MASTERS Chalk---Green vs. Blue

[CrossSideLarry]

Micro wave chalk

I don't have any of the green but would be an interesting test to put a cube in the microwave for 2-3 minutes to dry it out and then see if it performs differently.

Any volunteers?

I bet if you micro wave a cube of any chalk for three minutes it will explode...

a golf ball will explode in 20 seconds in the micro.

 

[PlynSets]

Well I can tell you from absolute experience.. Buddy over @ Family Billiards in Oceanside California makes everybody use "green" chalk.. I never miscue so much as when I go over there. You just kinda get used to it, becuase YOU HAVE TO USE IT to play there. No bringing your own blue chalk in. What the reasoning is behind that is.. I dunno, but he's a good ole country boy, so what he says goes, and I don't argue with it.

I can tell you though, that the green chalk is definately different then the blue. My roomate just came home with a bunch of it, and right out of the gate it seems like it "flakes" off the tip or is more "powdery" then the blue? The blue seems to kind of "smear" onto the tip and stay there. The green has been sitting on the mantle since he brought it home.. Stuff sux..

RD

 

[GADawg]

I bet if you micro wave a cube of any chalk for three minutes it will explode...

a golf ball will explode in 20 seconds in the micro.

Will not! Before playing seriously, I always microwave my chalk to dry out moisture. A golf ball is sealed so entrapped moisture/air cannot escape, hence the explosion. Chalk is not.

How much were you betting? I will send you my Paypal address for you to send the money.

What dumb*ss would put a golf ball in the microwave?

Open Mouth/Insert Foot

 

[CrownCityCorey]

Recently I purchased a gross of green Masters chalk. I found that is plays very diferent than the Masters blue. The green is soft, does not stick to the tip and I am prone to miscue with it. After going back to the blue Masters, I found that it is much better. Maybe it is just this batch. Has anyone else had this problem?

No one ever seems to mention this one, but I think that the Yellow Label Triangle chalk is the most superior.

Blue of course.

 

[PlynSets]

Will not! Before playing seriously, I always microwave my chalk to dry out moisture. A golf ball is sealed so entrapped moisture/air cannot escape, hence the explosion. Chalk is not.

How much were you betting? I will send you my Paypal address for you to send the money.

What dumb*ss would put a golf ball in the microwave?

Open Mouth/Insert Foot

Actually it's open mouth insert keyboard. How hot does the chalk get when you microwave it? I'd think it'd get so hot you couldn't touch it if it was in there for more then 10 - 20 seconds?

DJ

 

[ShaneT58]

If I can remember I'll take a couple of pieces to work with me and stick it in a vacuum over overnight at about 60C. I'll test them before and after to just see how well they cover the tip when I chalk it. That should dry it out pretty good. I'll post back in a day or two to see if it helps. I've noticed that every once in a while I'll get one of the green ones that seems to cover the tip better than the others. I'm guessing there probably is an optimal moisture content that makes the chalk adhere better. If its too wet then its not good and if its too dry its not good either. So completly drying it might not help.

 

[stroke]

I look at it this way:

Blue- Popoular color so it gets rotated a lot so you get fresh chalk all the time.

Green- Not so popular so it sits on the shelf getting old and dry, therefore not as good.

Anyone agree?

LOL! A shelf life for chalk? OHHHH PA-LEEZE!

Boyz and girlz..... It's all in your head. The only diff is the pigment. But on that note, I wish that someone would come out with a Simonis green color chalk.

 

[GADawg]

Actually it's open mouth insert keyboard. How hot does the chalk get when you microwave it? I'd think it'd get so hot you couldn't touch it if it was in there for more then 10 - 20 seconds?

DJ

I just put a piece in the microwave for two minutes. No explosions. It's hot, but not so hot that you can't pick it up and hold it and it cools off in a few minutes.

I think surface moisture is driven out of the part you will be using that day. It seems to me to help with coverage, but I certainly can't generate any data to support that conclusion and it may not be doing anything at all.

