Chalk performance vary by color?

I believe it's triangle

berlowmj said:
What is the brand name? I have been using Sang Lee, which the label says is a "premium billiard" chalk.
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I believe it is triangle and is actually made by the same manufacturer as Master. IT is just made more specifically for billiards. Pedro swears by it. He is a sight to behold too. I once saw him in one of his own tournaments against a 3 cushion pro from Mexico run 14 and out when his opponent was two from the hill.
 
rackem said:
I have noticed that Silver Cup is a little bit smaller than Masters. It does not stay in my Pocket chalker unless I wrap tape around it.:(
I am a fan of brown Masters. I think maybe the blue just shows up more so you think it is sticking better.
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I've got the same problem (I've gotta stick with Silver Cup as my cloth is burgundy and Master doesn't come in that color).:o
 
I?ve been told that blue chalk dies your tip a little and therefore looks like it's on when it's not which in turn increases your chance for a miscue. Personally though, I like blue just because I like the color but I don't really care enough to hunt it out. I think as long as you chalk up before every shot you'll be fine.
 
This has been discussed quite a bit in the past. From what I remember, the company that makes Master chalk, Tweeten I think, confirmed that there is absolutely no difference in the formula in any of their colors other than the color pigment used, and that the color pigment does not have an impact on the formula or the performance.

My personal experience is that 9 out of 10 good players prefer masters chalk out of the widely available chalk brands, and that 8 or 9 out of 10 good players think there is a difference between the colors of masters chalk, with blue being the best. Despite what tweeten says, I agree with the 80-90%. The blue seems to coat the tip better, is grittier, and less likely to miscue when hitting the cueball at the outer edges. The green and tan for example, seem to be "softer" and more finely ground. I see no reason for tweeten to lie, so maybe the pigment does make some kind of difference, or maybe it's all in our heads.
 
Blue chalk or not to blue chalk, that is the question

Well there seems to be a lot of opinions about this. I certainly respect anyone who would say, how could the dye affect performance? However there does seem to be an awfull lot of people that think there is some difference between the colors as far as performance goes. I first noticed this when chalking my break cue which has a very hard tip and is suseptable to the miscue because of the hard tip. It would be great if someone like Bob Jewett could give us the definitive answer on what chalk gives the best grip and answer to this issue of light colored chalk.
 
i do think that the blue dye has a lot to do with the appearance of it covering the tip better. the blue dye is very strong and very staining, as i'm sure you know as it gets on your hands and shaft. so the dye will color the tip, and give the impression there is chalk on it when it is actually just the dye. also the darker blue color makes it appear to cover better on the relatively lighter color tip. i've been using grey masters for a more than a year, and i very rarely miscue. so rarely i can't even remember the last time it happened.
 
it's not just the dye.....

The chalk is just grittier in blue. period. it's not that it apears to chalk the cue better. The chalk if you look at it is grittier. Tweeten has a vested interest in selling the various colors because they don't want to have invested in other colors and not be able to push them out.
 
Blue is grittier?

Jaden said:
The chalk is just grittier in blue. period. it's not that it apears to chalk the cue better. The chalk if you look at it is grittier. Tweeten has a vested interest in selling the various colors because they don't want to have invested in other colors and not be able to push them out.
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Well, that is what I am thinking that the blue just has more grip, although, I hate my shaft turning blue.:eek:
 
Bigkahuna said:
... Is it possiple the lighter colors do not perfom as well as blue?:rolleyes: :rolleyes:
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I know that the different colors are alleged to be the same, but... A student of mine got red cloth on his home table. Neither of us could spin the ball very well with his red chalk. He tried getting red chalk at several places. Eventually he got green cloth and the standard blue chalk. Free breathing restored.
 
Blue Diamond chalk has always cost more

They sell chalk all around the world. 5-pieces Master chalk blu 2.49 Euro.Triangle chalk light green 2.49 Euro. Silver Cup blu,red 2.49 Euro.5-pieces Super pro blue 2.49 Euro. But Blue Diamond Chalk Costs 2 1/2 times more because you get 2 pieces Blue Diamond World Billiard Chalk for 2.90 Euro. Try testing with jump and break tips where the conditions give a better view of where the chalk stays or works. When jumping you still need to get shape, and breaking you need cue ball condition Quality of the chalk means something is useless. mark
 
Bob Jewett said:
I know that the different colors are alleged to be the same, but... A student of mine got red cloth on his home table. Neither of us could spin the ball very well with his red chalk. He tried getting red chalk at several places. Eventually he got green cloth and the standard blue chalk. Free breathing restored.
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as someone that plays a few hours a day using red chalk I can tell you it has much poorer performance than the blue masters. I have tried the red master and the red silver cup... my tips don't stay chalked as long and i have more miscues. I cant wait to take this ugly felt off this table.
 
HollyWood said:
They sell chalk all around the world. 5-pieces Master chalk blu 2.49 Euro.Triangle chalk light green 2.49 Euro. Silver Cup blu,red 2.49 Euro.5-pieces Super pro blue 2.49 Euro. But Blue Diamond Chalk Costs 2 1/2 times more because you get 2 pieces Blue Diamond World Billiard Chalk for 2.90 Euro. Try testing with jump and break tips where the conditions give a better view of where the chalk stays or works. When jumping you still need to get shape, and breaking you need cue ball condition Quality of the chalk means something is useless. mark
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Congratulations on 315 unintelligible posts :rolleyes:
 
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