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.
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.
