Never heard of it. I can highly recommend both Blue Diamond and Magic Chalk as two premium chalks I have tried and really liked, after having played for 40+ years with Master Blue.Your experiences appreciated
I was on the magic chalk (which I still think is the best bang for the price) but now use Taom and love it!
Anybody that uses Kamui chalk and plays at a public poolroom as opposed to their home table, has no respect for their opponent or their poolroom proprietor or anyone that plays there. The chalk marks are incredibly hard to get out of the cloth, and the chalk marks on the CB are far worse, and greatly increase the chance of "cling". I do not allow anyone to use Kamui chalk in our room.I tried a cube of G2. Like other premium chalks, I found it to be better than run of the mill chalks like Master or other common chalks. But I decided it was not so much better as to be worth the extra cost. Their gimmick is a strip of metal in the base of the chalk so it can be used with a magnetic holder, if you use one of those. The chalk did go on smoother and cover better than the average chalk. It just seemed to be of higher quality. But again, to me, not enough to justify the price.
I am a chalk fanatic who is always looking for that “perfect” chalk. So far I have tried:
1. Master
2. Pre-Flag Master
3. Kamui .98
4. Magic Chalk
5. OB chalk
6. G2
7. Great White (and Mako Blue)
8. Morakami
9. Balabushka
10. Predator
11. Blue Diamond
12. Silver Cup Championship
13. NIR Super Professional
14. Lava
In my experience, the only ones worth the trouble are the Kamui, the G2 and the Silver Cup Championship. The Kamui covered beautifully but made a freaking mess. I let the cube dry out so that it acts more like their 1.21 and now it covers nicely and is not so messy. The G2 covers nicely. Surprisingly, the Silver Cup Championship is the best inexpensive chalk I have found.
For me, the top price point for a piece of premium chalk should be no more than $15. I would be willing to pay that. Above that, the pricing just becomes ridiculous.
Still looking.
Anybody that uses Kamui chalk and plays at a public poolroom as opposed to their home table, has no respect for their opponent or their poolroom proprietor or anyone that plays there. The chalk marks are incredibly hard to get out of the cloth, and the chalk marks on the CB are far worse, and greatly increase the chance of "cling". I do not allow anyone to use Kamui chalk in our room.
Ratta,
Where do you purchase Sniper chalk. I am anxious to try it.
I do like Magic Chalk but for one reason only. I am a sloppy chalker. The only difference between Magic and Master is that it stays on the tip much longer. The same with other chalks like Kamui. I've tried both of the old Kamuis 0.98 and 1.21 and both make a serious mess - 0.98 is the worst. So those are out.
For my personal use Magic is the best because it is a) relatively cheap and b) stays on the tip long enough. Every other perceived reason like being able to hit whitey further outside is pure imagination and DrDave proved this already. He made some pretty interesting tests of various chalks on his site.
http://billiards.colostate.edu/threads/chalk.html
I doubt you will find Sniper chalk in the USA yet. This chalk is made in Ukraine and I know the inventor very good. Most kids and players in our pool school are using this chalk . There is a new improved generation of this chalk called Contact in new design with a magnet on the bottom which is just coming to the market. Sniper is already available in Germany and some other countries in Europe and may become more and more popular. Some very known pros do like the chalk and use it already.