• Contour your pool cue tip.
  Take a nickle and hold it on the side of your cue tip (against the ferrule & tip) and try and match the arc to the nickle.  I will usually use a fine grade of sand paper to do this.    it's a basic simple way of keeping your cue tip in shape. 
• Wash your hands before playing!
  This will keep additional hand oils from your pool shaft, wraps and pool table.
• Clean your pool shaft before playing.
   When cleaning your cue shaft I suggest using a piece of soft leather or cloth.  I tried to avoid anything abrasive in nature... Mostly because some cues today also have an acryllic coat which you absolutely would not want anything abrasive to be used on it during cleaning.
• Brush your table before playing.
  Sometimes I'll even go ask for a brush for a table, remeber a lot of people have played previously on the equipment, which in turn means - a good chance that a lot of chalk & dirt has accumulated over time.
• Clean again.
  When your finished playing, clean your cue with a piece of leather or cloth.
• When your done playing, wash your hands.
  Overall it's never a bad idea.  Especially considering others peoples bad habits. 

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