Predator Chalk

[RShellhouse]

Now before I get started let me explain I tend to be a vertical axis type of shooter.


I recently saw the new Predator Pure 1080 chalk in a email from PoolDawg and figured what the heck I have been highly disappointed with the last two cubes of Kamui as well as Kamui's response to my displeasure. Now I am not a ANTI-Kamui guy...I still use it because for me it works.

I ordered a sleeve from PoolDawg and will priority shipping it was 15.00 so with 5 pieces in a sleeve we were at a 3.00 per cube cost slightly below Blue Diamond.

I then headed off to the pool hall where I shaped my tip and cleaned it off and proceeded to chalk the first thing i noticed is it covered evenly and totally where ever i ran it...it has a smooth application with a slightly grittier look than my Kamui...

I then thru out the rack and ran thru pocketing the balls with a assortment of stop follow draws side spins ...another rack...ran ....third rack when trying to pull a draw reverse kick I miscued finally..

Chalked up and then started working on the outer edged and managed to hit anything I would fell comfortable hitting with the Kamui...

Pros

Cost wise it is cheaper than Blue Diamond and Kamui

It held well to my Kamui medium black tip and it seemed to grip the cueball as well as the Kamui allowing me to use far more extreme english without fear of miscuing

I did not notice any chalk streaks on table or on cue ball

Full size piece

Cons

No chalk holder for octagonal shaped chalk

No long term affect on cloth test as of yet

Cardboard holder seems flimsy and when down to lesser pieces like it would crush


And thats about all I can say at this point...

R

 

[CreeDo]

Chalk doesn't impart english but I'm glad to hear it behaved as chalk normally would

 

[nobcitypool]

I think if the Predator chalk were squared and put in a holder and Blue Diamond put in another holder, where you couldn't visually tell the difference, you couldn't tell the difference. It does seem to go on slightly more smoothly than BD but not so much that it is significant. No doubt, it is good chalk and at $2 or $3 apiece, a good buy.

If you're a Kamui fan, Predator doesn't compete. For me, the place I really like the Kamui is for a hard or phenolic break tip. No struggle at quickly and evenly covering the tip. For regular play, unless you don't chalk up after each chalk and have a problem remembering to check your tip, I just don't see the Kamui being worth extra money. And if you chalk more often than you really need to with the Kamui, it sure does mark up the CB a ton.

I would add that I have a leather chalk holder I picked up from Seyberts I believe, designed for Kamui, and the Predator Octagon fit in it just fine.

 

[wontonny]

Is it the same width as a piece of normal cubic chalk? If so i'm sure you could just slip it into a normal chalk holder and just have 4 open corners.

 

[Brandon Gramse]

We tested the chalk in a variety of holders at my store and the Predator Chalk fit all of them with the exception of the holders made of a rigid, hard-plastic. As for the cardboard holder, it definitely isn't going to last too long once you start to carry only two or three chalks in it.

This stuff is pretty great though. We've nearly sold out of it on the first day. (New stock arriving tomorrow though, thankfully).

 

[Brandon Gramse]

Here's a picture of how the chalk looks in a holder designed for a square chalk. This one is a hard-rubber type but still provided enough give to allow the chalk to fit securely.