I think most are more of a creature of habit and don't adjust as quickly. For me, it's more how it feels in the hand while chalking. Played many many hours with the Taom and still can't adjust. But I am kind of messed up in the head a little and a little superstitious.
This has been my thought since watching the SVB final this past weekend. I’ve watched him play lots of pool recently; and, he’s been playing lots of pool for decades now. The only thing I can think of as “not normal” equipment in the 8 ball final was the Predator balls. Everyone is blaming the chalk…what if it’s the balls? Maybe the Masters chalk and the resin in the Predator balls is a bad combo. I can’t believe SVB would still be using Masters if it had that high of probability for skids with Aramith balls. Just a thought.
I don´t think that affects really. I am more prone to think reason is there how and if they cleaned balls. What wax or similar used..
Not disagreeing with you, but how do they deal with it in the Philippines? I'm thinking I heard, on this site, that they use Masters almost exclusively down there. I don't think they are big users of Predator Balls there either.
I heard from Markus Juva about 20 years ago when he was there year or 2 playing that they don't have much skids. He was guessing it have to do with talcum powder that everyone uses there. Also matches there they have racker who often use rag to wipe balls between games and another guy who wipes cueball.
I'm still using the same piece of Taom Pyro I bought over a year ago. Before that I used Magic and before that Masters. I get miscues with all of them, and every time it's the fault of my stroke, not the chalk. Taom is cleaner than the others, and I don't like my tables cloth littered with chalk marks. If you chalk before each shot, Taom is the cleanest and for me that's the reason I use it.Did any of you happen to hear the conversation albin ouschan had about chalk use. Svb had a few skids in the finals and one cost him a game. The other gentlemen commented he saw svb have three in another match he did. Albin said he never has skids anymore since not using masters (said he hadn’t used masters since he was 17 lol) and considering svb was one of the only pros left using masters and no one else is having problems with balls skidding the masters chalk is the common denominator.just food for thought I guess. Again use whatever you like but it’s just a view I didn’t have about it before hearing that.
Oh and I don’t think it’s expensive. As I’ve stated before all the money we blow on silly stuff in life $20 for a piece of chalk that lasts me about 18 months is the least of my financial worries. The fact that we pay 1000s for a cue or leather case to carry it but complain about a $20 piece of chalk is ridiculous lol
Also I know I’m gonna get the well svb still won. yeah… he’s svb. You and I are not lol so any little edge or piece of confidence helps imo
I’m in New Orleans. We know a little about humid and hot. Masters is the standard. I have switched to V10 primarily to reduce the amount of weekly table maintenance. I do notice much more chalk powder/residue/dust on the balls when using Masters. Can’t see myself going back.
I never got miscues with kamui. Just a dark blue cotton shirt when I cleaned it once a week lol
I don't live in Seattle but I learned to install my own tips because of the same situation.
