Where Have All The Kamui Chalk Warrior's Gone?

BobTfromIL said:
The same could be said about cues, why spend a thousand when one for a hundred can do the same thing, personal preference.
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Personally I am more convinced by arguments for spending more money on a cue than I am by arguments which advocate bank-breakingly priced chalk, although again I'd love to see a double-blind test where a pair of cue manufactures each produced a de-branded cue (one which retails for 200 dollars and one which retails for 2000 dollars) and let a group of pros play with them for a few months in a huge tournament.
 
Pangit said:
I have also never engaged in gay sex or seen a gay sex porn video....yet every fiber of my soul tells my "I don't like it"?
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The question mark at the end of this sentence makes it read as though you are not sure if you like it or not.
 
great chalk

still have cube #1 after 1.5 years. barely there just a flat chip.Still get a smooth even coverage when applied.This stuff is like womens makeup(finely ground dirt to make the ladies look good).The performance is superior IMO and why all the whining about the price??? But I do agree that side by side comparisons would be neat tto explore.
 
Luther Blissett said:
Personally I am more convinced by arguments for spending more money on a cue than I am by arguments which advocate bank-breakingly priced chalk, although again I'd love to see a double-blind test where a pair of cue manufactures each produced a de-branded cue (one which retails for 200 dollars and one which retails for 2000 dollars) and let a group of pros play with them for a few months in a huge tournament.
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What would it prove? Would you buy one cue over another only because player A recommended it? If you had the opportunity to try it you would and then make your decision based on how it feels to you, same with the chalk if you can't or won't spend what it cost you can never say that someone who does is wrong for whatever reason, over-priced, no better than another brand and so on .
 
BobTfromIL said:
What would it prove?
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Maybe nothing, but it would certainly get my attention if the cue costing 2000 dollars consistently failed to find itself involved in at least half the wins among a group of pros, half of whom were playing with a 200 dollar cue.

BobTfromIL said:
Would you buy one cue over another only because player A recommended it?
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No, but if a large number of players recommended it without them even knowing the cost or the brand, purely because they found it got good results, then I would probably consider making the purchase.

BobTfromIL said:
If you had the opportunity to try it you would and then make your decision based on how it feels to you, same with the chalk if you can't or won't spend what it cost you can never say that someone who does is wrong for whatever reason, over-priced, no better than another brand and so on .
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Try before you buy is all well and good, but in the case of expensive chalk the motto often ends up accidentally getting reversed, with plenty of players making the buy before doing the try.
 
3.0?

Newest version of the chalk now comes with an applicator!

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I think most of the people that are complaining about the cost of the chalk are the ones that go to the poolrooms and drink water all day plus never by food at the poolroom and leave when the daily rates are over.
Lets face it if a one time purchase of $30 (just to try it)is not in your budget then you don`t need to be spending the money on playing pool.
Yes I use it and have 1 cube being used now and 2 cubes in my case for later.
The way I look at it is if keeps me from a miscue once it has paid for itself.It could be a tournament,gambling or practice it doesn`t matter.
I also have the predator chalk in my case and like it as well just not as good as the kamui.
I know you can miscue with any chalk but if one is lesslikely to let that happen it is worth it.
 
Pangit said:
It's like a rolex watch...you'd have to be an expert to pick it out pretty soon... Over the long haul I think the price will go down....drastically. The market won't bear it...the new wear's off...etc...
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That statement is absolutely laughable... Price has actually gone up..
 
I have done non-formal testing with Kamui.

I removed all old chalk by buffing before applying the Kamui.

The Kamui definitely has higher bite than other chalks. This can negatively effect your shots momentarily until you learn to compensate by moving the tip of your cue closer to center of the cue ball.

Kamui will allow you to hit the extreme edges of the cueball without miscuing and much noticeably better than any other chalk I have used.

I have always chalked before every shot. Not so with Kamui. With Kamui you can chalk once a game and you are probably wasting the chalk. I think chalking with Kamui every other game is a safe bet and maybe a light chalking with Kamui before any major off center cue ball shots.

Kamui does measle the cue ball and leaves spots on every hit. That isn't really a negative in my opinion. That just shows how sticky the chalk is and how fine the particles are that they are capable of penetrating the cue ball so easily. Just clean your balls! (hehehehe cue ball)

I think MOST people that negatively comment about Kamui have never used the stuff. It is light years ahead of the other brands. Innovative in my opinion.
 
LoWang said:
Kamui does measle the cue ball and leaves spots on every hit. That isn't really a negative in my opinion. That just shows how sticky the chalk is and how fine the particles are that they are capable of penetrating the cue ball so easily. Just clean your balls! (hehehehe cue ball)
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one guy in our club tested it. the cueball looked like a smurf after 4 balls.... and then came the crying about kicks...

i misscued once in 4 months and that was due to a bad stroke. but i guess some folks need some "magic" stuff instead of working on their stroke, every second thread here seems to be about a new receipe how you cant miss, cant misscue, will make you a world beater etc...

the only thing that made me better in the past years was training, playing and, most importantly, take some disgusting losses :thumbup:
 
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