Taom V10 Chalk - Hype or Game Changer?

Taom V10 Chalk - Hype or Game Changer? | FULL REVIEW!

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Taom V10 Chalk has taken the Pool & Snooker World's by storm, but is it all just Hype, or is V10 a genuine Game Changer? Let's find out!
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:26 All about the chalk
2:26 Testing time!
2:59 Test 1: Application
3:50 Test 2: Miscue Limit
4:43 Test 3: Chalk Retention
6:06 Test 4: Cleanliness
7:27 Test 5: Value for Money
8:10 Official Average Joes Rating
8:39 Thoughts after extended testing
11:23 What didn't we like?
13:10 Distance jump shots with Phenolic Tip
14:57 Final Thoughts
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Пікірлер: 62

@330devans Ай бұрын

Chalk is chalk. I’m sure it’s great. I’ve been using master my whole life playing pool. I buy a brick of it and that brick lasts forever. I have a grinder that sands the chalk down when it gets too deep or out of shape. It goes in a square housing and a disc with a handle goes into place and just turn until it’s back to its original divot. The dust is collected in a tray below. I cut away the paper left with a razor and it’s as good as new until it’s too thin. I tape the cube with scotch tape and one piece will last quite a while. I’ve bought some Russian magic that I like as well. I just don’t see paying 20 bucks for one piece of chalk when I make a brick last years.

@AverageJoesPool 22 күн бұрын

You're not alone. There is a very strong division between opinions on whether you can/can't justify $20 for one piece of chalk when decent tournament-proven chalks like Master exist for 0.50c. 100% down to personal opinion on this one 👍

@ct27stf 9 ай бұрын

Hi Joe, here's another "review" :) Been playing pool with this chalk for the past 14 months now I play on average about 15 hours each week. And I chalk after every shot. And when I'm thinking a hard shot, I chalk up even more. That being said. One cube has last me a whole 12 months. Where I'm from it's €20 + €5 shipping. That's about 3 beers and a pack of smokes. That's value for my "euro" :) it is incredible how clean it is. My wooden shaft looks brand new! But I also clean and sand it every 2 weeks or 30 hours of play. No chalk on my hands, glove, case. I can easily put it in my case pocket without a cap and it will leave some marks but nothing that can't be instantly cleaned with a wet-wipe. Nothing on my tip protectors or ferule. Nothing on the table. And we're playing on Simonis blue and gray. Small marks on masse and jump shots, but they clean super easy with a brush. it holds on the tip. Kamui leather for the play cue. Taom phenolic break tip. Hybrid tip for the jump cue. It just sticks on everyone. The taom Pyro on the other harnd, has troubles sticking to a Taom phenolic tip :) Maybe you should test the chalks on non leather tips also?

@AverageJoesPool 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing, and glad that you are enjoying using the Taom V10! --- To help support us (for both you and others reading this) there are a few things you can do: 1) Donations both needed and welcome! We cannot operate Average Joes Pool without the support of people like you! You can donate by PayPal - just go to www.paypal.me/thanksfixsavers - or alternatively you can click the SUPER THANKS icon under the video on KZfaq and donate that way too! 2) Please ensure you subscribe to our KZfaq channel. 3) Please Like our video's on KZfaq (by clicking Like!) 4) Please help spread the word, the more people who know about us the better! Add links to our video's in forums, let people know about us. Thank you for your support!

@HillbillyIslandLife 8 ай бұрын

Dont sand that MAGIC outta your cue shaft! Keep it, love it and use it like a badge of experience...........

@EVil-ob8in 3 ай бұрын

I changed to Taom a few years ago as a snooker player. I’m using v10 atm but I honestly cannot say it’s better or worse than v2.0 so if you want blue chalk, go for Pyro and you won’t miss anything. I changed because it’s not messy (doesn’t get into the grain of my cue so much) and it lasts for ages. I play 3-4 times a week. I chalk between every shot. 3 sessions are solo practice and I get through less than 2 blocks a year! I would throw Master chalk away after a few weeks because I only liked new blocks.

@AverageJoesPool 3 ай бұрын

We appreciate your input, thanks for taking the time to watch! 👍

@ronaldboyer1111 8 сағат бұрын

Very good chalk😎

@attackcatt 22 күн бұрын

After having my cue re-shafted with a I-Pro slim shaft and navigator pro max tip I switched from 1080 chalk to the V10 and love it. it's clean unlike the 1080 and hooks up great. yes it less forgiving then the 1080 but a 13mm tip is less forgiving then a 12. If your hits are right you'll love the V10 too.

