The chalk-holder industrial complex!
Fedor’s “new” chalk…
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Flakeandrun
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It's made in China, and I am sure upwards of 20 other companies have their chalk made in the same place (Tuen, Wooldrigdge, Lambros and other stuff aimed at China market mostly etc etc etc)
I know this comment is supposed to be funny, but it's actually pretty close to the mark lol
I would say the majority of skids come from chalk marks on the CB that contact the OB.
So if you and your opponent are both using the new chalks, there should be much fewer skids no matter what all the bangers before you do. Also, even if your opponent isn’t using it, that has no impact on your break and runs and any time you have BIH (assuming you clean the CB whenever you have BIH, as I do).
But is it cleaner than Masters?
Masters chalk is free and still works just fine if you chalk up every shot or two.
I don't waste money on all the new gimmicks.
Years ago, when I played golf, I bought I every product that claimed to lower my score so much that if I stayed home, I still shot par.
I don't waste money on all the new gimmicks.
Years ago, when I played golf, I bought I every product that claimed to lower my score so much that if I stayed home, I still shot par.
It’s amazing how chalk has taken off. Yes, chalk every time and they are all basically the same.
The real point of the new chalks is that they are cleaner. Primary benefit being fewer skids/kicks. Secondary benefits are cleaner cloth, hands and cues.
Every thing else is marketing BS, IMO. But I use it for the cleanliness.
I use it but still chalk about every 3 shots.
InsertCleverNameHere
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Exactly.
It's not "performance enhancing" in any truly tangible way. That being said it's still way worth it. And I'd bet most people that don't play 5 days a week can get a solid year out of ONE cube of pagulayan. It cost me something like 10-15 cents a session, as expenses go, that's a nothing burger.
Here is my Pagulayan after one year of play. I play probably 4 times a week. Well worth it.
This is a real thing, I agree. Taom and Pagulayan don’t adhere well to my break tip either (it does stick fine to the Taom V2 JB tip, though).
here is a review of various chalks at pooldawgs
www.pooldawg.com
Something to Chalk About: Pool Chalk Ratings and Comparisons
These days everyone has a favorite type of pool cue chalk. A long time ago you only had a few choices, but today the options are almost endless. Almost every major brand has its own chalk these days, how do you know which one is right for you?
www.pooldawg.com
Cube shape TAOM chalk is the best thing that’s happened to pool chalk…..period. Oval shape sucks and Fedora’s chalk is just another silly shape that is more of a gimmick than any improvement in chalk. TAOM really blew it by not introducing TAOM in both versions, cube and oval, that would have let them keep 100% of the profit instead of sharing it with Pagulayan since it ‘s the same damn chalk. Any of us using it will tell you it’s as good as V10 without the label.
I posted about Pagulayan chalk long ago and I’m thrilled that it has become so popular because it’s a cube not oval.
There’s no other reason for its popularity since it is TAOM pool chalk but in a cube shape that so many players prefer.
I posted about Pagulayan chalk long ago and I’m thrilled that it has become so popular because it’s a cube not oval.
There’s no other reason for its popularity since it is TAOM pool chalk but in a cube shape that so many players prefer.
It was an interesting choice by Taom for sure. I would assume it was a conscious decision - that they didn’t want to undermine their round branding of the round chalk by offering a square version. The Pagulayan allows them to capture that market but not directly compete with themselves.
g0ds gReeN
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That's not bad at all. No small plate to stick onto the back of a new piece of chalk to get the magnet to hold the chalk. I might have to try this since the shop I ordered my previous holders out of China ghosted me.
Edit: nvm, I think the shop in China went out of business.
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The only reason for using TAOM or any other hyped chalk, IMO, is cleanliness. It just does not create or leave chalk debris like other chalks.
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