NIR Super Professional chalk -- Anyone ever hear of it?

[9BallPaul]

This is too funny. A couple weeks ago I posted a satirical thread about this secret chalk that was embedded with diamond dust and guaranteed not to ever miscue. Of course it was priced ridiculously high, but it was a joke.

Anyway today, while browsing the vendors at the DCC, I paid $10 bucks for three cubes of this stuff. The nice lady selling it said it would stay on my tip better and that I'd notice a difference.

What they hey. I gave her the money and got the chalk. It won't be the first time I ever got hustled.

 

[Hierovision]

I'm using it right now. I'll be going back to Blue Diamond when I'm done with this cube but only because NIR stains a bit more than BD. Performance wise I'd say they're too close to tell a difference, for me at least.

 

[9BallPaul]

What I think

After a week practicing with this stuff, I can report that you all should save your money. At three bucks per cube, this stuff is hideously overpriced. If there's any chemical difference in this stuff and Master, or any other standard brand, I'd like to know what it is.

Maybe the cute young thing who sold it to me last week at the Derby could explain all this. Except she's long gone.

My own experience was that I miscued more, not less, with this crappy product. Moreover, my scratches seemed to increase. I know, that's crazy to say that chalk caused a scratch. But how else do I explain it?

I'm gonna put up a post on the commercial board for three pieces of crappy chalk, make an offer.

 

[softshot]

I heard Johnny Archers chalk is made from the shavings created by the diamond cutters at Jared.... they are shipped to the Nevada desert along with an surprising amount of Play Doh hand made by aliens in a secret facility...

 

[Scott Lee]

9BallPaul...If it was crappy chalk, like they sell at Walmart, I could see how that chalk could possibly cause a miscue or scratch...but I don't think that's the case with the stuff you're talking about. However, more than likely, an inconsistent stroke is the culprit here! I agree, that no chalk is worth several dollars a cube...no matter what it is!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

I know, that's crazy to say that chalk caused a scratch. But how else do I explain it?.

 

[Burns]

The only difference I find with chalk is if its dry or moist. I guess its from the humidity. Other than that the only difference I find is that Masters is free.

 

[9BallPaul]

On the plus side...

I picked up the miracle chalk at the vendors' section of last week's Derby. Many of those guys were PO'd because they'd been shunted off to the side of the tournament traffic. If you wanted to see pool gear, you had to seek it out.

After splurging for the crappy chalk, I came across a table where the guy was selling a shaft sllicker. It was a simple piece of leather, smooth on one side and rough on the other, that you wrap around your shaft and stroke vigorously up and down. The motion seemed vaguely familiar, but....

Anyway, results were awesome. I soaked it in water before using and it softened beautifully. My shafts are silky smooth. I'd never ever bother with talcum again, or any other agent.

One final note: The vendor selling the shaft-slickers had abandoned his booth, for whatever reason. He left his products out, and pool players tossed their money on the table, at a buck per square. Wish I'd thrown down a ten-spot. Complete trust among strangers. How strange. And how cool. Makes me proud to be a pool player.

 

[RiverCity]

9BallPaul...If it was crappy chalk, like they sell at Walmart, I could see how that chalk could possibly cause a miscue or scratch...but I don't think that's the case with the stuff you're talking about. However, more than likely, an inconsistent stroke is the culprit here! I agree, that no chalk is worth several dollars a cube...no matter what it is!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

Agreed.
Chuck

 

[Scott Lee]

you wrap around your shaft and stroke vigorously up and down. The motion seemed vaguely familiar, but.....

:lmao: :lmao:

One final note: The vendor selling the shaft-slickers had abandoned his booth, for whatever reason. He left his products out, and pool players tossed their money on the table, at a buck per square. Wish I'd thrown down a ten-spot. Complete trust among strangers. How strange. And how cool. Makes me proud to be a pool player.

That IS very cool. Nice to see that, in this day and age, of ripoffs and con artists (even among the corporate set), and skepticism, that honesty can still rule the day!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

 

[poolplayer2093]

I picked up the miracle chalk at the vendors' section of last week's Derby. Many of those guys were PO'd because they'd been shunted off to the side of the tournament traffic. If you wanted to see pool gear, you had to seek it out.

