hello said:

How does the Ko tip sound/feel?The layered tips I used don't produce the ''ping'' sound I'm after...

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Sound and feel is "correct" to me.

My initial reason for switching to the Ko Medium from the Precision Medium was what I'm chalking up to a bad tip or a bad install. The last one I had put on had a loose sound to it. Like a tink type sound. That was completely different from the previous Precision Mediums I was using for the past 7 years. Oddly enough, I had it put on by a cue smith that did my previous one and that one had no issues.

With that sounds came some inconsistency in the playability of the tip. Whether it was due to the tip itself or from my own mental issues with the sound and loose feeling of it.

Poking and pulling at it, it looked to be on there pretty good so I'm more leaning to just getting a bad tip. No gaps between the top and the pad it was glued to. Couldn't see it "lifting" at all when pulling at it. Maybe there was a loose layer or something in the middle of the tip.

I tried the Ko Medium because a buddy of mine had it on is Pred Revo 12.4. I use a Mezz Ignite 12.2 and that was about as close I was going to get for a sample hit unless I just had it installed. I liked the feeling of it.

Oddly enough, as soon as the cue smith (a different and also trusted one) handed me my shaft with the new Ko on it, I took a few swipes of chalk on it and could immediately tell it was better before even hitting a ball Then hitting with it confirmed that. Solid hit. True to Medium. No tink or loose sound/feel.

I ordered 2 Ko tips online because I don't like gambling if the cue guy will have them in stock so I have them when I need them.

I was able to sleep again that night.

Chopdoc said:

Square table with four pockets and two 8 balls. And He is shooting straight at the cushion.

I need to play that game.

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It's Eh Eye.

Radial gen 1…. Can you post pics

joeyvans said:

Valid question... I appreciate the response! The answer is basically in my post. Curious if the medium is still a firm hit, but potentially more controllable than the hard. Yes... I am practicing to get better at cueball control with the hard, but was just looking for opinions on the medium, because those opinions are very scarce. It seems like people only try the soft or hard. If the medium still gives a good, firm hit... Something in between a hard ultraskin and hard recoil... I think that would be perfect for me. Thanks again!

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I emailed Bulletproof before trying the hard tip myself, they were very responsive and they said that tip hardness is very subjective but they would compare the Red Med tip to a Medium Hard tip, they also said the hard tip imparted more spin, Dr Dave billiards research also shows that hard tips do impart SLIGHTLY more spin, in my experience a hard tip will reveal an improper stroke more readily, I find that helpful.

Chopdoc said:

Nope. That's why I wanna play that game!

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Only way He can get any action,
Kicks ALL OF HIS SHOTS!

This whole post makes me happy, Good luck sir, I can't wait to see your process grow!

Mensabum said:

I had a problem similar to yours. Couldn't figure out why I was imparting a bit of outside on every shot.
Once that was corrected, it felt strange for awhile, like I was off center or something when in reality, I was dead on. Now I don't even think about it. Just get down and go.
I will say that a 3" mid cue extension made as much difference as the correct shot line for my vision.
Not sure how much age and height played into that, but being tall and shooting with a 58" now feels strange. Like I'm jammed up or something.
But I only play on big tables. Bar boxes require their own 'length', so to speak. If you find yours, it makes a big difference. Don't be afraid to experiment.
When you find it, you'll know.

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I'm 6'1", not really super tall but I didn't like a 58" cue either, always hanging on to the back of the cue, I went with a 30" shaft and a 3" rear extension that I leave on all the time except when I run into a "wall shot" at a bar, it's one of the reasons you need to find the best cue for YOU, one size does not fit all.