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I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH FELLOW AZERS.
SOME WILL JUST LOOK AND SAY YA RIGHT.:shrug:
WHILE OTHERS WILL TAKE HEED AND HAVE THE BEST TIP THEY HAVE EVER HAD ON THEIR CUE.:welcome: THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS.............
FIRST GET YOURSELF A BOX OF TRIANGLE TIPS. ABOUT 35.00 OR SO. DON'T WORRY. AFTER YOU PUT THIS TIP ON LIKE I TELL YOU THIS WILL BE THE ONLY TIP YOU WILL USE. 50 IN A BOX............
GET ONE OF THOSE TOOLS TO FLATTEN THE FERUL. GET SOME 220 AND 400 WET DRY SAND PAPER. GET A 1X2 INCH BOARD AND CUT SOME 5 INCH PIECES. MAKE ABOUT 5 OF THESE PIECES.
CUT THE 220 SAND PAPER AND WRAP IT AROUND THE PIECES OF WOOD. MAKE SURE IT IS REALLY TIGHT AND THEN STAPLE THEM SECURE. MAKE A COUPLE OF 220 AND 400. THIS IS THE ONLY TOOL THAT YOU WILL USE ON YOUR TIP TO SHAPE OR SAND DOWN THE SIDES.
GET SOME DURA BOND 2 PART EPOXY. ALSO GET SOME DUCT TAPE.
1 PREPARE YOUR FERUL BY MAKING IT FLAT. THERE IS A TOOL THAT FITS ON YOUR SHAFT WITH A FLAT WHEEL TO DO THIS.
2 TAKE A PIECE OF DUCT TAPE AND WRAP IT AROUND THE FERUL SO YOU WON'T GET ANY GLUE ON THER FERUL.
3 TAKE A TIP AND HAVE THE SAND PAPER ON A FLAT SURFACE RUBBING THE TIP BACK AND FORTH TO JUST GET RID OF THE HARD SURFACE ON THE BOTTOM.
4 MIX THE EPOXY TOGETHER. PUSH OUT 2 SPOTS OF GLUE ABOUT THE SIZE OF DIMES. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET A 50/50 MIX.
5 MIX IT AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THEN PUT SOME IN THE FERUL AND THE TIP.
6 NOW JUST SET THE TIP ON THE FERUL BUT USE VERY LITTLE PRESSURE. KEEP AN EYE ON IT TO MAKE SURE THE TIP STAYS CENTERED ON THE FERUL. SOON THE EPOXY WILL GET STIFF AND WILL STAY WHERE YOU WANT IT TO STAY. LET IT DRY FOR 1/2 HOUR TO AN HOUR.
7. TAKE YOUR BLOCK OF WOOD WITH THE 220 SAND PAPER AND SAND ON THE SIDE ON THE TIP KIND OF LIKE YOU ARE USEING A FINGERNAIL FILE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT ANGLED A LITTLE BIT SO YOU DON'T HIT YOUR SHAFT WITH THE SANDPAPER. THE DUCT TAPE WILL HELP PROTECT YOUR SHAFT. IT'S OK TO HAVE IT ANGLED IN AT THIS POINT. WE ARE JUST GOING TO GET IT CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SIZE WITH THE 220.
8 NOW TAKE OFF THE DUCT TAPE AND YOU WILL SEE HOW FAR YOU HAVE LEFT TO GO WITH YOUR SANDING. USE THE 400 SANDING BLOCK AND TAKE YOUR TIME. SANDING IT THE SAME WAY UNTIL YOU ARE PRETTY EVEN WITH THE FERUL ALL THE WAY AROUND. WHEN IT GETS CLOSE I KEEP FEELING WITH MY FINGERS AS WELL AS LOOKING TO SEE WHERE I NEED TO SAND ONCE IT GETS REAL CLOSE.
9. HAVE ONE BLOCK OF WOOD WITH SOME FINE SANDPAPER ON IT. LIKE 800 GRIT. USE THIS TO SAND THE EDGE AT THE END. THE IDEA IS TO MAKE IT AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE.
10 NOW USE SOME 1000 OR 1200 GRIT SANDPAPER AND CLEAN UP THE SHAFT. KIND OF LIKE YOUR SHINING YOUR SHOES WITH A LONG RAG. HIT THE FERUL AND THE EDGE OF THE TIP WITH THIS ALSO.
