Difference in Chalk brands, and connoisseurs of chalk

O.K.

I buy that one person can like his cue above all other cues the differences are markable and boil down to the preference of the player....

I can accept that shafts differ though I believe that anyone can get used to any shaft.

I even understand the difference in tips.

But chalk???? C'mon

I played on a table tonight that had 3 pieces of chalk on the rail all different labels and all slightly different color. I chalked before every shot( I shot well tonight) my opponent chalked before every shot. we had alot of close matches. He plays at almost exactly my speed we almost always end up 50/50 by the end of the night.

I can say without a doubt that the chalk had absolutely nothing to do with the outcome of the games. not even a little bit.

This forum is full of cue snobs and shaft snobs ,.. but chalk snobs ????

C'mon its chalk scrape it on your tip and shoot already.
 
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JimS said:
I'm trying the fancy/schmancy Longoni stuff but I suspect I'll end up back with the tried and true Masters Blue.
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i did and liked it but it made my hands to dirty, there is too much "Blue" in it and my hands got drity and sticky fast, my shafts too, it works good just not for me, perhaps on a fiberglass shaft you can put in the diswasher at the end of the night or something its good for that. if it does work for you and it might its not junk like silver cup, i'll give you mine
 
is there really a noticeable performance difference in the blue masters compared to other colors? i use the brown because my shaft stays a little cleaner and doesnt get that "blueing" also they have red tables at one place i play and they dont like people using the blue because it makes a mess but they never notice if i use the brown
 
berlowmj said:
Has anyone tried Sang Lee chalk?
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I have some Sang Lee chalk but haven't tried it yet. I have 3 cubes. I think Williebetmore uses it a lot. PM him - maybe he can let you know how it plays. I am going to try it one of these days. I just got a box of Balabushka but haven't tried it yet either. Have tried all the rest and right now I am using Master Blue.

BVal
 
berlowmj said:
Has anyone tried Sang Lee chalk?
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B-man,
Yes, a pro player gave me a large quantity of it to try, and I have been using it for about 6 months. It is a SUPERIOR product, noticeably different and better than Master's blue. I've been told that it was formulated over several years to meet the needs of the 3-cushion experts (with their input in the development). It is a very fine chalk that covers and holds better than the Master's.


It does however have 2 major drawbacks: price and "messiness". The cost is $12.99 for THREE CUBES!!!!!! I can't justify spending that much on chalk (hell, you could make chalk with platinum that would be cheaper). The chalk does make your hands and table cloth much dirtier than with Master's. The pro's that gave me the chalk feel that it is superior to Master's, but because of price and availability they still use the Master's blue.

Therefore, my new policy is to use the Sang Lee chalk when I compete; but not for practice, not for use on my home table (causes significant chalk build-up on the table). I will also use it on the pro's home table (heck, I don't have to clean that one).
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Really, will one of the Chicago azbers just take a walk over to the Tweeten Company and ask if there is really a difference between Triangle and Master and all these silly colors?

http://www.tweeten.us/chalk.html


You can get the address there.
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Seriously!

When was the last time you heard someone say " God, I know I miscued on that shot because I used National instead of Masters"

probably never, the only time I make sure I have a certain kind of chalk is when I bust out a cube of APA chalk I found when I'm playing tap league



Jake (uses whatever shit is laying on the rail)
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
Really, will one of the Chicago azbers just take a walk over to the Tweeten Company and ask if there is really a difference between Triangle and Master and all these silly colors?

http://www.tweeten.us/chalk.html


You can get the address there.
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Someone on Az already did it. Tweeten Company confirmed that Triangle and Master are not the same.
 
Williebetmore said:
B-man,
Yes, a pro player gave me a large quantity of it to try, and I have been using it for about 6 months. It is a SUPERIOR product, noticeably different and better than Master's blue. I've been told that it was formulated over several years to meet the needs of the 3-cushion experts (with their input in the development). It is a very fine chalk that covers and holds better than the Master's.


It does however have 2 major drawbacks: price and "messiness". The cost is $12.99 for THREE CUBES!!!!!! I can't justify spending that much on chalk (hell, you could make chalk with platinum that would be cheaper). The chalk does make your hands and table cloth much dirtier than with Master's. The pro's that gave me the chalk feel that it is superior to Master's, but because of price and availability they still use the Master's blue.

Therefore, my new policy is to use the Sang Lee chalk when I compete; but not for practice, not for use on my home table (causes significant chalk build-up on the table). I will also use it on the pro's home table (heck, I don't have to clean that one).
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I paid the $12.99 to try it out and now that I have it - I don't want to use it because it costs $12.99 LOL. I am going to use it someday soon though. I actually bought it because of what you said about it in another thread.
Thanks,

BVal
 
bigskyjake said:
Seriously!

