What's the best tip on the market today?
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DrOnePocket
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Milk Dud - If done properly
Moori III M or H
Moori III M or H
Triangle or Le Pro. You do not need a $15+ tip to play pool. Besides, leather holds chalk better than glue does. If you look at those rings on the top of your laminated tip, that's glue. Mechanically, I have two problems with glue in a tip. If you sand it or rough it, you're tearing the bond of the outside layers. If it glazed over, it won't hold chalk.
I used to use laminated tips and got sick of miscues. I stick with what has worked for decades. Triangle is my #1 choice, followed closely by the new Le Pro tips. There was a phase of bad LPs a few years ago. Tweeten Fiber seems to have resolved this.
I used to use laminated tips and got sick of miscues. I stick with what has worked for decades. Triangle is my #1 choice, followed closely by the new Le Pro tips. There was a phase of bad LPs a few years ago. Tweeten Fiber seems to have resolved this.
Sounds like you hit the nail on the head right-off! :thumbup:
Sniper by Tiger is the most consistent and highest performance cue tip on the market today!
you would put sniper over everest?
southpaw72
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You picked a good one to start with. I played with a sniper for a few years and liked the way it played. Then I switched to a kamui med. Plays a little bit firmer and lasts longer. Preference in tips is pretty subjective. Try different tips until you find the one you like.
Best Tip - Don't eat yellow snow.
Best "Cue" Tip - I haven't tried all of them, but I do feel there is a huge difference between a cheap tip like a LePro and a better quality tip like a Moori. I am, using a Sniper Med and it holds chalk and shape very well.
Best "Cue" Tip - I haven't tried all of them, but I do feel there is a huge difference between a cheap tip like a LePro and a better quality tip like a Moori. I am, using a Sniper Med and it holds chalk and shape very well.
i'm a fan of talisman mediums myself
I've been using Kamui med-soft for a while and like them a lot. Next tipping I might try a Wizard.
I`ll 2nd that.
DrOnePocket
Banned
Sniper plays way better than Everest to me. It's firmer and more consistant
I cannot claim to be a tip expert. However:
I got good use out of the LePro tip that came on my 314 shaft. This is not the LePro tip you can buy, but somewhere in the factory they squeeze them to a harder state then the LePros you buy elsewhere (sort of Milk Dud like--I guess). This tip started to requir a lot of maintainance. After a hard hit, there would be a visble dimple on the leather surface that I would have to be careful to avoid the rest of the night on delicate shots. You could see the dimple when sanding the tip surface. It was as if the tip got soft after the aforementioned maintainance wore through the harder leather, so I replaced it.
I replaced it with a Talisman hard and have generally liked this tip. It holds chalk well, has power, and touch, and does not miscue. One thing I do like about this tip, is that you can abuse the tip (hitting a cue ball really hard) without leaving a dimple in the surface. A very gently scruff with 120 grit re-enlivens the tip after weeks of use/abuse, now and again. This tip has not mushroomed in over 1.3 years of use (averaging 8-15 hour per week of use). {I also know that Taliman tips are not highly regarded here at AZB}
Your milage may vary.
I got good use out of the LePro tip that came on my 314 shaft. This is not the LePro tip you can buy, but somewhere in the factory they squeeze them to a harder state then the LePros you buy elsewhere (sort of Milk Dud like--I guess). This tip started to requir a lot of maintainance. After a hard hit, there would be a visble dimple on the leather surface that I would have to be careful to avoid the rest of the night on delicate shots. You could see the dimple when sanding the tip surface. It was as if the tip got soft after the aforementioned maintainance wore through the harder leather, so I replaced it.
I replaced it with a Talisman hard and have generally liked this tip. It holds chalk well, has power, and touch, and does not miscue. One thing I do like about this tip, is that you can abuse the tip (hitting a cue ball really hard) without leaving a dimple in the surface. A very gently scruff with 120 grit re-enlivens the tip after weeks of use/abuse, now and again. This tip has not mushroomed in over 1.3 years of use (averaging 8-15 hour per week of use). {I also know that Taliman tips are not highly regarded here at AZB}
Your milage may vary.
Several...
hands down the following
Porper 12 Layered WB Tips ( My ALL TIME fav, great for finesse game! ) Perfect for those who have a soft touch but don't like the hit of a med to hard tip. I will admit that these mushroom a lot, so you must press them well before applying on shaft.
and my secondary tip is a my specially pressed Elk Masters ( Nope I dont do milk duds and these are'nt pressed with vices, the outcome is a tip that keeps shape and has the softness characteristics of an unpressed Elk. THE BEST COMBINATION )
I personally don't like milk duds because they are too hard and over time with added play will get even more so. They keep shape and grip too, but they start to gloss and don't hold chalk AS WELL as my own personal specially treated elks, which I dont even need to chalk for every shot, unlike a milk dud.
hands down the following
Porper 12 Layered WB Tips ( My ALL TIME fav, great for finesse game! ) Perfect for those who have a soft touch but don't like the hit of a med to hard tip. I will admit that these mushroom a lot, so you must press them well before applying on shaft.
and my secondary tip is a my specially pressed Elk Masters ( Nope I dont do milk duds and these are'nt pressed with vices, the outcome is a tip that keeps shape and has the softness characteristics of an unpressed Elk. THE BEST COMBINATION )
I personally don't like milk duds because they are too hard and over time with added play will get even more so. They keep shape and grip too, but they start to gloss and don't hold chalk AS WELL as my own personal specially treated elks, which I dont even need to chalk for every shot, unlike a milk dud.
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