Masters, triangle chalk becoming outdated

[philly]

While true, I can't help but think that when two lights out players meet each would prefer to play with the cue they're most familiar with.

Goes without saying, of course.

 

[Grimper]

My wife use to buy $30 hand bags from Kohl's every three months not because they went out of style but because they broke. I was tired of hearing her complain. I took her to the Coach store and buy her a $200 bag it lasted 2 years. Needless to say she don't buy cheap stuff no more.

Be very, very careful. Mine's worked up to Louis Vuitton now.

 

[Grimper]

I agree with the sentiment, had you compared a new RR to a 1974 Pinto. Pintos were disappointing car enthusiasts model years 1971-1980.

Yea, probably wasn't the very best comparison I could come up with. I'm just sick to death of hearing people bitch about how other people spend their own money.

 

[MitchAlsup]

About 11 years ago, a purchased a carton (25 boxes - 50 pieces) of Blue Diamond Chalk on eBay for under $90.
I’ll never have to buy chalk again

Instead if you have bought a gross of Masters, you would have saved $70 and had 3× the number of cubes--
enough to leave on at the table every time you went out to play.

 

[Fatboy]

Be very, very careful. Mine's worked up to Louis Vuitton now.

Don’t worry, that ain’t shit. Just wait the Hermes is next. Then you’ll feel it.

It’s a natural evolution like cues. Starts with some swap meet pos, then the innocent McDermot, then the schon, well a SW can’t be bad-right? Then the simple but elegant tascerlla then the Szam’s start to accumulate.

It’s just the course of nature.

 

[Fatboy]

About 11 years ago, a purchased a carton (25 boxes - 50 pieces) of Blue Diamond Chalk on eBay for under $90.
I’ll never have to buy chalk again and I still have 8 boxes (16 pieces) remaining. Along the way, I acquired boxes
of premium grade chalks but always returned to using BD. It plays clean and since I chalk lightly every shot, it
plays just as well as chalk costing $20-$25 a cube. I just can’t see paying that much for any chalk when there
are so many other alternative brands. Sure BD also costs more than say Masters but it’s a lot more reasonably
priced than the brands being highly touted. When a single piece of chalk costs as much, or even more, as you
spend for a tip and your cue’s tip is way more important than any chalk brand you use, something seems wacky.
Nonetheless, as long as you don’t lose your premium chalk & chalk properly, then buying a couple pieces a year
of Taom or some other brand seems reasonable because if that makes you happier, then it’s all that really matters.

Sorry to hear that about the Blue Diamond. I really like your posts and like you. But really Blue Diamond? Ugh. It makes my hands sticky.

I do agree about buying for the future. When J&J decided that it was cancerous I bought enough to last longer than me. I like that powder the best.

Best
Fatboy

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Instead if you have bought a gross of Masters, you would have saved $70 and had 3× the number of cubes--
enough to leave on at the table every time you went out to play.

Master is sort of stand in Pool Rooms for house Chalk.

 

[Sheldon]