@AverageJoesPool 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experiences! Hope you're enjoying the i-Pro Slim shaft too 👍

@attackcatt 14 күн бұрын

@@AverageJoesPool I even love the way it sounds, so crisp.

@zgadgets 25 күн бұрын

I seem some lines on your table time stamp 10:25 plus you said it yo tapped your tip on the table it left a little chalk. so when you hit the cue ball what do you think happens :)

@AverageJoesPool 15 күн бұрын

Yes, agree 100%! That's what we should have been seeing, but didn't! Maybe the striking of the cue ball disperses the chalk further and into finer powder than when we noted the tip tap. But we were not seeing the same thing from striking the cue ball during testing. As odd as though that may sound! 👍

@iimiboy 28 күн бұрын

Tricky first application omg Creamy too yummy

@AverageJoesPool 22 күн бұрын

Yes 😊

@samipaldani253 9 ай бұрын

I use Taom 2.0 pool chalk now over 4 years and its nowhere near finished yet, used it almost daily but only chalking like once every 5-6 shots.

@AverageJoesPool 9 ай бұрын

Yes, if you are able to make the chalk last a long time then even at $20 a cube it's a great investment. It's amazing how quickly some people are able to get through a cube compared to others. 4 years is an awesome run!! 👍 --- To help support us (for both you and others reading this) there are a few things you can do: 1) Donations both needed and welcome! We cannot operate Average Joes Pool without the support of people like you! You can donate by PayPal - just go to www.paypal.me/thanksfixsavers - or alternatively you can click the SUPER THANKS icon under the video on KZfaq and donate that way too! 2) Please ensure you subscribe to our KZfaq channel. 3) Please Like our video's on KZfaq (by clicking Like!) 4) Please help spread the word, the more people who know about us the better! Add links to our video's in forums, let people know about us. Thank you for your support!

@JKinLVN 4 ай бұрын

It's better but I stopped using it. Masters is free and I don't care if I lose it. Plus, I chalk every shot and rarely ever miscue unless it's my fault anyway. But I can easily go 4 shots without chalking if I want to with Masters, but I don't. In other words, Taom doesn't change my game at all.

@mattevans1643 3 ай бұрын

I've used the same block of masters chalk for 3 years not even half way through yet. But agree if i lose it who cares, $6 for 12. I would only use Taom on my own table, or someones personal table. If i'm out and about on public equipment masters all the way. Don't understand the it grips the ball better hype, it's chalk. Most of the time at a bar or somewhere i don't ever chalk and i never miscue unless playing extreme English. Yall need to fix your stroke, if you talking about miscues

@JKinLVN 3 ай бұрын

@@mattevans1643 - Yep. I rarely mscue with Masters. It's great for public tables. I bought premium chalk and a chalk holder and it got on my nerves as I would lose my chalk when I bent over the table on reach shots. My chalk holder and premium chalk now sits in the closet.

@richardclingempeel6111 5 ай бұрын

I like the taom pyro better than the v10. I think it would work on the jump better than the v10 also. I do have both , the pyro and the v10. I'll never use master again.

@AverageJoesPool 5 ай бұрын

Great input, thank you! We have a review on the Taom Pyro coming up in the near future.

@shotbboy Ай бұрын

The lack of color selection and the ugly logo is a deal breaker for me. I have reservations that the type of chalk really has any significant impact on your game Thanks for the review

@AverageJoesPool 22 күн бұрын

We're keeping our fingers crossed for a blue V10, that would be awesome! 👍

@davidfranklin3586 7 ай бұрын

Where can I find the blue cloth little square to protect the felt????????

@AverageJoesPool 6 ай бұрын

Hey there! You can make them quite simply by cutting small squares from an old piece of cloth. They are great for practicing jump and break shots whilst protecting the cloth. You can probably buy seomthing similar, but a bit of offcut from either your old cloth, or some scrap left over from your new cloth will work just fine! Hope that helps 👍 --- To help support us (for both you and others reading this) there are a few things you can do: 1) Please be sure to use our Amazon links in the Video Description! 2) Please Like our video's on KZfaq (by clicking Like!) 3) Please ensure you subscribe to our KZfaq channel! 4) Donations both needed and welcome! You can donate by PayPal - just go to www.paypal.me/thanksfixsavers - or alternatively you can click the SUPER THANKS icon under the video on KZfaq! 5) Please help spread the word, the more people who know about us the better! Add links to our video's in forums, let people know about us. Thank you for your support!

@BissoCueSports 3 ай бұрын

For me I can justify the price because it seems to last so much longer than master chalk or anything else I’ve used. I got a new V10 about 2 months ago and I play every day. The chalk has barely even started to make a divot I could see it lasting a year or more at this rate.