When was the last time you heard someone say " God, I know I miscued on that shot because I used National instead of Masters"

probably never, the only time I make sure I have a certain kind of chalk is when I bust out a cube of APA chalk I found when I'm playing tap league



Jake (uses whatever shit is laying on the rail)
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When you are talking about miscue, you should ask Platinum Billiards, they tested it, so you are telling they are lying?:
http://www.platinumbilliards.com/rating_chalk.php

The second, it's not always the miscueing. I can apply more english with some chalk, more than others.
 
WesleyW said:
When you are talking about miscue, you should ask Platinum Billiards, they tested it, so you are telling they are lying?:
http://www.platinumbilliards.com/rating_chalk.php

The second, it's not always the miscueing. I can apply more english with some chalk, more than others.
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I'm saying that it's pretty asinine to pay 3.00 - 5.00 dollars PER CUBE just because it's " more refined, with a mellow finish and nutty aftertaste"
 
I use Master's green. I like it. It's chalk. Besides color I cant tell the difference between it and the blue.
 
softshot said:
O.K.

I buy that one person can like his cue above all other cues the differences are markable and boil down to the preference of the player....

I can accept that shafts differ though I believe that anyone can get used to any shaft.

I even understand the difference in tips.

But chalk???? C'mon

I played on a table tonight that had 3 pieces of chalk on the rail all different labels and all slightly different color. I chalked before every shot( I shot well tonight) my opponent chalked before every shot. we had alot of close matches. He plays at almost exactly my speed we almost always end up 50/50 by the end of the night.

I can say without a doubt that the chalk had absolutely nothing to do with the outcome of the games. not even a little bit.

This forum is full of cue snobs and shaft snobs ,.. but chalk snobs ????

C'mon its chalk scrape it on your tip and shoot already.
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I'm unsure about that. If the chalk composition differs from one another, more than likely it will yield different results. By a lot? Perhaps not. But there is still that chance that there is a difference. Moreover, if we were chalk snobs, then so be it. For some, it maybe a mental thing. For me it's a performance thing. I've had more miscues with Silver Cup then with Masters. I'm still dumb founded as to why that may be. Like I said before, the makeup of both chalk could be different, but could the difference be that bad that I miscue more with Silver Cup then with Master? In my recent encounters, yes. But can't explain why scientifically.
 
bigskyjake said:
I'm saying that it's pretty asinine to pay 3.00 - 5.00 dollars PER CUBE just because it's " more refined, with a mellow finish and nutty aftertaste"
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And now with essence of Cherry!
 
Williebetmore said:
B-man,
Yes, a pro player gave me a large quantity of it to try, and I have been using it for about 6 months. It is a SUPERIOR product, noticeably different and better than Master's blue. I've been told that it was formulated over several years to meet the needs of the 3-cushion experts (with their input in the development). It is a very fine chalk that covers and holds better than the Master's.


It does however have 2 major drawbacks: price and "messiness". The cost is $12.99 for THREE CUBES!!!!!! I can't justify spending that much on chalk (hell, you could make chalk with platinum that would be cheaper). The chalk does make your hands and table cloth much dirtier than with Master's. The pro's that gave me the chalk feel that it is superior to Master's, but because of price and availability they still use the Master's blue.

Therefore, my new policy is to use the Sang Lee chalk when I compete; but not for practice, not for use on my home table (causes significant chalk build-up on the table). I will also use it on the pro's home table (heck, I don't have to clean that one).
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Without endorsement, at least three top players from the Sang Lee International 3-cushion tournament used Sang Lee chalk including Semih Sayginer, Torbjorn Blomdahl and the champion of the event, Frederic Caudron. When asked, they said they liked the product. Yes, it is much more expensive than most other chalk - its not for everybody.

-Ira
 
WesleyW said:
Someone on Az already did it. Tweeten Company confirmed that Triangle and Master are not the same.
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Well, thank you for your informative contribution. I know they're not the same. One has red packaging and the other's is yellow.
 
iralee said:
Without endorsement, at least three top players from the Sang Lee International 3-cushion tournament used Sang Lee chalk including Semih Sayginer, Torbjorn Blomdahl and the champion of the event, Frederic Caudron. When asked, they said they liked the product. Yes, it is much more expensive than most other chalk - its not for everybody.

-Ira
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Ira,
Using this chalk in competition is like having a secret weapon.:) It is easy to see why professional players like it so much.

Do you have any knowledge of what makes it so expensive to produce/market?
 
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