is expensive chalk actually worth it or is masters just fine

[KINGSCOURT905]

been using masters forever at end pocket and i still miscue on draw shots when i rush lol, tried a buddys taom once and it felt cleaner but maybe i just wanted it to feel better lol. do you guys actually notice a real difference with the expensive stuff, and how long does a cube even last you if you chalk every shot

 

[Frosty]

Try the search function before you start a thread, this subject has been beaten to death

 

[skor]

Yes it's worth it.
you can lock this discussion now!

 

[straightline]

Taom might be worth it to but Masters works fine and of the dozens of pieces I still have, only one isn't stolen.

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

Try the search function before you start a thread, this subject has been beaten to death

fair enough, i should have searched first lol. i am still curious what people here actually grab day to day though, masters or something fancier

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

Taom might be worth it to but Masters works fine and of the dozens of pieces I still have, only one isn't stolen.

haha only one is not stolen, that says it all lol. i am still on masters at end pocket and it does the job, maybe i will grab a taom one day and see

 

[philly]

been using masters forever at end pocket and i still miscue on draw shots when i rush lol, tried a buddys taom once and it felt cleaner but maybe i just wanted it to feel better lol. do you guys actually notice a real difference with the expensive stuff, and how long does a cube even last you if you chalk every shot

Taom is cleaner and stays on your tip longer.
By the way, you miscue because you come out of the shot. Lift your head even a little bit and the body follows. It's not the chalk or the tip, it's you.

That being said, I dropped my Taom into the side pocket of a 9 foot Diamond at the beginning of a one pocket game. The game just started and I didn't want to disrupt the game by throwing the balls in said side pocket to send my chalk into the ball return tray. I played the rest of the game without chalking....no problem.
Taom stay on the tip like paint.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

I played the rest of the game without chalking....no problem.
Taom stay on the tip like paint.

This is why I’m not interested in “stay on the tip” chalk - I want to chalk before every shot so I don’t have to “know” when it’s really needed.

pj <- Masters master
chgo

 

[fish2]

If you are using Masters chalk before every shot and your shaft or hands is clean after playing, no advantage using Taom chalk

If you sometimes forget to chalk or your hands or shaft turns blue when using Master chalk, then there is an advantage to using Taom Chalk.

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

Taom is cleaner and stays on your tip longer.
By the way, you miscue because you come out of the shot. Lift your head even a little bit and the body follows. It's not the chalk or the tip, it's you.

That being said, I dropped my Taom into the side pocket of a 9 foot Diamond at the beginning of a one pocket game. The game just started and I didn't want to disrupt the game by throwing the balls in said side pocket to send my chalk into the ball return tray. I played the rest of the game without chalking....no problem.
Taom stay on the tip like paint.

haha fair enough philly, you are probably right about me coming out of the shot when i rush it lol. that taom lasting a whole game without chalking is wild though, does it do that for you every time or was that game just a one off

 

[philly]

This is why I’m not interested in “stay on the tip” chalk - I want to chalk before every shot so I don’t have to “know” when it’s really needed.

pj <- Masters for life
chgo

I do too mostly even though it isn't really necessary with Taom. Chalking is part of my PSR.
I'm telling you, one full rack of one pocket. As you know, there can be a lot of bunting in a one pocket game, many shots.

 

[philly]

haha fair enough philly, you are probably right about me coming out of the shot when i rush it lol. that taom lasting a whole game without chalking is wild though, does it do that for you every time or was that game just a one off

No. Chalking happens to be a part of my PSR.

 

[bbb]

If you are using Masters chalk before every shot and your shaft or hands is clean after playing, no advantage using Taom chalk

If you sometimes forget to chalk or your hands or shaft turns blue when using Master chalk, then there is an advantage to using Taom Chalk.

you are forgetting the chalk marks from masters left on the cue ball causing skids
that are minimal to none with taom v10

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

No. Chalking happens to be a part of my PSR.

haha yeah i get that, chalking is part of my routine too even when i know the tip is fine lol. do you do the same chalk before every single shot or just the ones that matter. i think i chalk out of habit more than need at this point

 

[muskyed]

I just switched to a premium chalk about a month ago. I was stupid to wait so long. Yes Masters works, but that's about all it does. The premium chalk is so clean that I have only cleaned the balls on my home table once since then. My cue ball stays virtually chalk free. Also the grip I get with this stuff is fantastic, almost impossible to get a miscue. At home practicing I may only chalk twice a game and it hangs in there. Also no chalk on your hands. When brushing it on your tip, you don't get any clumping powder or powdery tracks on your table cloth from the 1st hit after chalking. All this crazy stuff people spend money on for pool, what they really should spend a tiny amount of money on is good chalk.
The chalk I got is Axiom, I know the guy selling it on here has a bad reputation by some on here, but the chalk is awesome, also already has a steel piece on the bottom I think for those with magnet holders, I use a pouch.

 

[sciarco]

Like philly said Taom is cleaner and stays on your tip longer but any descent chalk works.

 

[philly]

haha yeah i get that, chalking is part of my routine too even when i know the tip is fine lol. do you do the same chalk before every single shot or just the ones that matter. i think i chalk out of habit more than need at this point

I don't over chalk just because I'm preparing to hit a shot with with heavy english. I concentrate on my stroke and smooth follow through on those type of shots.
When I chalk I just stroke the chalk across my tip out of habit.

 

[Hail Mary Shot]

been using masters forever at end pocket and i still miscue on draw shots when i rush lol, tried a buddys taom once and it felt cleaner but maybe i just wanted it to feel better lol. do you guys actually notice a real difference with the expensive stuff, and how long does a cube even last you if you chalk every shot

Im using the master's more than im using my V10.

 

[Logandgriff]

As mentioned I am an old school pool player: wood shafts, no glove and until recently 100% Masters. But I switched to Taom when I got tired of vacuuming up vast quantities of blue chalk from my table and scrubbing my hands. Now my table and hands stay clean. And I found one unexpected benefit: the places I break from used to develop white skid marks in the Simonis but now there are none using the Taom. I'm a believer!

 

[KINGSCOURT905]

I don't over chalk just because I'm preparing to hit a shot with with heavy english. I concentrate on my stroke and smooth follow through on those type of shots.
When I chalk I just stroke the chalk across my tip out of habit.

haha that makes a lot of sense philly, i am the same way with the little stroke across the tip lol, i think i do it more out of habit than need most shots. do you find you stay down better when you slow that stroke down a bit or is it just automatic for you now