Pool Tables Plus

Cue Accessories

Billiard Chalk is available in a variety of colors to coordinate with the color of billiard fabric. It is applied to the tip of the cue stick, ideally before every shot, to increase the tip's friction coefficient so that when it impacts the cue ball on a non-center hit, no miscue occurs. Various tools are used to maintain the domed shape of the tip and its rough texture, enabling enough chalk to be held on the surface. Tips should be replaced before its side wears down to not less than 1 mm from the ferrule. Using a tip thinner than this
risks damaging the ferrule, a potentially more expensive repair than a new tip. A replacement tip generally costs from 25 cents to $25, excluding an installation service charge, which usually costs $10.