Kamui Chalk discussion

JoeyA

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This is more about discussing Kamui Chalk than a review or an endorsement.

Until this past week, I have never used Kamui Chalk. The Kamui Chalk is pricey to say the least.

A friend and I went to a tournament out of town and he bought a piece for me to try. (Nice guy, huh?) :)

I started using it this week and since I was reading up on the chalk for quite some time, I was looking forward to trying out some of its purported properties, specifically, the claim that if you use Kamui Chalk, you will get more spin, more accuracy but the thing that really shocked me was that they claim that you will have a more accurate aim when using side spin.

Now the other thing is that Kamui says that you will have decreased deflection giving the player a more accurate aim when English is applied. That statement was kind of met with some resistance by me so using the chalk and trying to make a good evaluation was way up there as far as my check list goes.

As soon as I started using the chalk, I noticed that it seemed to grip the cue ball better than regular chalk. In tournament competition I try to use Blue Diamond Chalk and Master Chalk when practicing. Don't ask me why; the only reason I can think is that I don't have that much of the Blue Diamond Chalk and don't want to use it all up practicing.

Anyway as I was practicing with the Kamui Chalk, I got to thinking about the deflection comment that Kamui makes. To quote them: "Morea Accurate Aim: Reducing slippage decreases deflection, giving the player a more accurate aim when english is applied". It "seems" that when you apply side spin (English) if you stay closer to the center of the cue ball, you will have less cue ball deflection so perhaps if the Kamui chalk does have a better "grip" to the cue ball, you may not have to shoot so far from the center of the cue ball to get the same amount of desired spin as you would using regular chalk.

In using the chalk, I did not chalk after every shot. I did not miscue either but I normally don't miscue.

On the surface, it appears that everything that Kamui says is true but I will have to use it more frequently to get 100% on board.


On my next test at the table, I plan to shoot my signature shot with Kamui chalk and with regular chalk. This is the shot where the object ball is planted frozen on the foot rail on the middle diamond and you have cue ball in hand in the kitchen and attempt to cut the object ball in to the right or left corner pocket.

This might present a good comparison of whether Kamui chalk actually reduces cue ball deflection or not. In the meantime, I will most likely use this Kamui chalk during this weekend's LOUISIANA STATE BAR TABLE CHAMPIONSHIP in Thibodaux, LA at CueSports.

It will be streamed by poolactiontv dot com so if you want to see if I miscue or not, you can check in. It's always fun playing in this event. They have great equipment (Diamond 7 footers).

I hear that James Walden and Gary Abood are in town and I'm sure Mark Cavalier will be there to make a big impression and we'll most likely have some other super talents there. I think the streaming actually starts today but I won't be making the trip until tomorrow. Those Friday night ring games wear me out before I get started in the regular tournament.

I would like to play better.
I want to play better.
I can play better.
I WILL PLAY BETTER.
 
Joey you shit disturber, you go from Aiming systems to smoking during matches to Kamui chalk.

I'm on to your stirring the pot ways. :thumbup:
 
Joey you shit disturber, you go from Aiming systems to smoking during matches to Kamui chalk.

I'm on to your stirring the pot ways. :thumbup:

Mike Howerton & jerry Forsythe pays me by the number of posts that my threads create. :D
 
Joey,
I thought your post was very informative. I had not heard the claim that the Kamui chalk actually reduces deflection.

I have a very hard time believing this to be true, unless it is as you say, that you can achieve the same amount of spin on the cue ball staying closer to center ball then if you were using different chalk. That is the only way that statement makes any sense, at least to me.

I have been using Kamui chalk for about three months now, and I love it. I can definitely get more spin, and I do not need to chalk nearly as often. My teammates all tried my chalk, and all but one ended up switching to Kamui. Though, I still think it is highly overpriced. $6-$8 dollars a cube would be much more understandable.

I will be looking forward to how your signature shot plays out in the experiment.


Braden
 
Joey,
I thought your post was very informative. I had not heard the claim that the Kamui chalk actually reduces deflection.

