what tips hold taom chalk well?

skiergd011013

skiergd011013

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i am not confident that my ki tech medium is holding chalk very well, even when i rough it up with my needle tool. I never used to have a big issue miscueing when shooting the cueball off the rail, but it seems to be happening more now. I can chalk and chalk and chalk, and it just doesnt seem like it wants to stay on this tip. What are some recommendations for tips that hold taom very well? Having a hard time choosing........
 
I’ve been really happy with the Predator Victory Soft that comes stock on Revo shafts. Really takes my Taom Pyro well and I’ve had the fewest miscues ever with that combo.

Recently got a new Revo and had them put a Kamui medium on instead to try something different. Liking the hit, much firmer, but already had one miscue in my first night of playing with it but also could be down to shaping on the shoulders, that was before I adjusted it to my preferred shaping. Jury still out on this one but it doesn’t seem to take the chalk quite as easily as the Predator tip.
 
Fairly well known issue but little known solution. The KiTech tips suffer from the chemical process used to cure the tips by omitting the manual steps present in older manufacturing techniques. The older processes relied heavily on press-fit techniques using hyrdraulic machinery that would increase the internal temperature of the leather during the press-step, resulting in a stratification and porization of the leather, giving the chalk more room to impregnate the leather, but also hardening the protein-fibers at the same time, resulting in a well-shaped tip that also held chalk very well. Two options to fix this. One, adding the press-fit temp step by chemical proxy, by bathing the tip in 350 degree ewe's milk (ewe's milk is a must); or two, just applying chalk to the untreated tip before you shoot. If following the second step, you may wish to occasionally debride the glossy layer that sometimes develops with an abrasive. Sandpaper works fine, but special tools also exist for this purpose.
 
I find that when tips are done, they are done. No amount of sanding, shaping, etc will fix them. Time for a new tip?
 
slide13 said:
I’ve been really happy with the Predator Victory Soft that comes stock on Revo shafts. Really takes my Taom Pyro well and I’ve had the fewest miscues ever with that combo.

Recently got a new Revo and had them put a Kamui medium on instead to try something different. Liking the hit, much firmer, but already had one miscue in my first night of playing with it but also could be down to shaping on the shoulders, that was before I adjusted it to my preferred shaping. Jury still out on this one but it doesn’t seem to take the chalk quite as easily as the Predator tip.
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I was considering the predator victory in medium
 
skiergd011013 said:
I was considering the predator victory in medium
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I was temped to try that too but decided to go with Kamui for whatever reason since they were the same price as a change from the standard soft with Predator. But I've been real happy with the soft tip on my one shaft and will likely try a Victory medium next time I get a new tip installed
 
Tip Picks are the wrong tool for what you want.

Tip Tapper
Sandman
Course Sand Paper with hard backing, like a hard cue case.

ROLL the tip across the above type tools and problem is solved.
 
Try a soft tip…..but spend the time properly shaping it or any tip will not perform up to its full potential.
The brand is a coin flip. Is there a cue maker you admire? If so, find out what brand tip he selects for a
cue when a customer doesn’t specify what brand tip to install on their cue. Just get that in a soft version.
 
Taom Pyro is known to not fit with some tips.
They said it themselves on interview.
That why they invented V10.. Just pick that and any tip will do.

ps. you did not mention what Taom version you use but i bet you have Pyro..
 
Poolmanis could be into something….I use V10 and Pagaluyan Chalk……I prefer the latter because of its shape.
I’ve dropped the TAOM and couldn’t find it because it rolled more than two tables away from where I was playing.

Another player almost stepped on it and asked….”Anyone just lose some TAOM green?”…..Yup, it was mine. The
cube version (Pagaluyan) applies easily, seems to last as long, is every bit as clean as v10. It’s a shape that I prefer.

Playing with a cube shaped chalk for more than six decades becomes a deeply ingrained habit, almost a standard. I
don’t believe a 7’ table is ever equivalent to a 9’ table. But a 7’ with tight pockets is better than 9’ with really big ones.

It comes down to what you like. When it comes to pool tables, the bigger is better and when it comes to pockets, it’s
the reverse. Smaller is better. When it comes to chalk, the cleaner the better & when it comes to shape, cube is better.
 
skiergd011013 said:
i am not confident that my ki tech medium is holding chalk very well, even when i rough it up with my needle tool. I never used to have a big issue miscueing when shooting the cueball off the rail, but it seems to be happening more now. I can chalk and chalk and chalk, and it just doesnt seem like it wants to stay on this tip. What are some recommendations for tips that hold taom very well? Having a hard time choosing........
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Usually it is vice versa - a certain tip is being choosen and you might have to exchange a certain chalk that works better. May I ask why this principle is opposite in your case?
 
skiergd011013 said:
i am not confident that my ki tech medium is holding chalk very well, even when i rough it up with my needle tool. I never used to have a big issue miscueing when shooting the cueball off the rail, but it seems to be happening more now. I can chalk and chalk and chalk, and it just doesnt seem like it wants to stay on this tip. What are some recommendations for tips that hold taom very well? Having a hard time choosing........
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For the case that you really looking for a good tip that works with TAOM: Tecnodud and SIB work perfectly with TAOM Pyro.
 
Vivtory soft and medium also perform perfect with Pyro, a couple of club members have this combination
 
Bavafongoul said:
Poolmanis could be into something….I use V10 and Pagaluyan Chalk……I prefer the latter because of its shape.
I’ve dropped the TAOM and couldn’t find it because it rolled more than two tables away from where I was playing.

Another player almost stepped on it and asked….”Anyone just lose some TAOM green?”…..Yup, it was mine. The
cube version (Pagaluyan) applies easily, seems to last as long, is every bit as clean as v10. It’s a shape that I prefer.

Playing with a cube shaped chalk for more than six decades becomes a deeply ingrained habit, almost a standard. I
don’t believe a 7’ table is ever equivalent to a 9’ table. But a 7’ with tight pockets is better than 9’ with really big ones.

It comes down to what you like. When it comes to pool tables, the bigger is better and when it comes to pockets, it’s
the reverse. Smaller is better. When it comes to chalk, the cleaner the better & when it comes to shape, cube is better.
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There are a few different makers of chalk holders that sell them online.......just not a fan of the hard plastic material.

I just designed and printed my own with a TPU filament that has a rubber like feel to it....made some indents for the fingers....won't roll away....and when done playing......slide on the press fit cap and throw it in my case.....;)
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I have found Taom chalk performs better than any on my super hard smooth White Diamond break tip. I can do table length draw with little effort (in practic) and rarely miscue on a break. I also use it on all my playing tips…. kamui soft, ultraskin mediums, and others.
 
I was miscueing far too often with the V10 on the laminated tip I had on my playing cue. I've since gone back to my green 2.0, but I'd like to give Taom Soft a shot, since it's apparently a little pastier.
 
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