@AverageJoesPool 22 күн бұрын

Glad you're enjoying V10 👍

@SuperGreyfox99 4 ай бұрын

Not true. I does leave a bit of residue on the table. Not on the balls but on the table. Also none on your hands. But the residue left on the table is pretty easy to clean. But all said i love this chalk. I feel it is better. It definitely last longer on the tip. But you should chalk before every shot. A lot don't knot this but it has sticker rings that can be peel off as you use it down. It is a great product. The cost though is unreasonable. Therefore in pool halls it stays very near me at all times. LOL Great product cost high easy to clean off the cloth. This is from a USER of the product.

@AverageJoesPool 4 ай бұрын

Thanks you sharing your experiences 👍

@TheJilesthomas 4 ай бұрын

I’ve found any residue left from V10 on the table is due to over chalking

@slotselectagamblingchannel7452 Ай бұрын

When the chalk comes off the tip were does it go. As a table fitter and a player of over 20 years experience I can tell you. It goes on to the cloth and eventually under the cloth onto the slate. Don't ask me why we can't see it on the cloth as I don't know but it definitely ends up piling up under the cloth. Still cleaner than any other chalk tho.

@roywillemsen6193 4 ай бұрын

A fairly good review but i think it is lacking some things, how long does the chalk cube last? Because out of experience i know it last about 2,5 times as long as a predator 1080 cube (used this before i used the V10) that makes the predator more expensive or de V10 cheaper. Also you can hit the white ball far more to the side (or top of bottom) without actually miscue. Also a small negative (which you actually noticed with the jump-shots) i play 3 different types of pool (9 foot, 6 foot and english pool) en it tends to be more accurate on thinner cuetips and smaller tables, the power seems to be absorbed minimally (probably because the first layer is somewhat thicker and pulling the finesse out of my multi layered cuetip by sealing it making the leather less "flexible") @AverageJoesPool

@AverageJoesPool 4 ай бұрын

We appreciate your input, thanks for taking the time to watch! 👍

@BK-fr1qo 6 ай бұрын

One of the reasons I've avoided using Taom V10 is the shape, round chalk feels odd in my hand and rolls like crazy if you drop it. Currently using Pagulayan chalk as it's made by Taom to Alex Pagulayan's specifications and comes in a traditional square cube.

@AverageJoesPool 6 ай бұрын

Yes, it's a very valid point that some shapes are easier to hold than others. That said, the slippiest chalk we had for holding was actually a cube which had a high gloss paper on it (review coming soon!) That was a nightmare to hold on to! It would be nice if all manufacturers used a textured paper on the sides to help with grip. --- To help support us (for both you and others reading this) there are a few things you can do: 1) Please be sure to use our Amazon links in the Video Description! 2) Please Like our video's on KZfaq (by clicking Like!) 3) Please ensure you subscribe to our KZfaq channel! 4) Donations both needed and welcome! You can donate by PayPal - just go to www.paypal.me/thanksfixsavers - or alternatively you can click the SUPER THANKS icon under the video on KZfaq! 5) Please help spread the word, the more people who know about us the better! Add links to our video's in forums, let people know about us. Thank you for your support!

@richardclingempeel6111 5 ай бұрын

That's what the chalk holders for.

@luthead 4 ай бұрын

Great chalk, I really wish they wouldn't make it round. Rolls away on me , dangerous for pro players dropping it also.

@AverageJoesPool 4 ай бұрын

Yes, a few people have commented on this precise issue with the shape. It's the best shape for application for sure, but rolling is in issue!

@truthbearer8216 3 ай бұрын

Since I see 90% of the pros still using Master Chalk, I'll just stick with it?! It just seems to be extremely over price for what it is and the pros know it. Just chalk enough so you're not having to use miscuing on it, and not the fact you hit it poorly.

@AverageJoesPool 3 ай бұрын

Yes, opinion is very divided on the new (and more expensive) super-clean chalks. You are absolutely right, pro players have been using Master for decades, and some still continue to do so. There are many people out there who, like yourself, simply will not pay $20 for one piece of chalk when Master exists for .50c. Whilst others that swear by chalks like the V10 and see the value in the benefits. Horses for courses as the old saying goes 👍

@vebnew 5 ай бұрын

I can only hope my game will get good enough where this will be a factor

@AverageJoesPool 5 ай бұрын

I'm sure it will, keep it up! Another factor is if you own your own table, because the cleanliness side then becomes important, especially if you want to keep that lovely new cloth as clean as possible 👍

@vebnew 5 ай бұрын

@@AverageJoesPool thanks, I currently own 14 diamond pool tables all covered in tournament blue Simone's cloth, never had a problem with master chalk

@JKinLVN 4 ай бұрын

Look at films of the 90's pool players running racks without any problem with Master's chalk. I don't think most people will ever get good enough to beat prime Earl, Efren, Archer, etc. I think the tip...Moori, Kamui, and those premium tips make a very noticable difference. Carbon shafts....a very slight difference depending on the player. Premium chalk...I just can't justify either the price or the inconvenience of it. I'm sure many will disagree, but it won't help my game in my opinion.

