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Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
Why would I? Master suits me fine. I never miscue. If cleanliness was a priority, I would have never hung out in pool rooms.
Tell me this, how many balls did your game improve with premium chalk? Whom can you now beat that you couldn't before? How much has your fargo rate gone up? Have you quit your day job yet?
I understand the importance of having confidence in one's equipment -- I always carry a cube of Master in case I end up in a place providing inferior chalk.
I know some folks do not care, but I hate feeling like someone has taken advantage of me. What is it about the new premium chalk that justifies the exorbitant prices? Is it the process, the raw materials, or packaging? Has anybody ever explained or justified the cost?
First time I used Taom was a couple years ago when my local pool room owner recommended using it on his tables (recommended nicely, didn’t require it) because he said it was less messy: fewer skids, less hand-washing, less table cleaning, more time between new cloth. I don’t know if it makes as much difference as he thinks, but I can really tell now when I play someone using other chalks, the CB gets those fat blue marks on it, and that doesn’t happen with Taom.
Biloxi Boy
Man With A Golden Arm
No more fat blue marks on the cue ball? Well that certainly does it for me.
In certain respects, it is the duty of the average person to extract all of the money they can from the more well to do.
The problem is that so many work the game the other way around.
Do you play pool?
I see both sides of this. Playing nightly with cues off the wall and Master chalk I couldn't remember my last miscue. I chalked at the beginning of a game and if I had to really juice the cue ball. Less than twenty-five cents a cube, much less with a five finger discount!
On the other hand, if I thought one wonder chalk or another would make me a net profit I would buy it. I pay less than fifty cents a tip, works for me. How many of you calling chalk prices silly paid twenty dollars or more for a tip installed?
When I am competing I am there to win. In the early seventies I replaced one set of spark plugs, a few air filters, twelve quarts of racing oil and a filter, and at least four tires every week for my race car. I also shelled out a thousand dollars or more for a tenth of a second or a little reliability.
Speed costs, on a track or on a table. When somebody can show me something they can do with their wonder chalk I can't do with Masters I'll switch. Until then...
Hu
On the other hand, if I thought one wonder chalk or another would make me a net profit I would buy it. I pay less than fifty cents a tip, works for me. How many of you calling chalk prices silly paid twenty dollars or more for a tip installed?
When I am competing I am there to win. In the early seventies I replaced one set of spark plugs, a few air filters, twelve quarts of racing oil and a filter, and at least four tires every week for my race car. I also shelled out a thousand dollars or more for a tenth of a second or a little reliability.
Speed costs, on a track or on a table. When somebody can show me something they can do with their wonder chalk I can't do with Masters I'll switch. Until then...
Hu
I would agree, it probably doesn't need to be that expensive. But Taom does feel different than Masters or Silver Cup on the cue ball aside from it being much cleaner and not having to apply it before every shot. This isn't something that's going to break the bank, you can try it out for yourself.
Let's address your questions though:
Why would you? If Masters suit you fine than it doesn't matter what other people do.
Whom can you beat that you couldn't before? No one. You still have to do the work with whatever chalk you use. But a big part of the game is feel, comfort, and confidence. If you're feeling better, comfortable, and more confident than the price of anything is justified. If your point is that this chalk is just as functional as Masters then any house cue should suffice for you as well.
How much has your fargo gone up? Well this is similar to the previous question. Regardless of what you choose as you progress your fargo should hopefully go up. Your ability is more important than the equipment but it does not diminish the need for it or that equipment that feels better makes things easier.
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