Lava chalk?

formidableone14

formidableone14

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Whats this stuff all about?

http://www.pooldawg.com/product/lava-chalk-2-piece-box-


Here's what we know about Lava chalk. The stuff is made from lava rocks that have been pulverized into a fine powder. The idea behind using lava rock goes a little something like this:

Lava rocks are created from lava that flows at crazy high temperatures
These temperatures create viscosity
Viscosity equals friction
Friction is what keeps chalk on your tip (and as a result, reduces miscues)

We've tested it out here at PoolDawg and it does seem to stick better than other chalks. As for the color, it's a reddish brown/rust color due to the iron in the lava rock which oxidizes when it hits the air.
 
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What is it and where did you find it?

Sounds interesting tho. More details would be nice.

Cause the word Lava gives me Big Wood. I likes those little Lava Cakes. Burnt the crap outta the roof of my mouth and tongue before I figured out you have to let them cool down a bit. Once you got the small details worked out, they're real good.

But anyway, back to the chalk. Do you have an EBay link?
 
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formidableone14 said:
Lava rocks are created from lava that flows at crazy high temperatures
These temperatures create viscosity
Viscosity equals friction
Friction is what keeps chalk on your tip (and as a result, reduces miscues).
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This is pretty much nonsense. Pulverized volcanic rock is probably an OK substitute for the silica sand in ordinary chalk - except for the color.

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I think it would leave a nasty mess on the table. Most tables have green/blue felts. Wouldn't be surprised if some places frowned upon you for using this color of chalk. If I were a pool room owner, I wouldn't like it one bit.


Thing to remember - it's still a cube of chalk.
 
Ok... think about it. Anything that sticks so well to your tip... IS ALSO GOING TO STICK TO THE BALLS & CLOTH!!! Sorry to yell but that is my point here. You're likely not going to suck out Lava "chalk" or Kamui "chalk" with any billiard (low suction) vacuum after it starts to transfer off of your tip... and what do you think brushing over this stuff is going to do to your Simonis 860 (or the one on your favorite table down at the pool hall). It really doesn't take much debris for a cue ball to not roll true during a delicate shot or take a subtle hop along the way.

Personally I don't have a problem with chalking while I'm looking over my next shot. It gives me time to see something that might otherwise get missed.
You don't have to chalk on each and every shot and a "good" player knows when it's time to chalk (except for those rare times when we just get careless).
Just PERFORATE your tip now and then to hold your standard Masters chalk longer.

I don't allow anything other than Masters chalk used at my table and really don't consider Kamui or Lava to be chalk... more like clay. And I find Silver Cup to be a pain in the ass as it's more like powder than chalk... doesn't stay on the tip long and gets all over the table.

Also lets not forget how hard your med-soft $25+ Everest or Kamui tip may become after glazing these "clay" products over it every time that you play.

BUT OF COURSE i COULD BE WRONG!!! But I like the control (and feel) that I have over MY shots so... do what you want (just not on my table).
 
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I wonder what this will do to your tip, and the mess it'll make on ther ferrule. My wife started using a burgundy color chalk and after I week I hid it from her. Her ferrule looked stained and there were red streaks on the table.
 
I have a friend with tan felt and he only allows me to use my chalk on it because he knows I will clean the table afterwards.
I just found chalk that works for me and I like it because it sticks a little longer, no reason to switch up now.
 
I have some, it isn't bad stuff, maybe a little gritty. I would stick Blue Diamond or Balabushka.
I didn't really care for Magic Chalk, this Lava stuff reminds me alot of that
 
formidableone14 said:
Here's what we know about Lava chalk. The stuff is made from lava rocks that have been pulverized into a fine powder. The idea behind using lava rock goes a little something like this:

Lava rocks are created from lava that flows at crazy high temperatures
These temperatures create viscosity
Viscosity equals friction
Friction is what keeps chalk on your tip (and as a result, reduces miscues)
Click to expand...

Check out this video for a reasonably similar logical progression. Start at 1 minute 24 seconds...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g
 
Diogenes said:
Ok... think about it. Anything that sticks so well to your tip... IS ALSO GOING TO STICK TO THE BALLS & CLOTH!!! Sorry to yell but that is my point here. You're likely not going to suck out Lava "chalk" or Kamui "chalk" with any billiard (low suction) vacuum after it starts to transfer off of your tip... and what do you think brushing over this stuff is going to do to your Simonis 860 (or the one on your favorite table down at the pool hall). It really doesn't take much debris for a cue ball to not roll true during a delicate shot or take a subtle hop along the way.

Personally I don't have a problem with chalking while I'm looking over my next shot. It gives me time to see something that might otherwise get missed.
You don't have to chalk on each and every shot and a "good" player knows when it's time to chalk (except for those rare times when we just get careless).
Just PERFORATE your tip now and then to hold your standard Masters chalk longer.

I don't allow anything other than Masters chalk used at my table and really don't consider Kamui or Lava to be chalk... more like clay. And I find Silver Cup to be a pain in the ass as it's more like powder than chalk... doesn't stay on the tip long and gets all over the table.

Also lets not forget how hard your med-soft $25+ Everest or Kamui tip may become after glazing these "clay" products over it every time that you play.

BUT OF COURSE i COULD BE WRONG!!! But I like the control (and feel) that I have over MY shots so... do what you want (just not on my table).
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I'm going with this statement...Tweetens has me for life.....
....I like their Triangle chalk also.

I wonder if Diogenes has a lava lamp....:)
 
brandoncook26 said:
If the red color was from the rust in the rock, how did they get it blue? Is it still lava chalk or just a blue chalk from that company?
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You owe me to play an all around set:

10 ball race to 10 on the 9 footer
Onepocket race to 7 on the 9 footer
8 ball race to 30 on the bar box.

The usual stakes of course. U in???;)
 
I use the rust lava chalk on my home table because of the color of the felt....works better than the master chalk of the same color.
 
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