Blue Diamond chalk-need advice

berlowmj

berlowmj

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I just bought a case at the wholesale price.

I'm torn among several options;

1. I could sell 1/2 of it in boxes of 2 at the retail price & thereby reduce my cost even more.

2. I could keep it, assuming that it will sooner or later be subcontracted to China & I will have a superior version for my own use &/or it will be worth even more.

It is in individual boxes of 2, which are in a case, which is in another box, which I am keeping sealed with duct tape so I'm assuming it will keep.
 
Does anything effect chalk over a long period of time? I am sure moisture or getting wet would be no good but I wonder how long does it keep and still be in good enough shape to use.

I tried my first piece of the Blue Diamond last week at Corey's event. Someone left it on table and I noticed when I was chalking with it, What exactly is the big deal about it ? From the sound of it I should have kept it and had a raffle.


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There ain't no big deal. It is just chalk. I have plenty of posts on this, just do a search on 'blue diamond'

I've been using nothing but BD via my own chalker and would have it no other way. On days when I play with regular masters on the table, there is a slight difference in the way it sticks on the tip. It is not major, but there is a difference and I do not prefer using it. Don't get me wrong, it works fine, but every little thing that I can do that will give me more faith in my runout abilities, the better. I believe you have to be the type of player or individual who is sensitive enough to detect that difference. Some just like spending $4 on good chalk.

Players with more experience can first of all, determine the difference between several different types of tips, shaft thicknesses, wood types, and such, therefore understanding what exactly it is they're looking for, and secondly, might need that extra edge for whatever reason.

berlowmj, I would personally keep it. A good thing like BD is surely not going to last. It will most likely become like preflag IMO.
 
I would say keep it. This chalk is good, sticks better to the tip, and leaves less mess on the cloth.

Huge difference to the new Master, where the cloth, table, and hands get very dirty from all the "powder" falling of the chalk. Much more work for the guys cleaning the tables in the pool hall:wink:

The other day I found an old Master chalk. It has for at least 15 years been through cold and hot, humiditychanges and stuff - in a garage. The chalk is very good compared to new Master. You can feel it when you are chalking, and you can see it on the equipment and on the hands when you are finished.
 
SK Custom Cues said:
There ain't no big deal. It is just chalk. I have plenty of posts on this, just do a search on 'blue diamond'

I've been using nothing but BD via my own chalker and would have it no other way. On days when I play with regular masters on the table, there is a slight difference in the way it sticks on the tip. It is not major, but there is a difference and I do not prefer using it. Don't get me wrong, it works fine, but every little thing that I can do that will give me more faith in my runout abilities, the better. I believe you have to be the type of player or individual who is sensitive enough to detect that difference. Some just like spending $4 on good chalk.

Players with more experience can first of all, determine the difference between several different types of tips, shaft thicknesses, wood types, and such, therefore understanding what exactly it is they're looking for, and secondly, might need that extra edge for whatever reason.

berlowmj, I would personally keep it. A good thing like BD is surely not going to last. It will most likely become like preflag IMO.
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Yep. It costs a lot more than Masters but it still doesn't cost a lot. BD is the best I can find so I use it.

If I bought a case wholesale I'd do like I did when I bought a pound of weed back in the 70's.... sell 1/2 of it to my friends for what I paid for it and smoke the rest :groucho:
 
blue diamond chalk

sir, i have been using BD for about 3 months now. i am still on the first cube, maybe 1/4 used and i play 3 nights a week. what i have noticed is, as stated above it stays on the tip not on the table or your hands. i can actually chalk every other shot with no miscue problems at all. not sure about the long term storage issue but if you are worried and would like to sell some of your stock please send a note or pm.

Mike
 
I don't get it. It's chalk.
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A blasphemer amongst us. Just kidding, buy a box of 2 and give it a try out.
You'll see the difference. Even if you play several times a week, you'll see the value, in that one cube will last you longer than a cube of Master.

Not overly impressed with Russian Magic chalk tho. Seems to work like BD until the level of chalk goes down below the paper somewhat. Then it doesn't
stick any better than Master and you'll be chalking after every shot anyway.

So, not worth the price of BD, IMO.
 
cleary said:
I don't get it. It's chalk.
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Ya, but its better chalk!!

Just like the realy expensive wine I taste, just tastes like wine to me.

But, they tell me that its worth the $450 price tag!!!

