Mostly personal preference . Tips up means joint down on butt. Butt up is more
protection for joint pin. In my day ( I have a 73 JOSS ivory joint 3/8 10 pin in a
Fellini case ), most players kept the joint up/tips down to protect the ivory
joint and the 3/8 10 pin.
Chicago RJ was sending out Tip Clipz a few months ago to beta testers for free, basically its a simple cover you place over your tip to keep the inside of the case clean, they go on firm with no no play and no chance of falling off and does not scratch the ferrule.
If you're worried about keeping the bottom of your case clean then i highly recommend looking into this item.
Never think about it.. I worry about crazy things like making balls go into pockets consistently and controlling the cue ball lol I know crazy right
I saw those. They were already available under another name. Essentially the same product.
The only reservation I had was I imagined removing it and pulling my tip off. Probably silly.
I thought it was a great idea. I hate chalk dust inside my cases, even the little that gets there if I am very careful.
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You saw the title...tips up or tips down?
I like tips up, I hate those tips getting chalk down in the case. Keeping tips up keeps the case and hence the cue cleaner. Yes I wipe off the tips before the shafts go in the case...but still.
So...thoughts?
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