Collection: Billiard Cue Chalk

Cube pool chalk goes on the cue tip, while cone and powder chalk are for your hands. Applying a cube to the tip adds friction between the tip and the cue ball, which helps reduce miscues on off-center hits. Cone chalk keeps your hands cool and dry, and powder hand chalk in a shaker bottle reduces friction between your bridge hand and the cue shaft.

Chalk before nearly every shot where you apply spin or strike the cue ball off-center, and at least every few shots otherwise. Apply pool cue chalk with a light twist over the tip instead of grinding it in, which takes about two seconds and keeps the coat even. Regular chalking and a well-shaped tip together help prevent most miscues.

No, cue chalk color is cosmetic, and what matters is applying it consistently. The cube chalk on this page comes in more than one color, and every color shares the same specs and the same box of 12 cubes, so choose whichever shade you prefer.

Each box of cube pool table chalk on this page holds 12 cubes, and both cube options here come in that same box size. The protective box keeps the spare cubes stored between games, so you can take out a fresh cube whenever you need one.

A glazed or flattened tip usually won't hold billiard cue chalk, no matter how much you apply. Keep the tip lightly domed and scuff it occasionally so it takes chalk again. If it stays glazed, keeps causing miscues or has mushroomed wider than the ferrule, replace the tip. You can find tip care gear with our billiard accessories.