What I see is they lick their thumb, and lightly rub this over the tip.Then wipe the chalk on carefully.
One particular person I have seen doing this, has been doing this before their was any internet.
I heard a theory about how to make masters chalk more like kamui
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What I see is they lick their thumb, and lightly rub this over the tip.Then wipe the chalk on carefully.
One particular person I have seen doing this, has been doing this before their was any internet.
Ok so here's my findings...
The test cube of Masters with the water drop did seem to adhere thicker though not pasty like the Kamui. (compared side by side with my spare shaft and an unaltered cube of Masters from the same box..both shafts have Mori quicks)
I shot several shots checking the tip after each shot to see how much of the chalk was left on the tip. The test cube with the water drop consistently had more chalk left on the tip after the shot than the spare shaft and the unaltered chalk.
Shooting extreme English I found no difference to the way the QB reacted nor did I find one more prone to miscue...
All in all chalk retention is the only advantage I found, other than that there's really nothing to be gained...Chalking is part of my PSR so there really isn't an advantage for me but anyone out there that forgets to chalk it could save you from a miscue on that second shot...
who knows what the chalk will do as it dries out over the next couple of days...
The test cube of Masters with the water drop did seem to adhere thicker though not pasty like the Kamui. (compared side by side with my spare shaft and an unaltered cube of Masters from the same box..both shafts have Mori quicks)
I shot several shots checking the tip after each shot to see how much of the chalk was left on the tip. The test cube with the water drop consistently had more chalk left on the tip after the shot than the spare shaft and the unaltered chalk.
Shooting extreme English I found no difference to the way the QB reacted nor did I find one more prone to miscue...
All in all chalk retention is the only advantage I found, other than that there's really nothing to be gained...Chalking is part of my PSR so there really isn't an advantage for me but anyone out there that forgets to chalk it could save you from a miscue on that second shot...
who knows what the chalk will do as it dries out over the next couple of days...
I like the kamui....BUT:
More bc of the smooth feeling while chalking.
Masters, blue diamond, triangle, gold star.....they all worked for every world champion in each discipline of billiards.
Same counts for tips and shafts. Its great that technology has a place also in billiards. But far too many pay too much attention in materials instead of putting attention where its all about:
To have good fundamentals to send whitey from point A to point B.
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More bc of the smooth feeling while chalking.
Masters, blue diamond, triangle, gold star.....they all worked for every world champion in each discipline of billiards.
Same counts for tips and shafts. Its great that technology has a place also in billiards. But far too many pay too much attention in materials instead of putting attention where its all about:
To have good fundamentals to send whitey from point A to point B.
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I have tried to make my chalk better by having someone else use it that knows how to play. Worked miracles!
Better idea....
I say crush the Master to fine dust than mix the dust with some canola oil. Put it in refrigerator for 2 days with some spices into a big bowl perfectly sealed in a ZipLoc bag vacuumed using a vacuum cleaner. When period expires take the bowl out and add some bud light (1/4 ts) to the mixture). Refrigerate same as before for another 2 days. Than add one last ingredient: baby powder. Repeat the refrigeration process for 7 days this time.
Now, you'll need to buy some of those plastic chalk holders on the market. It should be a perfect square. Using a funnel and [after you heat the mixture in oven (pre-heat at 350$) for 1 sec (NO MORE THAN THAT INCLUDING PLACING TIME)] fill the chalk holder with he mixture.
Place it in the sun of July for another 7 days.
Now you're done!
At the end of this process you should be tired enough to play pool so you can take the already built cube of chalk (it has to be light blue) and drill a small hole in one of the corners. Put it on your key chain and be proud that you invented something new to decrease the miscueing rate.
Or you can just WORK ON YOUR STROKE! It takes like 2-4 weeks and it's fun, believe me!
my few cents....more than 2.
