SSDiver2112 said:

This created more uncertainty. What you described makes no sense.

It’s simple: shaft, vault plate, silencer/impact pad, and then tip.

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skor said:

I've heard good things about those tips here and there and at $10 a tip, I've decided to give it a try.
I've ordered a few Medium-Hard tips at it feels to be right up my ally.

To test it, I've installed it on my CueTec Cynergy 12.5mm shaft, I've had mix emotions about the shaft and I hardly use it and I really wanted to get rid of the Sniper tip that was on it that I really hated... and I thought that $10 is OK to loose on that shaft if I didn't like it.

I've also installed a Mezz Ignite pad under the tip to protect and reinforce the ferrule that is known for being a bit soft. I had what looked like a nasty scratch on the ferrule but I guess it wasn't that deep or serious as it is gone after very light sanding.
I left the tip a bit high, I like it that way and usually tips need some work after the first session as they compressed and loose some shape and even mushroom a bit.

Today, I got to test it, I had the shaft on my trusty Carmeli player and off to the pool hall.
After a 3.5 hours session I must say that I'm very impressed. The feedback is of a hard tip but it grabs the CB like a medium. I got a ton of action and the shaft/tip felt great, you can say that I rediscovered the Cynergy with that tip, it played so different than it did with the Sniper tip and it may sound weird but I think it also perform better in term of deflection. I was actually thinking about buying another Revo for 3/8x10 joint but I think for now, I'll stick to this one.

After 3.5 hours, it held chalk very well with no need to scuff it. The tip also held it shape, I did not need to touch it at all, very promising.
It definitely need a few months of play or even to go through it whole life span in order to get a final verdict but I really like it so far and at only $10 a tip, you can't go wrong wit hit.
I still have a bunch of Kamui, G2 and Everest tips, but I have a feeling once I will go through them, I'll stick with the Thoroughbred, just can't beat the price and performance.

It's hard to recommend something after just one session, but really, at $10 a tip, you have to give it a try, with tip prices getting to $30 a tip, this one is a steal.

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epoxypop said:

On thre picture that shows more of the shaft there looks to be a split in the shaft going up into the ferrule just a short way, or just a dirty abused shaft

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GideonF said:

I don’t know about this. I would be very curious to know if an average player, a top amateur or a pro could identify the brand of tip (among the good traditional layered pigskin tips of the same hardness) based on feel, CB action etc. especially if they couldn’t see the tip.

People swear that different joints “hit different”. I have a recollection that someone did a test years ago where they taped over the joint and the players were terrible at identifying the joint type - wood to wood, fibre, steel, etc.

I’m not saying some people (especially at the high end of ability) couldn’t pick out their own tip type, but I would not be shocked if most could not.

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