I use BD and after that's gone, I have 2 1/2 cases of pre flag Masters to use up. I won't need to buy chalk ever again :)
 
I guess in my eyes, chalk never gets low. I got a perfect piece everytime I walk in the pool room. I chalk between every shot, if I need it or not, just out of habit. Sometime I chalk, pick up another piece and chalk again. Just a calming thing before a shot that makes all shots seem familiar. But still, its just chalk. I guess on my own table, would be nice to not run out. But box lasts forever and its cheap. So again, I come back to... its just chalk. At $11 for master vs. $150 blue diamond... it almost sounds crazy. If I spent $150 on chalk, I better never miss a shot again. Something tells me, that wouldn't be the case.
 
cleary said:
I guess in my eyes, chalk never gets low. I got a perfect piece everytime I walk in the pool room. I chalk between every shot, if I need it or not, just out of habit. Sometime I chalk, pick up another piece and chalk again. Just a calming thing before a shot that makes all shots seem familiar. But still, its just chalk. I guess on my own table, would be nice to not run out. But box lasts forever and its cheap. So again, I come back to... its just chalk. At $11 for master vs. $150 blue diamond... it almost sounds crazy. If I spent $150 on chalk, I better never miss a shot again. Something tells me, that wouldn't be the case.
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Curious where can one find this BD chalk. I'd like to try it out.
 
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runout1961 said:
Curious where can one find this BD chalk. I'd like to try it out.
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Seyberts sells a case for $125 wholesale. 25 boxes each holding 2 cubes. It is not only easier to apply, but the cube appears to go farther.

I'm puzzled by the reluctance to spend the extra money on BD, but people readily buy 1/2 dozen cues ranging in price from $500-$2,000 & up & are looking for more.

I suspect that once BD is outsourced to China, along with everything else, that the BD Made in the U.S.A. will appreciate.
 
One single miscue at the wrong time and you just lost a lifetime supply worth of Blue Diamond chalk depending on the level you play at.

Blue Diamond chalk goes onto the tip more like icing on a cake, it is alot finer grained and sticks alot better then master chalk. It also in turn sticks better to the cueball and gives you the ability to spin the ball with extreme juice with alot more confidence then you will with Master chalk.

I used about a cube of Blue Diamond chalk last year in Vegas, won about $2,000. Somehow I don't really feel I got ripped off for the $7 or so I paid for the 2-pack of Blue Diamond.

Once I run out I am buying a box of 50 cubes for the $150 or so and will then be good on chalk for about a decade.
 
BD chalk is the shiznit!!! I was a big doubter about changing chalks???? I mean really. But once I tried the BD chalk... I was sold. This stuff stays on the tip 100 times better than master and 10,000 times better than silver cup. Yes it is like 4 dollars a cube but i have been using the same cube for almost 2 months and I play a few times a week. It lasts longer and covers better than any other chalk I have used. When you are playing for a couple hundred a set, do u really care that ur chalk cost $4. (The answer is.... NOT if you win!!!!)
 
cleary said:
I don't get it. It's chalk.
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That's like saying - it's just a tip - or -it's just a pool cue-
WRONG!!! not!!! there are differences.

I really like BD chalk. It's stick to the tip better than the new Masters.
The new Masters would sometimes not stick to some parts of the tip after awhile making me have to rough up the tip a couple times a night to make the chalk stick.

The BD sticks to the tip so much better and I don't need to rough up the tip as often.

I don't know why, but the BD won't stick to a G10 very well, but some Triangle chalk sticks to it OK, and the Magic Chalk sticks to a G10 very well. I haven't tried old Masters on a G10 yet, but the old Masters chalk is very good.
 
Believe the hype, fo shizzle!

RunEmOut08 said:
BD chalk is the shiznit!!! I was a big doubter about changing chalks???? I mean really. But once I tried the BD chalk... I was sold.
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I was a doubter too until I broke down a few weeks ago and bought 2 cubes.. I've always thought, yeah right, how great could it be.

Well, it is as good as it's hype I must say. Literally, I have not miscued since using it, it stays on the tip so much better than Masters or anything else I have tried. BD covers evenly and I don't chalk but once every 2 or 3 shots unless I am using excessive side or draw etc..

I'm a BD convert and don't see ever going back. Well worth the cost IMHO and I'm a tight a$$:grin: YMMV
 
I hate to say I may try some expensive chalk now but if I miscue its out the door. I dont miscue much but when I do I feel its my stroke not my chalk. I feel the same as its just chalk but I have to try it before I knock it.
 
I still miss cue on occasion even with the BD chalk but its pretty rare and I chalk it up to my stroke not the chalk... however i can say that its almost as if u can feel the better grip on the CB. and i love the fact that if for some reason i dont do my routine my tip is still covered from the shot before. My point is that if u try it dont give up if u miss cue one time, because it IS hands down the best chalk on the market right now
 
I also purchased a couple of cubes about the middle of the summer. It is fine chalk, and seems to be less gritty them Masters blue. I have used flagged masters that was not gritty also so maybe the batches differ a little. Yes it is more costly but I would like to see how much per shot this chalk costs, I have used about half a cube so far (I know I don't get to play much) and I figure that it would be just a few cents a day so the cost is not a factor for me. It wipes on great and seems to last for a few shots so I guess you could say you should use less but chalking is part of my preshot routine so it feels weird not to chalk and then shoot.
 
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