I ordered the V10. Green color on green cloth should be good, though the blue Pyro is a non-issue. I should be set on chalk purchases for several years at least.
Meanwhile I wonder why green chalk on blue cloth is a concern when for decades blue chalk/green cloth was the norm.
Yeah, I always wondered about that also. And all the blue chalks I've had leave quite visible marks on tourney blue simonis, so the whole color thing seems pretty overblown to me. That said, surely we can all agree that red chalk is absolutely the worst, it's the only chalk I really can't stand, unfortunately one of my local bars with semi decent pool scene has red beater Valley's & red master chalk.
Back to v10... I just hit a few racks with it, there is definitely something different about the way it feels on the tip and CB, almost too smooth/clean, like it makes the tip feel harder/smoother, it grips & hits just fine - but just slightly less "texture" in the feel. Similar to the difference between a Kamui black soft vs medium tip. It seems awfully hard to stop the habit of stroking the tip consistently between shots and due to its quality, its easy to over chalk it, which then does lead to build up on tip and a tiny bit of residue. As one who simply sets the chalk down on rail in between shots, the round shape seems to slides off the rail easier and rolls when it hits the floor. Minor issues obviously, but overall, it's about the same as regular Taom for me on overall satisfaction, definitely cleaner - but I'm not personally swayed by the overall feel/shape/cleanliness value proposition vs Russian Magic for my daily play yet. It's definitely good though and I'd imagine new shooters or folks who use chalk holders would have no reason to not prefer it.