@vebnew 4 ай бұрын

@@JKinLVN good shafts and good tips are key and then it's just whatever makes you feel good - - - the game is won or lost inside your head

@mattevans1643 3 ай бұрын

@@JKinLVN shaft is definitely a factor. Anyone can win with any shaft, but once you become accustomed to the nuances, you can't just change shafts. People that don't like carbon fiber shafts are just people that can't play with them. I loved my Vikore shaft, absolutely my favorite wood shaft. But over the years it got a little warped and it's got a few dings in it. I now use Carbon fiber, because i don't want to deal with the consequences of wood. I have a shaft that is pretty much for life unless i mess it up, not just because of natural properties of wood. As for chalk, good old masters. No need for expensive stuff, it's just chalk. I play on public equipment so i don't care about the residue. But if i had my own table or a friend had a table i would probably use Taom purely for that.

@kieronosullivan5080 Ай бұрын

More miscues than master or triangle

@slotselectagamblingchannel7452 Ай бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one. With master chalk I practically never miscue. With this toam v10 I have had a ridiculous amount of miscues. I have even changed tips thinking maybe the chalk didn't work well with the tip. Went back to master chalk and all was good except the odd heavy contact and kick. We can't win haha

@AverageJoesPool 22 күн бұрын

That interesting! What tips are you using out of interest?

@kieronosullivan5080 22 күн бұрын

Elk master

@chezeface1142 5 ай бұрын

Rolls off the table. No thanks

@AverageJoesPool 5 ай бұрын

Yes, that's a fair point. On the flipside this shape is the best for applying chalk. Its like the circular dimple they add to Master etc, just much larger and so a nice shape for application. But yes, put it down wrong and it's gone! --- To help support us (for both you and others reading this) there are a few things you can do: 1) Please be sure to use our Amazon links in the Video Description! 2) Please Like our video's on KZfaq (by clicking Like!) 3) Please ensure you subscribe to our KZfaq channel! 4) Donations both needed and welcome! You can donate by PayPal - just go to www.paypal.me/thanksfixsavers - or alternatively you can click the SUPER THANKS icon under the video on KZfaq! 5) Please help spread the word, the more people who know about us the better! Add links to our video's in forums, let people know about us. Thank you for your support!

@mattevans1643 3 ай бұрын

How does it roll off the table, if you put it down flat? The chalk should always be facing up. How does it roll off the table?

@jackwolfe9674 16 күн бұрын

All hype it's no better than masters

@AverageJoesPool 15 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍

@user-qx1hf4or1l 7 ай бұрын

가격 내려라 비싸다.

@AverageJoesPool 6 ай бұрын

[Translation: "Lower the price. It's expensive."] Yes, it is an expensive chalk, but not the most expensive. Compared to chalks such as Master and Triangle at 50c a cube all other chalks look pricey, but the V10 is quite a unique product. Lots more chalk reviews are available to view on our channel so you can gauge how the all compare. Hope that helps! --- To help support us (for both you and others reading this) there are a few things you can do: 1) Please be sure to use our Amazon links in the Video Description! 2) Please Like our video's on KZfaq (by clicking Like!) 3) Please ensure you subscribe to our KZfaq channel! 4) Donations both needed and welcome! You can donate by PayPal - just go to www.paypal.me/thanksfixsavers - or alternatively you can click the SUPER THANKS icon under the video on KZfaq! 5) Please help spread the word, the more people who know about us the better! Add links to our video's in forums, let people know about us. Thank you for your support!

@mattevans1643 3 ай бұрын

@@AverageJoesPoolit's even worse because he is korean. Prices over there are even more rediculous. 1 piece of master chalk is like $4 over there i just came back after 2 years. They blow up the price of everything over there. Still it's a beautiful country, as long as you stay away from the military towns. Those are some of the most disgusting people i have ever met, no matter what country they are from.

@kieronosullivan5080 Ай бұрын

I think it's awful chalk

@AverageJoesPool 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