11 NOW USE SOME OIL ON THE SIDE ON THE TIP. YOU WILL FIND THIS ON YOUR NOSE OR BEHIND YOUR EARS. THIS OIL IS FREE AND WORKS GOOD. AFTER YOU HAVE THE EDGE COVERED WITH OIL YOU NEED TO LICK YOUR FINGER AND WET THE EDGE OF THE TIP. USING A PIECE OF BROWN CARDBOARD WRAPPED AROUND YOUR SHAFT GO UP AND DOWN FAIRLY FAST TO BURNISH THE EGDE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES.
12. NOW TAKE YOUR 220 SANDING BLOCK AND SLOWLY SHAPE THE ROUNDNESS OF YOUR TIP. IT WILL BE PRETTY HIGH AT FIRST.
YOU CAN SHOOT WITH IT HIGH OR YOU CAN SAND IT DOWN TO ABOUT HALF OR SOMEWHERES INBETWEEN.
13. USE A TIP PICK TO MAKE SMALL LITTLE HOLE, CHALK THE TIP AND REPEAT THIS ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES. SHOOT SOME BALLS BUT KEEP THE TIP CHALKED REAL GOOD. YOU MIGHT MISCUE A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT SOON THE TIP WILL WORK REAL GOOD.
EXPLAINATION OF WHY I DO WHAT I DO.
1 THE EPOXY ALMOST WORKS LIKE A PAD. IT WILL NOT COME LOOSE. MANY OF THE TIPS THAT YOU TAKE OFF THAT WERE DONE WITH SUPER GLUE OR GEL ARE ONLY HALF HOLDING THE TIP EVENTUALLY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BAD PERFORMANCE AND YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW WHY. YOU THINK YOU DID IT WHEN ALL ALONG THE TIP WAS HALF OR 1/4 LOOSE. THE TIP EXPANDS AS IT COMPRESSES. THIS IS WHY THE TIPS KIND OF LOOSEN WITH SUPER GLUE OR GEL. SOME PEOPLE SWEAR BY SUPER GLUE OR GEL. IF THEY ONLY KNEW THE DIFFERENCE FOR REAL.
2 WHEN USEING A LATHE OR EVEN A RAZOR BLADE TO CUT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TIP IT TEARS AND DESTROYS THE GRAIN OF THE LEATHER. IN FACT AFTER YOU CUT THE TIP SOMETIMES YOU CAN PULL IT UP LIKE AN ACCORDIAN. IT CAN BE FIXED AFTER THAT BY WETTING THE EDGE AND BURNISHING THE EDGE ON THE LATHE BUT NOW YOU HAVE A TIP THAT IS VERY HARD AND BRITTLE ON THE EDGE. JUST WHAT YOU DON'T WANT. NOW WHEN YOU SHOOT FOR A FEW HOURS IT STARTS TO MUSHROOM AND FLATTEN. MANY PLAYERS THINK THEY JUST GOT A BAD TIP WHEN IN REALITY THE TIP WAS RUINED BY THE WAY IT WAS SHAPED AND CUT DOWN.
WHEN YOU SAND THE TIP DOWN SLOWLY LIKE I TELL YOU THE SIDES WILL STILL BE PLENTY FIRM YET STILL SOFT AND PLIABLE. YOU REALLY DON'T NEED TO BURNISH IT AND IT WILL KEEP ITS SHAPE FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU WILL FIND OUT BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAT ALL THE TIPS ARE GOOD.....THERE REALLY ARE NO BAD TIPS.
3. FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS AND YOU WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW WELL THIS WORKS. I'VE USED THE LAYERED TIPS MYSELF AND I WOULD GET TOO MUCH STUFF AND MISS EASY SHOTS OR SHAPE ON ACCOUNT OF IT. THE TRIANGLE TIP IS VERY CONSISTENT IF IT IS PUT ON AS I SAY. YOU NEED TO TRY THIS.
I WILL MAKE A LITTLE VIDEO AS SOON AS MY SHOULDER GETS OUT OF THE SLING. THIS WILL NOT ONLY SAVE YOU MONEY BUT GIVE YOU A TIP THAT PLAYS SO CONSISTENT YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.
FOR NOW THIS IS THE BEST I CAN DO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN CALL ME.715-563-8712 AND I'LL HELP WITH WHAT I CAN.
TRY THIS YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. TRUST ME.......................
GOOD LUCK.............:clapping::dance::happydance:
I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH FELLOW AZERS.
