In the wake of the BCAPL ban on phenolic tips I now need some info on what are good jump cues or jump/break cues without phenolic tips. I play in a VNEA league and I would'nt be surprised if they followed suit about the phenolic tips.
Good Jump cues without phenolic tips?
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Voodoo Daddy
One Pocket 101
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stinger and jacoby both use phenolic. white diamond is a type of phenolic too. should be pretty easy to change a phenolic tip to leather. i actually prefer leather to phenolic, much more control. you can get leathers that are nearly as hard as phenolic. the best jump cue i've used is the stealth at-1 and it comes with a leather tip.
Thanks. Guess I need to find someone to put a leather tip on my Stinger.
a rock hard leather tip on a rick howard-mace cue...is a winning combination for breaking and jumping.
I asked
I asked that very question and I was told that The White Diamond and the Ice Breaker tips "Would probably not be allowed".
I have been in contact with the TD or table supplier for most of the BCAPL events and he is going to get me clarification on what (If any) variations for brak and jump tips will be allowed. Stay tuned.
I know what a phenolic tips sounds like, but some of them from a distance look like a normal ferrule/tip combo.
I asked that very question and I was told that The White Diamond and the Ice Breaker tips "Would probably not be allowed".
I have been in contact with the TD or table supplier for most of the BCAPL events and he is going to get me clarification on what (If any) variations for brak and jump tips will be allowed. Stay tuned.
I know what a phenolic tips sounds like, but some of them from a distance look like a normal ferrule/tip combo.
It's a simple job to put a leather tip on a phenolic tip/ferule---but have pro cue person do it. Many hard tips work great and if you want it very hard just have the installer take the tip down very thin.
Cheaper to have a cue maker make you a stiff shaft, hard ferrule, and a very thin hard tip.... Or have a cue repair guy put a very thin hard tip on your current break/jump cue.
I didn't like breaking with the phenolic tip and due to the IPT I ended up with a hard thin tip on my break shaft. I prefer it w/o the phenolic tip. Doesn't jump quite as well but has better CB control on the break.
I didn't like breaking with the phenolic tip and due to the IPT I ended up with a hard thin tip on my break shaft. I prefer it w/o the phenolic tip. Doesn't jump quite as well but has better CB control on the break.
jacobycues
jacobycc
We actually haven't used phenolic on our jump cues in over a year. We use the G10 tip. Works great for a jump cue if you are looking at switching your tip out.
I am pretty sure that is banned along with phenolic by the BCAPL. G-10 is harder then phenolic.
BVal
I think G10 is a big reason for the ban.
Yep, it is.
i think the ban is pretty much for any resin based tip, phenolic, g10, white diamond, etc. i think the only gray area would be the tiger icebreaker, where you have both leather and phenolic. i think only the leather part actually makes contact with the cue ball, so it might be ok?
That is just a jump cue. The butt breaks down to give you a long and short jump cue as needed.