Chalk comparison.

jayman

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I personally like Blue diamond chalk. I like many things about it including it's smooth even coverage, not excessively dusty, does a fantastic job of creating friction between the tip and ball. and does not cost $30. a cube.

I am wondering if any blue Diamond users have tried out the predator chalk yet, and what your thoughts are in comparison to BD. or Master.
 
I used to use the Masters chalk, but about 4 months ago I tried the Predator chalk, and it's hard for me to even use the masters even if it's all that's available. The predator chalk goes on very smooth and just 2-3 small swipes and your all set. The masters now feels like I'm dragging a piece of card board across my cue tip...

So far I've had to give up a few pieces to friends that I accidentally introduced the predator chalk too.
 
For what it's worth, I tried the Balabushka chalk, and found it to be rather grainy and did not stick real well. I actually gave it to a girl I know who just loves it.
 
My opinions...

I'm OK with today's Master.
Blue Diamond is slightly better, not worth the price difference.
Predator maybe a bit better than Blue Diamond maybe not. Either way, I am not OK with the way it latches onto the cue ball and stays there.
Kamui is a different animal, I won't say it's not good chalk. I will say that I didn't like using it. And you have to worry about "losing" it. And it too sticks to the cue ball too much.
I believe I've tried all the designer chalks on the market today and the rest of them are not any better than todays Masters, or inferior, or priced too high.

If I had to use chalk being made today, the winner would be.......

TRIANGLE

But I am not using chalk made today.

:grin-square: <-- obligatory cubed grin for chalk threads.

Fatz
 
Pre-Flag Master said:
My opinions...

I believe I've tried all the designer chalks on the market today and the rest of them are not any better than todays Masters, or inferior, or priced too high.

Fatz
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I'd like to see you chalk once and then run 3 or 4 racks of balls just using Master Chalk, and no center ball hits, just follow or draw, and see how far you get.

Now if some brands (doesn't matter which ones) can allow this many shots without a miscue, then I'm guessing it is better chalk. Is it worth the money, say a few bucks for Magic, BD, Predator, Kamui, etc., well, the depends on each person I suspect.

But to say Master is better than these is clearly wishful thinking and a bit inaccurate. It's not, and any test will prove it. The difference is it worth the premium cost for what you are planning on using the more expenseive chalk for. Well, now that would be a fair argument.

I don't personally like to chalk after ever shot, especially when I'm practicing drills.... so, for me it's a yes, it's worth a couple of bucks for a piece of chalk that will last many months.
 
Of all the chalk I have tried, I like the Kamui 0.98 the best.
There are a few I have not tried, like the newest Kamui,1.23
I don't the price of the chalk really comes in to the argument. So what , by the time it gets out here it is $40 or more a piece. But my piece has lasted for more than 2 years.that is like missing 12 or so pop drinks over 2 years. You never notice it.
I don't test chalk and then compare what it is like for the money. I compare chalk on how it plays for me and nothing else.
There are some chalks that I think are so bad, you would be better off using school board chalk.
 
I like BD best, carry 4 cubes in my case. Goes on nice and even, never misscues. Plain old Masters is okay if it's fairly fresh; but the old cubes can be a little uneven. I get more chalk dust on my hands using BD, though; probably because it's a little finer. Predator is okay, I just don't like the shape...feels funny to me. I can't fade $25 for Kamui chalk...I'd feel sick if I left it on a table or it got swiped. I can see the value of chalking once a rack, but I actually depend on the abrasiveness of "normal" chalk to keep my tip shaped at it's best. Plus, I wouldn't know what to do with my hands between shots if I wasn't chalking my cue.
 
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Predator is grittier feeling when applying it to the tip and sticks less to the cue ball than Blue Diamond. That's about all I notice. To me, chalk is chalk.
 
I did away with chalk not long ago, I use a prototype rubber tip that was created from a partnership with BFG and well known tip maker that I'm not allowed to mention....It's going to upset a lot of chalk companies...and tip suppliers as well.
 
One more... I have this mental image of Silver Cup being dry, dusty and worthless. The one time I specifically remember trying BLUE Silver Cup - which was within the past year - it actually wasn't too bad. I don't know if they changed something or maybe I never tried blue before. Not that it was great, still not quite as good as regular Master being made today, but not nearly as bad as the common - and my previous - perception.

Fatz
 
Pre-Flag Master said:
My opinions...

I'm OK with today's Master.
Blue Diamond is slightly better, not worth the price difference.
Predator maybe a bit better than Blue Diamond maybe not. Either way, I am not OK with the way it latches onto the cue ball and stays there.
Kamui is a different animal, I won't say it's not good chalk. I will say that I didn't like using it. And you have to worry about "losing" it. And it too sticks to the cue ball too much.
I believe I've tried all the designer chalks on the market today and the rest of them are not any better than todays Masters, or inferior, or priced too high.

If I had to use chalk being made today, the winner would be.......

TRIANGLE

But I am not using chalk made today.

:grin-square: <-- obligatory cubed grin for chalk threads.

Fatz
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nice post,

I dont like that blue diamond stuff cause it makes my hands sticky otherwise it works fine,

I like green triangle on my snooker cue, seems to be perfect for that,

silver cup should be abolished completely

Predator seems good, however havent used it long enough to know for sure.

Kamui is great, i just use it for action now days, I dont reall losing any of it, but i might not have as much as i did-what ever that means lol

Oh yeah the kamui on the CB thats worth mentioning, seems it tends to stick to some cueballs more than others. I have used it lots of times and on different equipment and your right some balls get all dotted up, others don't, i think the shinier they are the less it sticks.(just a guess)
"the game requires chalk"


Best
eric :)
 
I have spent the last two weeks playing with pre flag masters. Last night I switched back to my Magic chalk. I think the magic chalk is a little messier but I also felt like I got better grip with it. I have a piece of kamui and really the only reason I haven't used it much is because it doesn't fit into my holder. I have two pieces of blue diamond that I'm going to try next but I have soooo much chalk on hand it makes no sense to buy any more!!!!

For now...the winner for me is Magic.
 
Some chalk discussions here:

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=297313&highlight=Magic+Chalk

I also, for the first time just a few days ago, tried some of the Tweeten chalk in the yellow wrapper that 3C players like to use, it was actually very good. Liked it better than Masters and the Predator chalk.

I may have to get some of that for my collection, so far my faves are Magic Chalk, Blue Diamond, Balabushka, in more or less that order. Predator and Masters are good, but I'd use the other 3 first if available. Tweeten is very nice also, I'd rank it about mid-range for me.
 
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tank69 said:
I did away with chalk not long ago, I use a prototype rubber tip that was created from a partnership with BFG and well known tip maker that I'm not allowed to mention....It's going to upset a lot of chalk companies...and tip suppliers as well.
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I have heard of several attempts to create rubber tip that wouldn't require any chalk. Sounds like there may actually be a decent one on the horizon. Very interesting.
 
I recently started using predator chalk and i'm a fan of it. The only thing that takes some getting used to is the shape. It feels weird in your hand when you first start using it. It seems to stick to the cue ball more than masters, but it also seems to stick on the tip longer.
 
Think Chalk is like asking a guy in San Francisco for the best Chinese food joint. Everyone has their favorites.

Some people will even choose this made at home.
chun-king-chinese.jpg
 
Blue Diamond

I use Blue Diamond and used to use Masters. Blue Diamond works good for me and does not seem as messy as Masters. I don't plan on using a more expensieve chalk and I think Blue Diamond is to expensieve. Maybe if I was a top tier shooter and competing on a regular basis I would experiment with other more expensieve chalks. I don't see that in my future.
 
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