SOME WILL JUST LOOK AND SAY YA RIGHT.:shrug:
WHILE OTHERS WILL TAKE HEED AND HAVE THE BEST TIP THEY HAVE EVER HAD ON THEIR CUE.:welcome: THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS.............
FIRST GET YOURSELF A BOX OF TRIANGLE TIPS. ABOUT 35.00 OR SO. DON'T WORRY. AFTER YOU PUT THIS TIP ON LIKE I TELL YOU THIS WILL BE THE ONLY TIP YOU WILL USE. 50 IN A BOX............
GET ONE OF THOSE TOOLS TO FLATTEN THE FERUL. GET SOME 220 AND 400 WET DRY SAND PAPER. GET A 1X2 INCH BOARD AND CUT SOME 5 INCH PIECES. MAKE ABOUT 5 OF THESE PIECES.
CUT THE 220 SAND PAPER AND WRAP IT AROUND THE PIECES OF WOOD. MAKE SURE IT IS REALLY TIGHT AND THEN STAPLE THEM SECURE. MAKE A COUPLE OF 220 AND 400. THIS IS THE ONLY TOOL THAT YOU WILL USE ON YOUR TIP TO SHAPE OR SAND DOWN THE SIDES.
GET SOME DURA BOND 2 PART EPOXY. ALSO GET SOME DUCT TAPE.
1 PREPARE YOUR FERUL BY MAKING IT FLAT. THERE IS A TOOL THAT FITS ON YOUR SHAFT WITH A FLAT WHEEL TO DO THIS.
2 TAKE A PIECE OF DUCT TAPE AND WRAP IT AROUND THE FERUL SO YOU WON'T GET ANY GLUE ON THER FERUL.
3 TAKE A TIP AND HAVE THE SAND PAPER ON A FLAT SURFACE RUBBING THE TIP BACK AND FORTH TO JUST GET RID OF THE HARD SURFACE ON THE BOTTOM.
4 MIX THE EPOXY TOGETHER. PUSH OUT 2 SPOTS OF GLUE ABOUT THE SIZE OF DIMES. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU GET A 50/50 MIX.
5 MIX IT AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THEN PUT SOME IN THE FERUL AND THE TIP.
6 NOW JUST SET THE TIP ON THE FERUL BUT USE VERY LITTLE PRESSURE. KEEP AN EYE ON IT TO MAKE SURE THE TIP STAYS CENTERED ON THE FERUL. SOON THE EPOXY WILL GET STIFF AND WILL STAY WHERE YOU WANT IT TO STAY. LET IT DRY FOR 1/2 HOUR TO AN HOUR.
7. TAKE YOUR BLOCK OF WOOD WITH THE 220 SAND PAPER AND SAND ON THE SIDE ON THE TIP KIND OF LIKE YOU ARE USEING A FINGERNAIL FILE. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT ANGLED A LITTLE BIT SO YOU DON'T HIT YOUR SHAFT WITH THE SANDPAPER. THE DUCT TAPE WILL HELP PROTECT YOUR SHAFT. IT'S OK TO HAVE IT ANGLED IN AT THIS POINT. WE ARE JUST GOING TO GET IT CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SIZE WITH THE 220.
8 NOW TAKE OFF THE DUCT TAPE AND YOU WILL SEE HOW FAR YOU HAVE LEFT TO GO WITH YOUR SANDING. USE THE 400 SANDING BLOCK AND TAKE YOUR TIME. SANDING IT THE SAME WAY UNTIL YOU ARE PRETTY EVEN WITH THE FERUL ALL THE WAY AROUND. WHEN IT GETS CLOSE I KEEP FEELING WITH MY FINGERS AS WELL AS LOOKING TO SEE WHERE I NEED TO SAND ONCE IT GETS REAL CLOSE.
9. HAVE ONE BLOCK OF WOOD WITH SOME FINE SANDPAPER ON IT. LIKE 800 GRIT. USE THIS TO SAND THE EDGE AT THE END. THE IDEA IS TO MAKE IT AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE.
10 NOW USE SOME 1000 OR 1200 GRIT SANDPAPER AND CLEAN UP THE SHAFT. KIND OF LIKE YOUR SHINING YOUR SHOES WITH A LONG RAG. HIT THE FERUL AND THE EDGE OF THE TIP WITH THIS ALSO.