Sometimes I also seem to play better if one of my socks is turned inside out.

 

[Fuji-whopper]

LOL! A shelf life for chalk? OHHHH PA-LEEZE!

Boyz and girlz..... It's all in your head. The only diff is the pigment. But on that note, I wish that someone would come out with a Simonis green color chalk.

Chalk is essentially clay isn't it? Doesn't clay dry out over time?

 

[GADawg]

Chalk is essentially clay isn't it? Doesn't clay dry out over time?

I don't know about that, but I love your handle and wish I had thought of it.

 

[stroke]

dry chalk

Chalk is essentially clay isn't it? Doesn't clay dry out over time?

Were not talking about cake. lol.... Chalk is supposed to be dry. It won't work wet and it doesn't have a shelf life.

 

[PoolSharkAllen]

Boyz and girlz..... It's all in your head. The only diff is the pigment.

Stroke, Those green chalk marks I left all over the pool table yesterday are not a figment of my imagination. There's definitely something wrong with the green Master chalk that I bought recently. I never had this problem before with blue Master chalk.

 

[HIRUN526]

The green chalk seems finer and does not stick well to the tip. I have tried it several times over the years and the result was always the same. The blue gives the green the 6 and out.

 

[Fuji-whopper]

Were not talking about cake. lol.... Chalk is supposed to be dry. It won't work wet and it doesn't have a shelf life.

I understand that, but can't it be too dry for our application? Next you are going to tell me that the leather tips we use don't have a shelf life either. I would think they would get stiff and brittle over time and maybe the glue in layered tips might fail if stored for too long.

Am I nuts for thinking this way? I don't mind being nuts, I jsut want to know HOW nuts I am.

 

[Nick B]

OK your crazy

OK Farty it's official. Your nuts. God I love that handle! I'm going to change my handle to Boot Licker.

Nick

 

[PoolSharkAllen]

Stroke, Those green chalk marks I left all over the pool table yesterday are not a figment of my imagination. There's definitely something wrong with the green Master chalk that I bought recently. I never had this problem before with blue Master chalk.

Today, I tried using the blue Master chalk instead of green. Blue Master chalk works great!

...and I just threw the green Master chalk into the trash.

 

[NINEBALLART]

I think it is all in your heads...I have been using light green for 3 years and I never mis-cue....But what is funny is that I just received a new custom cue and went over today to try it out...The dealer says I have a 10 day grace period to return it if I want to...
So I decided to use a TAN colored chalk as to not get the tip or shaft dirty..So it would clean up good in case I wanted to send it back....
I practiced for 2 1/2 hours, doing draw shots and everything I could think of to test the cue....I loved the cue...When I got home I got to thinking...I never mis-cued even one time....And I was using TAN chalk....Any thoughts????

 

[yaffabernstein]

Blue master is the best, you will mis cue more with their green, or with silver cup. If the chalk feels funny, or you can't make it squeek to test it, you have absorbed moisture and your draw will go dead. Keep your chalk dry and seal it in a plastic bag in your case.

 

[ShaneT58]

I tried drying three peices of the green masters chalk under vacuum at 60C for about 24 hours. Didn't notice any change before or after drying. I've never noticed any additional micsues while using the green chalk either but it just doesn't look like it covers as good as the blue.

I got to say that I'm impressed that anybody could go three years without a single miscue.

 

[Jigger]

hate to beat a dead horse here but ---

The green is light in color and does not have the strong dye in it and so it appears it is not covered as well as the blue. In 4 years I have had no problem with the light green neither has 2 of my buddies. I just prefer the green because it is not as messy...I like blue but only difference for me is the mess.....

Agree with Art here. I've noticed very little difference in the coverage and consistency of green vs blue chalk. I prefer to use the blue mostly because it's easier to see whether my tip is covered. My close vision is not so good after too many years of working on this monitor screen. IMO the blue is just a better contrast on your tip and appears to cover better.