Chalk, Chalk, and More Chalk what is all the hype?

GADawg said:
Master blue. If you have to steal chalk, you are either too poor to play or a thief.
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I don't understand why people are so against someone grabbing a piece of chalk. Many people are regulars at certain places. If I take a cube from my regular place and use it, I'm not using any more chalk than if I were to just use what they give me every time I go play. But I do get the privilege of a nice, hand-picked, clean piece that is already in my chalk-holder, rather than having to sort through some riff-raff pieces every time I go play.
 
cigardave said:
How can anyone chalk their tip properly with their cue hand?

Chalk should be brushed on... not screwed on.

Being right handed, I hold my cue with my left hand and brush the chalk on with my right hand.
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Agreed! Masters Blue for me too. How do you feel about Masters Tan? -because it doesn't stain the shaft as blue chalk does so it keeps the shaft "cleaner". Obv the only problem with that is it leaves tan marks on the table :D. Win some/lose some I guess:thumbup:
 
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I am back to believing that Master Chalk is the best
For some reason I though Blue Diamond was better, but after using a piece for a while I decided to go back to Master.
Also, I don't see a big advantage to Pre-flag Master after using both in the same games.
Balabushka chalk seems to coat better, but it's kind of messy so I don't use it.

In my opinion you can't beat a new piece of Master chalk.
 
cuesblues said:
I am back to believing that Master Chalk is the best
For some reason I though Blue Diamond was better, but after using a piece for a while I decided to go back to Master.
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Any reason why? I bought a few cubes of Blue Diamond and have been using it the past few months
 
I use a Moori Soft and to me Silver Cup seems like a thicker type of chalk but I cant get it to hold on my tip. I HAVE to chalk up after every hit if I'm playing with it.

Master is what we use at my brothers and its the brand I prefer. Its not as thick and seems to stay longer on the tip. It takes a ton of shots to wear it off and miscue.
 
evanlockhart said:
Any reason why? I bought a few cubes of Blue Diamond and have been using it the past few months
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Blue Diamond is terrific chalk, but the piece I was using seemed to harden up and after a while I didn't see an advantage over Master Chalk.
I have 2-unused pieces of Blue Diamond I will try to see if they are any better, but I have no problem in general with Blue Diamond.
Master just seems to work great, I have tons of it, and every room and bar I play at has Master chalk on the tables.
Master Chalk seems to be very good and it is inexpensive.

The bigger issue for me right now is what tip to use, super glue vs. epoxy, are 9-layer tips better, and should I switch to a 3 or 4 layered tip.
Now I am even questioning the ferrule material.
With chalk in the mix there are just too many variables.

This is the reason why I am down to 148-cues.
I need to standardize something, so it may as well be the chalk.
Don't listen to me, I can't even settle on which case to carry.
 
Preflag Master blue only. The OLD kind with lead in it. I just got a piece of Blue Diamond, and I can't stand it. It's too powdery, and not sticky enough in my opinion.
 
hapns said:
Preflag Master blue only. The OLD kind with lead in it. I just got a piece of Blue Diamond, and I can't stand it. It's too powdery, and not sticky enough in my opinion.
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Another urban myth

There was no lead in preflag master blue. Small traces of lead were only found in the old master green chalk. I think the lead came from the lead chromate in the yellow pigment used to make the green color.
 
I really like the blue Budweiser chalk. :duck:

To be serious though, I use the blue Master chalk. Mainly because it's what is always around, it's what I've always used, and nothing has ever led me to believe that it was inadequate. I went through a cube of Blue Diamond that I got from a friend, but any tangible difference between the two is beyond me.
 
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cigardave said:
How can anyone chalk their tip properly with their cue hand?

Chalk should be brushed on... not screwed on.

Being right handed, I hold my cue with my left hand and brush the chalk on with my right hand.
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I must be ambidextrous then. I am able to brush or wipe the chalk with my bridge hand.

among the pros I see both hands used to apply chalk.
 
Another vote for blue Master and chalk with free hand. Price is right - like $3 bucks for 12. Keep 1/2 dozen pieces in case. Can't stand using old worn pieces.
 
I vote for tried and true Blue Master.

I have a cube of Blue Diamond that I'm trying out currently, but I feel that it's only marginally better than Master. My only complaint with BD is that it marks up my measles ball a lot. Preflag Master is good too, but again there's only a slight difference. I feel that it could just be the age of the chalk has allowed it to dry out more, so I'm doing an experiment by leaving a piece of chalk on my dashboard to get it cooking and I'll try it out after summer is over.
 
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oldplayer said:
"NIR" professional chalk, blue. about $3/cube including shipping. it seems to be more "stciky" than "masters".
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Anyone else try this stuff? Thinking of buying some to give it a shot. I like Blue Diamond but always like trying new stuff.
 
sportcraft chalk from wal-mart...add a little spit to it and you can draw 4 rails even with a phenalic tip...lol :)
 
Like everyone on the planet, I started out using blue masters....then for some reason or another(probably to be different) I started with purple Silver cup.....

I liked the feel and look of the silver cup so I used that, back to blue, for a bunch of years

Then came blue diamond! Loved that stuff....until.......

You got it in one! Kamui :)

This stuff is cool, feels like a pastel crayon going on, but it lasts like nothing else! Feel's neat going on, I don't find it messy at all, maybe cause it's so dry in Edmonton, I don't know for sure.

I don't mind paying the money for quality
after all, you have to pay to play
 
GADawg said:
Another urban myth

There was no lead in preflag master blue. Small traces of lead were only found in the old master green chalk. I think the lead came from the lead chromate in the yellow pigment used to make the green color.
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Yeah this is what I have been told. I was mostly joking-- any difference that people claim to feel is most likely a classic example of placebo effect. (Although I can't speak for Kamui chalk, because I have yet to try it.)

Realistically, I've used new and old Master, Triangle, Blue Diamond, Brunswick, etc, and they're all pretty much the same. Right now I'm using a piece of Blue Diamond, but that's not for any particular reason other than I was just given it.
 
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