I agree... The only time I've personally witnessed the round Taom roll with any additional distance when compared to a cube shape, is when it has the opportunity to bury itself within a ball return table, or get underneath nearby furniture.
For the Taom Chalk Users
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It is not just the rolling away issue....It is actually kind of a pain in the ass to hold on and chalk with the small round chalk.....The older I get the less dexterity my fingers seem to have.....They are not near as "nimble" as they were in my younger years......I don't even like the small square any more and would prefer a bigger handle (so to speak) on the chalk.
wow. 20 chalk and 26buck holders. i'm sticking with the free Masters at the hall. haven't seen 5 skids in 20 yrs. don't get the fascination with 'GreyPoupon' chalk.
I was the exact same way until I tried it.......
As far as the chalk holder....Anything less is just not worth the work/time involved to make it and ship it......sorry
Sorry, but the Kamui $50 chalk shark is the best magnetic chalk holder on the market, in my opinion.
By the time you place the Taom chalk in the square chalk holder sleeve, it is substantial enough to be very easy to grab with your fingertips and hold onto while you are chalking.
Then you rarely play pool or don't know what a "skid" is..? Come on... you haven't had 5 skids in 20yrs..? That's like the old tradesmen saying they've never broken a tap....lol. More than just chalk brand can cause skids. Amazed you have such little exposure. I'm guessing there's some selective memory retention going on.
That said, I play with Taom not because of the "anti-skid" claim, or even how some think it slips into some other dimension rather than land your table during use. I bought it on a lark, and simply find it goes on really nicely. Oh and believe it or not, but I find those rare circumstances when I do miscue. Taom has made them not nearly as dramatic. Meaning that my CB direction still remains mostly on path and typically doesn't result in a foul.
I can't explain the whole miscue situation. Just been my personal experience with cueing poorly and the resulting CB action.
Last I checked (today). SVB still rockin' the Masters chalk!
Same.
I was a non-believer until a buddy gave me a piece to try. It lasts forever, does not leave chalk all over your hand and table, AND for me I feel like I can hit the ball slower, like draw, without a miscue.
Lou Figueroa
When I switched to Taom I ended up changing the way I chalk, so I could maintain that curvature. I got a new callous on my thumb from holding the shaft in my left hand while I chalked with my right hand.
lol, with Taom I had to change my hand motion with how I lay the chalk down on the rail so it wouldn't roll away.
Lou Figueroa
took me a couple
of times to figure it out
You and bbb are made for each other
You and bbb are made for each other
If we are we're still sleeping in separate beds.
Lou Figueroa
Omg your right $20 for a piece of chalk that last me a year and a half is crazy!! Now let me go get a coffee at Starbucks or Duncan for $6 5 days a week that I could have made at home for pennies. People waste money on silly stuff every day but suddenly $20 for a piece of chalk is crazy
As I said many times if your to cheap to spend that on a piece of chalk you DO NOT want to start playing golf 
The only thing bad about this Taom chalk is when you play a ring game until the wee hours of Sunday morning and you leave your chalk on the pool table at the pool hall. It reduces your profit margin when that happens. With masters, I would just throw cubes around like confetti.
Honestly, I said the same thing. But I have a bad dust allergy and Taom is dust free. Masters, great and inexpensive though it may be, gets every damn where. Also I'm allergic to nickel the metal. No shit, go figure.
These pieces of masters are 3 years old. Never was a driller. I look at my tip when chalking. Don't trust the jam and drill action to cover it well. Just a smooth swipe across the top of tip gives you a flatter piece. Not a hole.I'm at about six months with my first piece of green toam chalk. Never been a chalk hole driller, regardless of chalk brand.
I have buddies who are drilling holes into their toam chalk, but they never did that with other chalks. Not sure why they do it now, seeing how you can still brush/swipe the chalk over the tip, no center drilling needed.
All I know is I try my best to keep them away from my chalk!
I put the chalk between my toes, and pretend I am starting a fire.
It never causes a problem, unless I get too involved, and start making primordial grunting noises, and slathering my tongue back and forth across my lips, in concentration.
It never causes a problem, unless I get too involved, and start making primordial grunting noises, and slathering my tongue back and forth across my lips, in concentration.
Flakeandrun
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These are still way too sloppy haha Need a nice fat X grooved into it (one corner at a time is also acceptable lol)
