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I would follow 2 rails behind the six, then either jump or kick at the 5 and fail miserably

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almost all pool rooms now clean their balls with some kind of cleaner which many or most have some silicone in them.
years back only some soap and water was used. no way could you see the kinds of draw you see regularly now.

and even in tournaments they must use a waxy or silicone product in their ball cleaners.

and just touching the cue ball with some silicone or wax will change they way it plays to some extent.
as well as doing object balls when racking.

I just bought a 3C-U Revo, and use it with the BK Rush Predator break cue butt, which I already have. This was a combo recommended to me by @Poolmanis . I think it is great.

I am a cross over player coming from using 11.8 and 12.4 Revos in pool, so the adjustment was easy. But front-hand English adjustments based off of squirt have always been easy for me to figure out within 1/2 hour.

Inspired by this thread (and a few others) I decided to take the plunge and install a Recoil hard tip to try out.

TLDR: I love it! I think I've found my new playing tip.

Full version: I prefer hard tips. I've played with Triangles for 12+ years now. I don't know if it's the quality that's gone down or just my patience, but recently I feel like I've gotten more tips that mushroom multiple times to almost comedic proportions, and more tips that flatten out and need to be reshaped/scuffed on a weekly basis, and more flat-out duds. Suffice to say, I was the perfect target for the Recoil's advertising claims.

I was able to try a buddy's red medium Recoil for a few minutes and my first impression was that the hit felt a touch....rubbery almost. It instantly made me skeptical. I played a little while more and kinda got used to it, but I decided it wasn't the tip for me. However, the allure of a tip that is more consistent and needs no reshaping and will last a really long time was always in the back of my mind. And, of course, the reason I like hard tips is I don't like to feel like I'm shooting a cue with little pillows on the end. Would, then, the hard be a better fit for me than the medium?

So when the Triangle on one of my shafts decided to fray and mushroom for the umpteenth time I bit the, er, bullet and ordered two green hards. Earlier this week I had one of them installed by the guy at my local pool hall, replacing the dud Triangle. I immediately got to playing.

My first impression: this tip feels almost as hard as a break tip. It also has a definite plink sound to it. And on harder hits, the sound is closer to a crack. But the sound is not as loud as a break cue; it is definitely much more subdued. I found the tip holds chalk very well and when my first shot resulted in me over-drawing the cue ball right into the side pocket I knew I could do whatever I did with my leather tips.

This tip really works as well as any leather tip I've ever tried. I can do any shot with any english just like with a leather tip. I played for hours and actually felt more confident in my game because unlike any new leather tip, this one looked and played exactly the same as when it was installed. It still had the perfect dime-radius rounded top with absolutely no flattening or mushrooming. I'm no longer concerned with having to reshape or rescuff to avoid miscues; I'm no longer peeking at it mid-match to determine if the ticking time bomb of my tip might sabotage me at any moment. I have that mental space back. Just like carbon fiber shafts simplified the maintenance and care of shafts, this tip really simplifies the maintenance and care of tips.

I had kept my other shaft with the good (for now) Triangle, but as soon as I get a chance I'll have my guy install the other green tip on that shaft. I am a convert.



*Note: I received no compensation for this review nor have I ever communicated in any way with anyone from Bulletproof Billiards. I paid for both tips out of my own pocket, while full of trepidation for what might be more wasted money on another snake oil product. But these tips are legit.

lol sorry should have read the details. I have a Fortis, but it is not for sale. good luck.

I have 2 Predator 12.9 Revo Shafts and a Jacoby V4 Black 12.5 if interested let me know.

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Mensabum said:

They were a helluva lotta fun back in the day, b4 things got crazy and you couldn't afford to buy yourself. Good way to win some decent coin.
I'd try to sneak in as an unknown and go for cheap.

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I remember most players going for twenty to sixty dollars, the best might break a hundred by a little bit. With just a modest spread in ability there would be a bunch of people that might cash pretty big, enough that might win to keep the calcutta prices from getting too lopsided.

I know I say this in every thread about calcuttas but I like the cash option. The players agree on a set amount, maybe twenty bucks, and everyone that wants in the side pot pays when putting in their entry. The person registering competitors takes the money and adds a name to a list, maybe a minute or two extra at most and now those that want to play for more can.

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