Taom chalk question.
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SeniorTom
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It's like my car, with the common computer system, always coming up with the warning possible ice on the road, when it is 20° outside. Has common sense become a thing of the past, or are people that stupid they have to be told the basic things in life? Thank goodness they had the warning on plastic bags, so I don't put one over my head and suffocate with it.
dquarasr
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I use Tums on my cue when I run out of chalk. Miscues are bitches.
Sound wisdom.
i focused on the lion not the shape
good point regarding the shape
we can agree to disagree on the merits of oval vs cube especially when they have square base chalk holders for the round taom v10
Taom is cleaner and seems to last forever.
SeniorTom
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Very true, and Dr Dave did a test of the most popular chalks and found that the main difference was that the premium chalks did not transfer to the cue ball or table like the cheaper chocks did. Additionally, they all seem to react positively and equally when side spin is taken to the extreme. For League play I think Master chalk is plenty good, for your home table maybe Taom or the likes are a good choice.
I buy the more pricey chalks purely for cleanliness…….but all chalks do the same thing if and when applied correctly.
Thereafter, it comes down to how much goes on your tip w/o caking versus on the table, your hands and the cue ball.
Thereafter, it comes down to how much goes on your tip w/o caking versus on the table, your hands and the cue ball.
Stellar1024
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If made in california it would definitely tell you about the 30 types of cancer using it could potentially cause...
Paul_#_
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The cleaner chalk is more than just cleaner; it can prevent missed shots that the dirtier chalk would cause.
Dr Dave explains that this is because Masters chalk puts more chalk on the cue ball than the more-expensive, cleaner chalk. More chalk sticking to the cue ball can sometimes cause cling that throws the object ball.
From Dr Dave's video cited below at 10:30:
Cling is a concern with all chalks although it is much more of a concern with chalks that stick to and persist on the cue ball more easily.
Master chalk is less good in this regard and chalks like the original version of Kamui and other cosmetic style chalks that really stick to the cue ball.
[They] create far too much risk for cling for both you and your opponent.
These types of chalks should not be used.
And at 11:15
Cling does not occur very often even with Master chalk but when it does it, it can cause you to miss a shot and maybe lose a game or even a match. For top players the new premium chalks which are cleaner and do not persist on the cue ball can offer a small advantage.
However as I showed with the cling tests all chalks can cause cling if the chalk mark is fresh regardless of which chalk you use. You should always clean the chalk marks off the cue ball every chance you get before each break and every time you have ball in hand. If you see chalk marks on the cue ball during a game ask the referee to clean them off if that is an option.
Example of cling in another DrDave video at 0:30 to 1:40:
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I don’t know why but there is something different with the taom v12 green chalk and the blue. I clean my table once a week and after a week of using the blue it was defInitley dirtier then the green. Still worlds better then using kamui
The trick is to use a blue cloth when wiping down your table. It will seem like the blue stuff has disappeared.
Ah you beat me to it. In a former life I was tasked with setting up the ink jet printers for production runs that went specifically to that place in the world. Only time that warning had to be included. Always made us laugh.There is only one place in the world I've seen a suffocation warning on a plastic bag and it's not in Europe and definitely not in Finland
It may have been put on there as a joke, but likely not since some laws are just idiotic. The Dell computers we buy at work have a large 6 inch long warning not to take out and swallow the CMOS button battery that is on the motherboard.
People, in general, are idiots. It seems like 10% of the population is just there to make sure the other 90% lives past 30.
People, in general, are idiots. It seems like 10% of the population is just there to make sure the other 90% lives past 30.
They do look like small peppermint pattys.
I wonder how many people eat the wrapper
No commentThey do look like small peppermint pattys.
I wonder how many people eat the wrapper
SeniorTom
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Maybe they put the warnings on there for folks who think objects look like peppermint patties to them?They do look like small peppermint pattys.
I wonder how many people eat the wrapper