Careful brother, apparently in this thread those are fighting words!The best chalk for the money is the Russian Magic Chalk, I prefer this chalk to the Kamui anytimes, Alosius Yapp play with.
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Toam sure has a devoted following. Definitely nice & clean, but its lack of abrasiveness means it doesn’t have the natural tip shaping characteristic that Masters etc do. To me seems you have to maintain your tip more carefully with Toam. Not a bad thing, I’m just lazy. For home table env, I find Russian Magic to be a nice middle of the road compromise on cost, abrasiveness & cleanliness…
V10
Wow, what?
Same, the place I play league at is hardcore with the color of chalk. It has to be blue, no exceptions. So I use pyro at league and have tried it a few times at home vs V10. I get a bunch of flakes with pyro on my home table. Not a fan. It does apply easy and is still pretty clean on the cue ball but the V10 is much cleaner at least for me.
Here's what you actually said....
If you just mentioned that it may not be as abrasive as Master or the like, then I would have merely gotten a chuckle out of the comment and moved on. The truth is you stated that Masters(or the like) has tip shaping qualities, and those using something akin to Taom may have to shape their tip more regularly. This is hilarious.
I'm ok with the pale green. It's the shape that throws me off. Decades of grabbing a cube and indexing it between my fingers just feels right.
I really had no idea that the concept of gritty chalk having an abrasive quality that contributes to maintaining the tips shape - would be a controversial topic. I guess I’ll just defer to your vast experience. I see from your title that you pride yourself on being “AZB combat certified”, and are apparently quite passionate about the topic. Clearly I’m an idiot, sorry to have ruffled your feathers with such naive and silly perspectives…
The price is a bit steep, but I've found the Kamui hexagonal chalk holder works great with Taom Pyro (I'm assuming, but can't guarantee, that V10 is the same dimension):
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It's not, because that implies your suggestion has some validity. Claiming it does (chalk shaping tips that is), is down right funny. Unfortunately I'm willing to bet someone is going to lap up that drivel and think it gospel.
I was praised by another forum member for being able to handle 'difficult' posters in stride. I made it my handle. Surprising how often I earn that title here. Not sure where you're gleening this passion from. I'm simply responding to what's being posted in the thread. I have no axe to grind in any direction.
Hey, I didn't call you or imply that, but if that's what you see in the mirror then so be it. Again, not ruffled, not passionate. Entertained...?..., certainly.
I see. Ok, let me correct that. Glad to have entertained you with my invalid feeble little contributions to the mighty Taom thread. The fact that you are a condescending arrogant ass, is just the annoying overhead of participating in forums, no harm, no foul. I'll engage with your snark a bit more, since you are so adept & proud of it, but in general let's all just agree that you are the man and wrap this up.