After splurging for the crappy chalk, I came across a table where the guy was selling a shaft sllicker. It was a simple piece of leather, smooth on one side and rough on the other, that you wrap around your shaft and stroke vigorously up and down. The motion seemed vaguely familiar, but....

Anyway, results were awesome. I soaked it in water before using and it softened beautifully. My shafts are silky smooth. I'd never ever bother with talcum again, or any other agent.

One final note: The vendor selling the shaft-slickers had abandoned his booth, for whatever reason. He left his products out, and pool players tossed their money on the table, at a buck per square. Wish I'd thrown down a ten-spot. Complete trust among strangers. How strange. And how cool. Makes me proud to be a pool player.

that's crazy! i don't trust anyone with anything of mine. unless i know the people in the pool hall well i even take my cue to the bathroom with me

 

[TX Poolnut]

A pic for reference.

 

[Detlev Rackow]

Actually, there is nothing to be gained from any special chalk.

The secret is in the form of delivery. You simply can't expect to play good pool with a piece of chalk which lies on the rail.

While there are several approaches to this aspect, the best-hidden one is to use a pocket-chalker made from whale-foreskin. Just put any piece of chalk into this chalker, and after a few days the internal forces on the molecular level will increase.

This is a process which will even strengthen over time - up to a level where it will retain for several hours, even if the chalk is taken out of the chalker.

While nobody talks about this, Efren uses a whale-foreskin chalker to improve his chalk. He takes the chalk out of the chalker only minutes before the match starts, a technique called "sneaky chalk" among insiders.

Anyone want a whale-foreskin chalker? PM me for an introductory price

Best regards,

Detlev

 

[chin0]

This is too funny. A couple weeks ago I posted a satirical thread about this secret chalk that was embedded with diamond dust and guaranteed not to ever miscue. Of course it was priced ridiculously high, but it was a joke.

Anyway today, while browsing the vendors at the DCC, I paid $10 bucks for three cubes of this stuff. The nice lady selling it said it would stay on my tip better and that I'd notice a difference.

What they hey. I gave her the money and got the chalk. It won't be the first time I ever got hustled.

I'd rather spend my money with you paul, got some more of the secret chalk? :grin:

 

[9BallPaul]

Don't believe it!

Actually, there is nothing to be gained from any special chalk.

The secret is in the form of delivery. You simply can't expect to play good pool with a piece of chalk which lies on the rail.

While there are several approaches to this aspect, the best-hidden one is to use a pocket-chalker made from whale-foreskin. Just put any piece of chalk into this chalker, and after a few days the internal forces on the molecular level will increase.

This is a process which will even strengthen over time - up to a level where it will retain for several hours, even if the chalk is taken out of the chalker.

While nobody talks about this, Efren uses a whale-foreskin chalker to improve his chalk. He takes the chalk out of the chalker only minutes before the match starts, a technique called "sneaky chalk" among insiders.

Anyone want a whale-foreskin chalker? PM me for an introductory price

Best regards,

Detlev

60 Minutes did an expose on this nonsense just a few weeks ago. The better solution is a new laser-applied chalk that guarantees you'll make 99.64 percent of your shots. Yes, I have it in stock in limited quantities.

 

[GADawg]

If I pay $3-5 a cube for chalk, I had better all my shots and it should provide other personal sevices as well.

 

[ShootingArts]

JAA Chalk

Everyone should have one cube of this chalk in their gear just in case. This is the Johnny Archer Assassin Chalk and is custom mixed for play with Johnny Archer only. It is reconstituted Masters blue with a carefully calculated percentage of the finest goose down in it. Need I say more?

Hu

 

[Detlev Rackow]

60 Minutes did an expose on this nonsense just a few weeks ago. The better solution is a new laser-applied chalk that guarantees you'll make 99.64 percent of your shots. Yes, I have it in stock in limited quantities.

Ok, you might believe me or Paul. That's your concern, in the end.

However keep in mind that whale-skin pocket chalkers are not available in large quantities, and my limited stock might be gone the moment you realize that you chose the wrong solution. :thumbup:

Best regards,

Detlev