I say crush the Master to fine dust than mix the dust with some canola oil. Put it in refrigerator for 2 days with some spices into a big bowl perfectly sealed in a ZipLoc bag vacuumed using a vacuum cleaner. When period expires take the bowl out and add some bud light (1/4 ts) to the mixture). Refrigerate same as before for another 2 days. Than add one last ingredient: baby powder. Repeat the refrigeration process for 7 days this time.
Now, you'll need to buy some of those plastic chalk holders on the market. It should be a perfect square. Using a funnel and [after you heat the mixture in oven (pre-heat at 350$) for 1 sec (NO MORE THAN THAT INCLUDING PLACING TIME)] fill the chalk holder with he mixture.
Place it in the sun of July for another 7 days.
Now you're done!
At the end of this process you should be tired enough to play pool so you can take the already built cube of chalk (it has to be light blue) and drill a small hole in one of the corners. Put it on your key chain and be proud that you invented something new to decrease the miscueing rate.
Or you can just WORK ON YOUR STROKE! It takes like 2-4 weeks and it's fun, believe me!
my few cents....more than 2.
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BTW, if anyone wants to experiment with a cube of the "MO-Masters" chalk, send $13.99 plus $2.25 s&h. Half the price of Kamui...no muss, no fuss!
You can double your order for just $8.99 more...plus $2.25 s&h of course.
But....you've already outed the formula. Wouldn't it be smarter for us to go to the Home Depot and purchase a $4.00 can of mineral spirits and "roll our own"???
What.......you think pool players are stupid??? :wink:
Maniac (still ROFL over $30-a-cube chalk)
I'm no world champion (and never will be :sorry
, but my game does just fine with Masters chalk brushed onto a Triangle tip. Rarely do I miscue, but when I do it's usually from trying to get too close to the edge or poor stroke.FWIW, I had a cube of blue Masters chalk that I used to keep in one of the dashboard cubby-holes in my truck after I'd leave the pool hall. After several weeks, I noticed that the cube acted a bit different as I applied chalk to my cue. It felt like it was going on with a softer, creamier feel. It was actually going on the tip the very same way (and with the same results) that the Blue Diamond chalk that I had once tested, went on. Even left the tell-tale signs of the chalk all over the cue ball (that the early Kamui recipe was notorious for). I figured that by leaving the chalk in the truck, it was probably absorbing moisture from the atmosphere inside the truck cab and softening it somewhat. I don't know....but what I DO know is the consistency of the chalk DID change.
Maniac
^^^^^^^^^^^ this^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I was given a piece of Kamui chalk and it worked well but not any better than masters.
The problem I had with the kamui chalk was before I could give it to a friend here on AZ it walked off . They need to cut the legs off their chalk before shipping it.
The problem I had with the kamui chalk was before I could give it to a friend here on AZ it walked off . They need to cut the legs off their chalk before shipping it.
Pathetic Shark
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I do find this type of comment puzzling. I've no objection to people not wanting to pay $30 for a piece of chalk, but to suggest it's no better than Masters is ridiculous IMO.
More grip. Fewer miscues. No need to chalk before every shot. It does what it says on the tin.
Pathetic Shark
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Ha, my friend and I bought a cube of the later stuff recently - mine is blueish, his is almost entirely white.
I'm no Lassiter, but I've done this all through my bar hopping days. Most of the dives I've played in had crooked cues with rock-hard tips that were flat as plate glass and just as slick. There was never a tip tapper in sight, but a little moisture on the surface raises the grain on a glazed tip, at least enough so some chalk would stick. Worked for me anyway.
These days I use a Gator Grip for that job (followed by a single application of Kamui before going to Blue Diamond), but if I never saw a tip tool I'd still be putting a smear of spit on the tip after a miscue.
BTW, if anyone wants to experiment with a cube of the "MO-Masters" chalk, send $13.99 plus $2.25 s&h. Half the price of Kamui...no muss, no fuss!
You can double your order for just $8.99 more...plus $2.25 s&h of course.
Because I'm totally convinced that placing oil on my cue tip before striking a polished plastic ball will make it less slippery and unlikely to miscue, will you be accepting bulk orders for potential distributors of your "invention" ? :wink:
J
