What chalk are you using on your phenolic tips?

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bobbydee

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I use TAOM V10 on my cues and love it but wondering if I should be using something different, maybe softer, for my jump and break cues to get it to stick better?
 
Fwiw, I'm a believer that most people would be better served with less chalk on a jump cue rather than more.

Because the cue is elevated, more chalk allows for more unintended swerve for any off center hit.

Of course intentional swerve or jumps otherwise played with intentional draw/follow/English will benefit from chalk, like always.

It takes a reasonably skilled player to intentionally play those shots though...
 
David in FL said:
Fwiw, I'm a believer that most people would be better served with less chalk on a jump cue rather than more.

Because the cue is elevated, more chalk allows for more unintended swerve for any off center hit.

Of course intentional swerve or jumps otherwise played with intentional draw/follow/English will benefit from chalk, like always.

It takes a reasonably skilled player to intentionally play those shots though...
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Thank you!
 
On a hard tip or phenolic like in a break cue, I use the cheapest chalk either at a pool hall or I use Masters Chalk, not pre-flag since I have those earmarked in my inventory as intended solely for personal play. Just use any chalk that can leave a pretty complete coating of the tip without caking it because that’s sure to come off as debris on the break shot.

The funny thing is Ihave this pretty big stash of chalks and since I started using TAOM, I don’t use anything else except on a break shot. My Stinger J/B cue has a Kamui Sai Leather Break tip and it takes chalk pretty good anyway. TAOM has changed the pool chalk market and now I just us PAGULAYAN chalk because of the cube shape but it’s still TAOM.
 

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Bavafongoul said:
On a hard tip or phenolic like in a break cue, I use the cheapest chalk either at a pool hall or a use Masters Chalk, not pre-flag since I have those earmarked in my inventory as intended solely for personal play.just use an6 chalk you can leave a pretty complete coating of the tip without caking it because that’s sure to come off as debris on the break shot.

The funny thing is Ihave this pretty big stash of chalks and since I started using TAOM, I don’t use anythun* else except on a break shot. My Stinger J/B cue has a Kamui Sai Leather Break tip and it takes chalk pretty good anyway. TAOM has changed the pool chalk market and now I just us PAGULAYAN chalk because of the cube shape but it’s still TAOM.
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Thanks! I agree! I laughed at people using $20 chalk and then got some as a gift and I won't go back. Stays on my tip forever and my home table and balls are soooooo much cleaner and easier to clean.
 
I just use Taom v10 on everything, but I actually thought about this very thing last night when I miscued on a close-up jump shot. Surely it must be the chalk, because my play is always flawless!
 
I use V10 for everything. Sticks good to a break or jump tip. But anything works, whatever you play with. If your break/jump tip isn't holding chalk you can lightly rough it with something like this. You can very likely find them cheaper, that's just for an example. They are basically knock off kamui gator grip tools. You're not grinding the tip, just kind of roughing it a bit so the chalk will stick.
 
boogieman said:
I use V10 for everything. Sticks good to a break or jump tip. But anything works, whatever you play with. If your break/jump tip isn't holding chalk you can lightly rough it with something like this. You can very likely find them cheaper, that's just for an example. They are basically knock off kamui gator grip tools. You're not grinding the tip, just kind of roughing it a bit so the chalk will stick.
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It definitely does not stick well on the bk rush tip or e air rush
And cakes in far too much for me to get the action I want with the tip
Went back to masters

Taom is clean but it’s not right for me anymore
 
boogieman said:
I use V10 for everything. Sticks good to a break or jump tip. But anything works, whatever you play with. If your break/jump tip isn't holding chalk you can lightly rough it with something like this. You can very likely find them cheaper, that's just for an example. They are basically knock off kamui gator grip tools. You're not grinding the tip, just kind of roughing it a bit so the chalk will stick.
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Thanks!
 
David in FL said:
Fwiw, I'm a believer that most people would be better served with less chalk on a jump cue rather than more.

Because the cue is elevated, more chalk allows for more unintended swerve for any off center hit.

Of course intentional swerve or jumps otherwise played with intentional draw/follow/English will benefit from chalk, like always.

It takes a reasonably skilled player to intentionally play those shots though...
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I rarely chalk my jump cue. Im hitting 1 tip above center . miscueing isn’t a problem
 
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Kamui I use on everything . I’m not changing chalk for different tips unless I can get some damn good evidence that it matters lol
 
Are phenolic tips still around? I thought they were banned 10 or so years ago.

I actually have an old jump cue from probably 20 years ago with a phenolic tip. I just took it out of a closet a few days ago, first time in years. I put Taom V10 on it, and it wouldn't take at all. I forgot if it took masters, its been so many years since I last used this cue.
 
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