tips and chalk

[nicklaus21]

hey wanna ask you guys if i had a talisman pro tip what chalk would go best with it? and what tip would fit cue with the following spec

58 inch
1 piece
ash
tip 9.5 mm
weight 17.5 oz
balance 17.5 inch weight forward

is this a good spec?

[hotpot]

If I were you I would be experimenting with several cues and try to find out what specs suit you best . Nobody can tell you if them specs are good , whts suits one player may not suit another . Only you will know .

Its no good having the best tip and chalk if you,re using a cue that you dont feel comfortable with .

If you do go for a 9.5 mm tip , then you can either fit the same size tip , and have it flush , but you will have to be precise with the fitting . or you can fit a 10 mm tip and trim the overhang , or have an overlapping tip , like Peter Ebdon uses .

I think green triangle is the most popular chalk , and is very good .

[Freddie Ng]

Hotpot is right.. Only you will know which spec suits you.
Btw, what cue are you using ?
Try to get Triangle, Masters , or Silver Cup.
They are the best I have tried. Chalk in snooker centre really sucks and very messy.

[willytan]

There is no right or wrong combination for tip & chalk.

It all boils down to what type of density you prefer S, M or H and the stiffness of your shaft.

When your cue is too stiff, you can use a M - S density tip to compensate for the responsiveness of the shaft in order for you to feel the ball.

But when the shaft is too whippy, there is nothing that can be done other than shorten it from shaft.

[kadobau]

Hotpot is right.. Only you will know which spec suits you.
Btw, what cue are you using ?
Try to get Triangle, Masters , or Silver Cup.
They are the best I have tried. Chalk in snooker centre really sucks and very messy.

you are right, those chalks are sucks......
what to do......

[Freddie Ng]

It's always good to have your own chalk.

[the montrealer]

Hi i use triangle chalk green its less messy on the table as blue chalk leaves cue marks on cloth. Leonard from canada

[durbanpoison100]

Never use blue chalk on snooker cues. It stains the cue ball; giving you a high chance of a kick.

Triangle is the standard chalk for Snooker

[Lux]

This is my interpretation of chalk based on trial-error:

Harder tips have difficulty holding fine or dry chalk. I use a fairly hard tip (Le Professionel) with Triangle Green, which is both fine and dry. This combination leaves minimum residue because so little chalk is present and it is immune to caking, but it also demands a very well-practised stroke to avoid mis-cueing because it is slippery.

Lately, I've switched over to Silver Cup Spruce (dark green), which is also fine chalk, but it's semi-medium in dryness (stickiness). The Silver Cup Spruce chalk combined with a Le Pro hard tip has proven to be an excellent combination. It is just dry and fine enough to provide excellent contact without sticking to, or marking, the balls. It cakes very little, unless you violently scrub it onto the tip, but I apply chalk very lightly anyway.

For comparison, I'd reckon Master Blue chalk is about medium in fineness and medium-wet. It's wetness and coarse texture are why it's prone to caking on some harder tips.

Just my two cents. I hope it was helpful.

[willytan]

I uses moori M, Kamui M for my snooker cues, they are relatively hard tip for snooker game.
I compliment the tip with master (tan) chalk, it is relatively firm and doesnt cake.
I have been using this combination for the past 2 years without much problem.