> I got to thinking about the supposed BCA ban on phenolic/G-10 tips and have read somewhere that the tip has to be leather or some kind of "pliable" material and my question is this.
Is the 16-17 yr old Future tip on my jump cue still legal by modern standards?
This tip was marketed in the early 90's as a "synthetic" leather,and came in 3 hardnesses.
The brown and the blue were just way to soft to use,and felt like a piece of a Super Ball.
The black one is MUCH harder,but nowhere close to phenolic in hardness.
It can be sanded,scuffed,and cut MUCH easier than any phenolic I've ever seen. I'd equate it with a VERY hard PVC-type plastic or even hard rubber,due the melting electrical tape smell when cutting one on a lathe.
There is no chance this stuff damages a ball. I don't even think it's as hard as the break/jump tip I got from cuetechasaurus,which probably isn't that different from the Samsara.
I was told to my face by Evelyn Dysart during a tournament when my opponent questioned it that this tip was perfectly legal,but this was years ago.
What's the deal? Tommy D.
Is the 16-17 yr old Future tip on my jump cue still legal by modern standards?
This tip was marketed in the early 90's as a "synthetic" leather,and came in 3 hardnesses.
The brown and the blue were just way to soft to use,and felt like a piece of a Super Ball.
The black one is MUCH harder,but nowhere close to phenolic in hardness.
It can be sanded,scuffed,and cut MUCH easier than any phenolic I've ever seen. I'd equate it with a VERY hard PVC-type plastic or even hard rubber,due the melting electrical tape smell when cutting one on a lathe.
There is no chance this stuff damages a ball. I don't even think it's as hard as the break/jump tip I got from cuetechasaurus,which probably isn't that different from the Samsara.
I was told to my face by Evelyn Dysart during a tournament when my opponent questioned it that this tip was perfectly legal,but this was years ago.
What's the deal? Tommy D.
