King T said:

I'll simply say that you shouldn't Brag about being around a 600 speed, thats not the get the Money speed, thats a beginner.

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Silliness.

From Fargo...

Quilted Sapele, Average?

He wouldn't have a chance against me! No chance of losing, that is.

dendweller said:

600 is a beginner? That's really kind of silly.

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And I play once or twice a year, that's it. The guy is a complete clown

Bamacues said:

I have been at this game for over 60 years.

Pretty much all I ever heard or saw was "nickel or dime" shaped playing tips.

Recently, it appears that some of the top-level players are using tips that are almost totally flat.

Some even (especially snooker players) appear to have intentional "mushroom" built into their tip install.

Am I imagining things? Is there a particular logic to the cue tip shapes that I am not getting?

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Where can I see this?

King T said:

I'll simply say that you shouldn't Brag about being around a 600 speed, thats not the get the Money speed, thats a beginner. And if you spent plenty of time around champions you should be a ball better that 600.

Lastly if you think that spending/betting $100 is really gambling that speaks for itself.

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What part of playing once or twice a year don't you understand?

Is this really that difficult for you?

Who said anything about betting a 100 is gambling? Holy shit you're stupid, you have zero comprehension skills.

Stick to being a 3 in APA

I've broke and ran 7 racks in a row 3 different times. My guess is you've never run a rack in your life

jeephawk said:

I'm curious. Is it that [a flatter tip] can work better for expert players for some reason but has less margin for error? Just personal preference? New trend?

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Low maintenance.

pj
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lfigueroa said:

One of the things I do when I go to a tournament and play the occasional champion is to sneak a peek at their cue tips.

And my observation has been that you are indeed correct with all of them playing with pretty flat tips, like a nickel or maybe even a quarter radius.

Lou Figueroa

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I'm curious. Is it that it can work better for expert players for some reason but has less margin for error? Just personal preference? New trend?

Camera views can be misleading but was watching some match on YT the other night and noticed what appeared to be the same thing, then watched another and one seemed pretty flat, but I wouldn't want to bet much on it from my armchair.