I have a very hard time believing this to be true, unless it is as you say, that you can achieve the same amount of spin on the cue ball staying closer to center ball then if you were using different chalk. That is the only way that statement makes any sense, at least to me.

I have been using Kamui chalk for about three months now, and I love it. I can definitely get more spin, and I do not need to chalk nearly as often. My teammates all tried my chalk, and all but one ended up switching to Kamui. Though, I still think it is highly overpriced. $6-$8 dollars a cube would be much more understandable.

I will be looking forward to how your signature shot plays out in the experiment.


Braden

Yes, that claim on the deflection is pretty serious. I'm skeptical but will give it my best effort to determine if it does deflect the cue ball less.

My question for you is, how do you know when you need to rechalk with Kamui? Have you ever miscued with Kamui chalk?
 
I love the Kamui. My true test was watching my 6 year old play. He was using some old Masters chalk and would rarely chalk but miscued frequently. I gave him a very used piece of Kamui, and damned if he reduced his miscues considerably. It is expensive, but I am sold on it.
 
just ordered me a cube so we'll see. Hell Joey, with aiming and Kamui chalk you're already in the money for this weekend !! I'll be watchin Big Truck channel so hope to see you run some racks. Good luck ! do they allow smoking in the pool room? if so you realize everyone is going to smoke when they play you ! lol !
 
Joey, did you notice any extra skidding, or any mess on the cue ball?

No I didn't, but I did notice some blue blemishes on the cue ball. I think it would be prudent to wipe the cue ball after each rack with a clean cloth just to be on the safe side.
 
Keep 'em coming Joey! You help getting a n00b like myself up to speed!

Okie Dokie.

Tune in this weekend for the Louisiana State Bar Table Championship on www.poolactiontv.com. It's free today and Saturday but if you want to see the Sunday matches you'll have to shell out, I think, $10.

Should be fun.
 
just ordered me a cube so we'll see. Hell Joey, with aiming and Kamui chalk you're already in the money for this weekend !! I'll be watchin Big Truck channel so hope to see you run some racks. Good luck ! do they allow smoking in the pool room? if so you realize everyone is going to smoke when they play you ! lol !

LOL.
Yeah, with CTE/Pro1, Perfect Aim, Kamui Chalk and a Lomax shaft on my Bender cue, how in the hell can anyone expect me to miss. :p:p

If the smokers blow that smoke on me, I'm going into helicopter overdrive, I SWEAR. F'em. I mean I will go off like a helicopter trying to keep from crashing. :D:D

Oh, thanks for the good wishes. We'll give our BEST effort.

I would like to play better.
I want to play better.
I can play better.
I WILL PLAY BETTER.
 
I normally use Blue Diamond but at the DCC I found a piece of Kamui on the floor. Yes, of course I tried it and bought another piece for a spare.

Kamui seems to allow more spin with less offset. But there are other features I really like: 1. You don't chalk as often and therefore get less chalk on your hands. 2. There is less chalk dust on the table and rails. 3. People who use Kamui usually don't set it upside down on the table. They just seem to have more class.:wink:
 
I could care less about miscuing, but the sh*t shoots straighter with english. sold.
 
When I read that statement, I said the same thing.

I actually never heard that statement... I got the chalk and started using it and found out for myself. wow is all I can say. My pocketing with english has improved big time.
 
LOL.
Yeah, with CTE/Pro1, Perfect Aim, Kamui Chalk and a Lomax shaft on my Bender cue, how in the hell can anyone expect me to miss. :p:p

If the smokers blow that smoke on me, I'm going into helicopter overdrive, I SWEAR. F'em. I mean I will go off like a helicopter trying to keep from crashing. :D:D

Oh, thanks for the good wishes. We'll give our BEST effort.

I would like to play better.
I want to play better.
I can play better.
I WILL PLAY BETTER.

Hell, the holy grail is out now... I have all the above (kamui chalk is on the way) so I gotta get me a lomax shaft and bender cue now and I'll be in the money some day!
 
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