Many years ago, Jerry Franklin convinced me to try a Triangle tip instead of the Le Pros I had used for years. Thereafter, I became a big fan of Triangle tips--they had all the benefits of the best Le Pros, but they were much more consistent.
Then I went for a 10 year spell without playing at all. But pool always seems to draw me back and one day I was stopped at a traffic light and heard the click of pool balls. I had to investigate! I discovered Dean's Pool Room in Springfield, OR and liked Dean and his room so much I found my way back to the tables regularly. And soon it was time for a new tip for my Southwest.
I went online to order a box of Triangles and discovered things had changed a lot in 10 years. Layered tips were the new thing. More spin, fewer miscues, no shaping and so on. How could I resist? But which one? So I ordered a bunch--Everest, Moori, and a few others. I put a Moori on one shaft and an Everest on another. I soon found myself pulling the Everest tipped shaft more often. And I still had a Triangle on a third shaft.
What I found was none of the layered tips actually played any better than the Triangle. But they were all good. The Everest felt a lot like the Triangle, after a few weeks of break-in. And while the Everest did require trimming a few times the first month, or so, after than I seldom touched it other than slight reshaping of the crown. So I became a big fan of Everest tips.
Eventually, I tried a Sniper and that, to me, is the ultimate tip. That said, I think the Everest is an awesome tip. The Sniper simply does everything slightly better than it's stablemate.
And I still think the Triangle is a great tip. I would lose no sleep if I had to play my remaining days with a Triangle. But the Everest requires less fussing. And the Sniper is a hair better than either.