| KEY TAKEAWAYS Our Taom chalk review in brief: Taom is a premium snooker and pool chalk, handmade in Finland. We sell a single piece for £14.00 and a box of nine for £120.00, as of November 2026. Taom says its chalk reduces miscues and kicks, leaves less chalk on the balls and the cloth, and lasts almost twice as long as other chalk. These are the maker’s claims. In our experience, players who use Taom tend to chalk less often, because far less of it transfers off the tip and it stays on the tip longer. Cube chalk is far cheaper. £5.95 buys 12 cubes of Triangle or Master. Our view: start with cube chalk if you’re new or play now and then. If you play regularly, try a single piece of Taom before you buy a box. |
Is Taom chalk worth the price? For a regular player who wants fewer miscues and kicks, and less chalk on the balls and the cloth, it’s worth trying, but it isn’t the budget choice. A single piece of Taom chalk costs £14.00, while £5.95 buys 12 cubes of Triangle. In this Taom chalk review we set out what Taom says its chalk does, what it costs, how it compares with Triangle and who we think it suits.
A word on where we stand. We sell Taom, Triangle and Master chalk, and this review isn’t a lab test. Where we describe what Taom does, those are Taom’s own claims, as printed on their and our product pages. The prices and stock are ours, checked on 5 November 2026. If you’re new to chalk, start with our guide to what chalk snooker players use.
Taom is a premium snooker and pool chalk, handmade in Finland. It comes as a round piece with the Taom name printed round the side and a QR code on the base, rather than as a cube, and we sell only official Taom.
Taom costs more, so it helps to know what it promises. Our Taom product pages set out what Taom says its chalk does. Taom chalk, it says:
Our Taom Chalk Single page also quotes Shaun Murphy saying: “It’s the best development in snooker in my lifetime mate. If we could get ALL players using it, we’d be close to 100% kick free snooker.”
Those are Taom’s claims, not the results of a test of our own. How well any chalk works also depends on your tip. A shaped, textured tip holds chalk far better than a flat or glazed one. A softer tip also holds chalk better than a hard one, as our guide to snooker cue tips explains.
Taom says its chalk lasts almost twice as long as any other product on the market. In our experience, players who use Taom tend to chalk less often. Far less of it transfers off the tip, so the chalk stays on the tip longer.
Our cue care guide makes a similar point: Taom doesn’t need to be applied as often, and it leaves less residue on the shaft than standard chalk. For the method, step by step, see our guide to how to chalk a snooker cue properly.
Triangle and Master are the two cube chalks we stock. This is how they compare with Taom in our shop.
| Taom | Triangle | Master | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £14.00 single or £120.00 for 9 | £5.95 for 12 | £5.95 for 12 |
| Price per piece | £14.00 single, £13.33 in a box of 9 | About 50p a cube | About 50p a cube |
| Shape | Round piece | Cube | Cube |
| Options we stock | Six: Soft Green, Pyro Blue, Pyro Pink, V2 Blue, V2 Green, V10 Green | Green, blue (various other colours available) | Green, blue (various other colours available) |
| Brand | Taom, handmade in Finland | Triangle, made by Tweeten | Master, made by Tweeten |
| What our product page says | Used by professional players; fewer miscues and kicks; less chalk on the balls and cloth; lasts almost twice as long (Taom’s claims) | Used by top players the world over; an industry favourite | The most popular pool chalk used in the USA |
Prices and stock checked on britanniacues.com on 5 November 2026.
On price alone, cube chalk wins easily. £14.00 buys one piece of Taom, or two boxes of Triangle (24 cubes for £11.90) with change to spare. Even if you take Taom’s claim that it lasts almost twice as long at face value, Taom is still the premium choice. What you’re paying for is how Taom says it plays: fewer kicks and miscues, and less chalk on the balls and the cloth.
Triangle chalk is often described as an industry favourite, used by top players the world over. Master Chalk, which is also made by Tweeten, is billed as the most popular pool chalk used in the USA, and it suits snooker as well as pool. Both come in green or blue as well as a wide array of alternative colours.
We currently stock six Taom options, each as a single or in a box of nine:
If you’re after Taom V10 chalk, we stock V10 Green.
If you already know you like Taom, the box is the better buy. Nine singles would cost £126.00, so the box at £120.00 saves you £6.00. If you’re not sure which option suits you, call us on 02476 461234.
A round piece of Taom needs somewhere to live between shots. Our Britannia Chalk Pouch (£3.50) holds all brands and shapes of chalk, Taom included. It’s a black vinyl leatherette pouch with debossed Britannia branding. Its clip tucks over your belt, trousers or pocket, and it keeps your pockets and clothes clean.
There’s no single best snooker chalk for everyone. The right choice comes down to how often you play and what you want from your chalk. This is how we’d decide.
So is Taom chalk worth the price? If you play a lot and the claims above matter to you, a single piece is a fair way to find out for yourself. If you play now and then, cube chalk does a similar job for a fraction of the cost.
Pick up a single piece of Taom to try, a box of nine if you already use it, or a box of cube chalk to compare. Call us on 02476 461234 if you’d like a hand choosing.
It depends on how often you play. Taom costs £14.00 a piece against about 50p for a cube of Triangle, so it isn’t the budget choice. Taom says it reduces miscues and kicks, leaves less chalk on the balls and cloth and lasts almost twice as long. If you play regularly, a single piece is a fair way to find out whether you notice the difference.
Taom is a premium chalk, handmade in Finland. It is priced well above cube chalk: £14.00 for a single piece at Britannia, against £5.95 for 12 cubes of Triangle. What players pay for is what Taom says it does, including fewer kicks and miscues and chalk that lasts almost twice as long as other products.
Taom says it lasts almost twice as long as any other product on the market. In our experience, players who use Taom also tend to chalk less often, because far less of it transfers off the tip and it stays on the tip longer.
Taom is a premium round chalk, handmade in Finland, at £14.00 a piece or £120.00 for nine. Triangle is a traditional cube chalk at £5.95 for 12, in green or blue, which our product page calls an industry favourite. Taom says its chalk gives fewer miscues and kicks and leaves less chalk on the balls and cloth.
Yes, the majority of professional players use it. Our Taom Chalk Single page also quotes Shaun Murphy calling it “the best development in snooker in my lifetime”.
A pouch that takes any shape of chalk works well. The Britannia Chalk Pouch (£3.50) holds all brands and shapes of chalk, Taom included, and clips over your belt, trousers or pocket.
There’s no single best snooker and pool chalk for everyone. Triangle is a low-cost cube chalk that has been a favourite of top players the world over for many years. Taom is a premium chalk that Taom says reduces kicks and miscues. Choose by how often you play and how much you want to spend.
