked up after EVERY shot. I would NEVER use any white powder when playing. It gets into the pores of the cue finish and makes a mess of the table. I use 2000 grit sandpaper to clean my cue on occasion.

Answer 3

Of course you'd like to have a nice cue, and keep that in a hard case (I use a 2x4 instroke case which holds my cue, break cue and jump cue)

Now then, here is a little something that is a must have for me... Some rubbing alcohol.  Put a little of that on your towel and rub your shaft down with it.  It cleans it up really well, and your shaft will be very smooth.  Its awesome. If you are going to use a sanding paper on your cue use Q-smooth at the link below.   Another thing I can't live without is my ultimate tip tool.  It roughs, shapes and taps to make your tip perfect for play.  I also like to carry some extra master chalk with me because sometimes in bar tourney's you run into some pretty bad stuff I wouldn't use to draw on the sidewalk with.  That's about it really, maybe some quarters.  Keep your shaft clean and tip rounded and excepting of chalk and your a rock star.  Good luck, and keep rackn em up!

Answer 4

A good cue is the best thing you can have.  If your hands sweat you can buy a glove to wear (from a billard store)  to stop the sweat from getting on the cue.  I find the clips to put your chalk on is handy so you can just reach for it in your pocket when you need to chalk up rather than looking around for chalk....that won't improve your game though!

Answer 5

This is what's in my case (besides my cues):

hand towel

Master blue chalk

Q-Wiz (it's a shaft slicker-burnisher)

Cue cube tip shaper/scuffer

Tip Pik (although I don't use it much)

glove

my own cue ball (for league play)

3 inch tall plastic llama

Answer 6

a cue would help your game because its kinda hard to play with a slicker and a towel

Answer 7

What's a slicker? Something to sand the cuestick?

Sounds like a tip shaper would be all that's left. And your own chalk. No need to get all fancy.

Answer 8

Ok time for my run down of what I carry with my sticks:

Joint protectors

Masters Green chalk, so I can tell it apart from someone else's, and it still won't show up on the cloths

Masters Red chalk, for when I go to one local place with red cloths.

Willard's Dime size shaper, for my narrow shaft cues 12.5 and smaller

Willard's Nickle size shaper, for thicker shafts, 12.75mm or larger

A disk scuffer for general maintenance of my tip

Original Tip pic

bag of smooth stroke, this is my personal preference over a basic talc or a glove, I tried a glove once, couldn't stand it, but that's me.

At home:

spare tips, moori medium

tip glue

disc sander to sand down what I can't cut off with a razor when I change tips

tip clamp, to hold the tip in place

porpers tip trimmer, moori tips come in 14mm so I have to trim the extra off.

I also keep a filler pencil and some 400 and 600 grit sand paper for when I get a little nick in my stick, I fill it, let it set, then sand it down to smooth, with the 400 then the 600

Answer 9

Getchya a tip pic, maybe some type of scuffer. cuetec makes some pretty cool ones. Get a glove and a chalk holder

Answer 10

If I was just starting and wanted the most for my money, I would fork out $100 and buy a Quetec stick.  Probably the best all around stick for under $100.  You can buy them online for as low as $60 if you are a good shopper.  

I would also go to Walmart and pick up are hard case for about $15 bucks, and a cue tip shaper / scuffer.  You can also get a "scotch brite" pad to scuff your que shaft to keep it from sticking on your hand, and small container of baby powder for the same reason.  For another $20, I would buy a good book on the fundamental of pool.  The stroke, english, rails, positioning, strategies, etc.  You should be able to get everything for about $120.  

Once you get better, you can decide if you want to invest $500 or more and upgrade your pool que.   Personally speaking, if you can't win an "A" 9-ball tournament with a Quetec stick, it's you and not the stick.  Alison Fisher is the  world champion and she uses a quetec.