11 NOW USE SOME OIL ON THE SIDE ON THE TIP. YOU WILL FIND THIS ON YOUR NOSE OR BEHIND YOUR EARS. THIS OIL IS FREE AND WORKS GOOD. AFTER YOU HAVE THE EDGE COVERED WITH OIL YOU NEED TO LICK YOUR FINGER AND WET THE EDGE OF THE TIP. USING A PIECE OF BROWN CARDBOARD WRAPPED AROUND YOUR SHAFT GO UP AND DOWN FAIRLY FAST TO BURNISH THE EGDE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES.
12. NOW TAKE YOUR 220 SANDING BLOCK AND SLOWLY SHAPE THE ROUNDNESS OF YOUR TIP. IT WILL BE PRETTY HIGH AT FIRST.
YOU CAN SHOOT WITH IT HIGH OR YOU CAN SAND IT DOWN TO ABOUT HALF OR SOMEWHERES INBETWEEN.
13. USE A TIP PICK TO MAKE SMALL LITTLE HOLE, CHALK THE TIP AND REPEAT THIS ABOUT 4 OR 5 TIMES. SHOOT SOME BALLS BUT KEEP THE TIP CHALKED REAL GOOD. YOU MIGHT MISCUE A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT SOON THE TIP WILL WORK REAL GOOD.
EXPLAINATION OF WHY I DO WHAT I DO.
1 THE EPOXY ALMOST WORKS LIKE A PAD. IT WILL NOT COME LOOSE. MANY OF THE TIPS THAT YOU TAKE OFF THAT WERE DONE WITH SUPER GLUE OR GEL ARE ONLY HALF HOLDING THE TIP EVENTUALLY. THIS WILL RESULT IN BAD PERFORMANCE AND YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW WHY. YOU THINK YOU DID IT WHEN ALL ALONG THE TIP WAS HALF OR 1/4 LOOSE. THE TIP EXPANDS AS IT COMPRESSES. THIS IS WHY THE TIPS KIND OF LOOSEN WITH SUPER GLUE OR GEL. SOME PEOPLE SWEAR BY SUPER GLUE OR GEL. IF THEY ONLY KNEW THE DIFFERENCE FOR REAL.
2 WHEN USEING A LATHE OR EVEN A RAZOR BLADE TO CUT DOWN THE SIDE OF THE TIP IT TEARS AND DESTROYS THE GRAIN OF THE LEATHER. IN FACT AFTER YOU CUT THE TIP SOMETIMES YOU CAN PULL IT UP LIKE AN ACCORDIAN. IT CAN BE FIXED AFTER THAT BY WETTING THE EDGE AND BURNISHING THE EDGE ON THE LATHE BUT NOW YOU HAVE A TIP THAT IS VERY HARD AND BRITTLE ON THE EDGE. JUST WHAT YOU DON'T WANT. NOW WHEN YOU SHOOT FOR A FEW HOURS IT STARTS TO MUSHROOM AND FLATTEN. MANY PLAYERS THINK THEY JUST GOT A BAD TIP WHEN IN REALITY THE TIP WAS RUINED BY THE WAY IT WAS SHAPED AND CUT DOWN.
WHEN YOU SAND THE TIP DOWN SLOWLY LIKE I TELL YOU THE SIDES WILL STILL BE PLENTY FIRM YET STILL SOFT AND PLIABLE. YOU REALLY DON'T NEED TO BURNISH IT AND IT WILL KEEP ITS SHAPE FOR A LONG TIME.
YOU WILL FIND OUT BY DOING IT THIS WAY THAT ALL THE TIPS ARE GOOD.....THERE REALLY ARE NO BAD TIPS.
3. FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THIS AND YOU WILL SEE FOR YOURSELF HOW WELL THIS WORKS. I'VE USED THE LAYERED TIPS MYSELF AND I WOULD GET TOO MUCH STUFF AND MISS EASY SHOTS OR SHAPE ON ACCOUNT OF IT. THE TRIANGLE TIP IS VERY CONSISTENT IF IT IS PUT ON AS I SAY. YOU NEED TO TRY THIS.
I WILL MAKE A LITTLE VIDEO AS SOON AS MY SHOULDER GETS OUT OF THE SLING. THIS WILL NOT ONLY SAVE YOU MONEY BUT GIVE YOU A TIP THAT PLAYS SO CONSISTENT YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT.
FOR NOW THIS IS THE BEST I CAN DO.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU CAN CALL ME.715-563-8712 AND I'LL HELP WITH WHAT I CAN.
TRY THIS YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID. TRUST ME.......................
GOOD LUCK.............:clapping::dance::happydance: