I had one installed and don't like it at all.it gives a dull thud when hitting the cue ball.I also don't get it to move the ball around very good.Think i will stick with moori med.
I had one installed and don't like it at all.it gives a dull thud when hitting the cue ball.I also don't get it to move the ball around very good.Think i will stick with moori med.
Bob, not all Milk Dud tips are created equal. When I had spoken to Keith about my cue and choice of tip I wanted, he mentioned to me that he had used some of the Dudley (Meullers) tips and did not like them at all. Based on his experience, he decided to not use Milk Duds anymore. I had to agree with him, I did not care for them either.
I also tried some from an AZer, and they were definitely better than the Dudleys, but some inconsistency from tip to tip. This was mostly in relation to hardness.
I finally decided to try out the original US maker of Milk Dud tips, Mike Johnson of Jensen Cues. He has it down pat all across the board. All of the tips I have received (from Jimmy @ Waldo's) have been extremely consistent from tip to tip.
I remember Keith asking me where I had gotten the tips I had sent him for my cue. He was thoroughly impressed with them. He said that not only did he love the fact that they came pre-domed, making shaping up really neat and clean, but that they were some of the easiest to work with tips he had encountered in a long time. I think his opinion of Milk Dud tips changed a bit after he test hit with both shafts, as he said that they played fantastically too.
I have had my cue a little over 2 months now, and I break with it every time. Neither tip has flattened or misshapen due to the breaking...which I have had other makers' Milk Duds do...and absolutely no evidence of mushrooming or even tip glazing. They hold chalk extremely well, and allow me to get pretty darn close to the edge of whitey with no miscues. I also get great draw. They do not feel 'dead' in the hit to me...actually, quite the opposite.
If you ever decide to try them again...definitely try the one's from Mike Johnson...they may well change your opinion of them entirely.
Lisa
I had one installed and don't like it at all.it gives a dull thud when hitting the cue ball.I also don't get it to move the ball around very good.Think i will stick with moori med.