Bar table and tips ?

[8up]

When playing on a bar table (7') which tip hardness do you prefer?

A) soft
B) medium
C) medium hard
D) hard

 

[8up]

I ask because playing 8 ball I seem to have problems with the cue ball rolling to far most times.

 

[jdxprs]

practice a softe stroke, and try playing to lessen the angles on shots. the cue will travel less when hitting he object ball fuller.

 

[DAVE_M]

I just started playing with a Talisman Pro Hard tip for our bar league. I've played with soft/medium tips on bar tables but they start to mushroom because of the weight of the cue ball ( Having to hit it harder to get it to spin ).

The only time I bother with a soft tip is for one pocket.

 

[8up]

practice a softe stroke, and try playing to lessen the angles on shots. the cue will travel less when hitting he object ball fuller.

Good advice but when playing 8 ball the small surface and traffic make it tough. Cue ball control is what I need work on for sure. I miss more shots when trying to figure out how to leave the cue ball for sure.

 

[zy112]

My answer is pretty simple, Med/Hard. I'm not going to change tips/shafts for diff size tables. I play with them bc thats what I'm most comfortable with. I would think your problem is more due to speed, english, stroke ect. If your like me though, finding the perfect tip is never ending.

 

[jdxprs]

focus on playing your patterns properly to limit cue travel. get trouble balls out early, and try to play more defensively early in racks when things are tied up.

 

[8up]

morning bump

 

[Tramp Steamer]

Usually, if one doesn't want one's object ball to go very far, one shouldn't hit one's cue ball very hard.
There is no relationship between a cue tip and table size.

 

[8up]

Usually, if one doesn't want one's object ball to go very far, one shouldn't hit one's cue ball very hard.
There is no relationship between a cue tip and table size.

Are you saying a soft tip would not cause a cue to take more draw or stop than a hard tip hit at the same speed ?

 

[Tramp Steamer]

Are you saying a soft tip would not cause a cue to take more draw or stop than a hard tip hit at the same speed ?

Nope. What I'm saying is, the length of the table is independent of the players choice of tips. As to your question about stop and draw, I believe some of Dr. Dave's work addresses that very issue.