Emerald tips.

Blue Hog ridr

Blue Hog ridr

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For anyone who might be considering trying one.

I bought a box because they were so very cheap and did get good ratings.
I put one on a well known production cue that I had. I couldn't pot a ball with this cue before or after I put on an Emerald. Sold the cue. Forgot about the Emeralds.

Recently I was telling my pool partner about the Emeralds and he asked if I would put one on his Dufferin bar cue. I did and he said he liked it just fine.
I tried a few shots with it and altho seemed ok, nothing that would blow my hair back in the wind if I had any, anyway.

I took my Milk Dud off my Varney conversion cue and put on an Emerald. It was a little high for my liking and I cut off a couple of layers.

Started playing with it and again, altho it was a decent tip, it really didn't do anything over the top for me.

Fast forward a week here. The tip must have needed a bit to break it in.
I am getting draw, spin and cue ball control like I have not experienced in
many a moon. I know that practicing several nights a week for the summer in preparation for Sept league has
improved my game immensely but I still have to give credit where credit is due.

I am seriously impressed with this tip and I know my other players are going to get changed out for an Emerald very soon.

Anyone else want to throw their opinions and experiences in would be appreciated.
 
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Blue Hog ridr said:
For anyone who might be considering trying one.

I bought a box because they were so very cheap and did get good ratings.
I put one on a well known production cue that I had. I couldn't pot a ball with this cue before or after I put on an Emerald. Sold the cue. Forgot about the Emeralds.

Recently I was telling my pool partner about the Emeralds and he asked if I would put one on his Dufferin bar cue. I did and he said he liked it just fine.
I tried a few shots with it and altho seemed ok, nothing that would blow my hair back in the wind if I had any, anyway.

I took my Milk Dud off my Varney conversion cue and put on an Emerald. It was a little high for my liking and I cut off a couple of layers.

Started playing with it and again, altho it was a decent tip, it really didn't do anything over the top for me.

Fast forward a week here. The tip must have needed a bit to break it in.
I am getting draw, spin and cue ball control like I have not experienced in
many a moon. I know that practicing several nights a week for the summer in preparation for Sept league has
improved my game immensely but I still have to give credit where credit is due.

I am seriously impressed with this tip and I know my other players are going to get changed out for an Emerald very soon.

Anyone else want to throw their opinions and experiences in would be appreciated.
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I bought a box of Emeralds and a box of Everest, Tigers higher end premium tip. I think the Emeralds blow the Everest out of the park! I don't like the Everest at all but love the Emeralds which are reasonably priced. Go figure!

Sherm
 
I have put a few of the emerald tips and the feedback has been very good. I tried one on my basement cue and after a couple of hours of playing it started to feel very good.
 
I've used them on my playing cue(s) for a while and really like them. They do seem to glaze over after a while, but an aggressive scuffing seems to take care of the problem. For the price, they're fantastic.
 
I have a few shafts with emerald tips. It takes me about a week to break one in and they are good to go after that. They are pretty good tips for the price. The only thing I do not like about them is the green color. If only the color was black like the onyx but without the high price tag.
 
I am going to buy a couple of boxes for reserve in the near future.
Never know if Tiger may decide to discontinue production and I don't want to get caught without.

It just shows to go you that sometimes you can find a little gem like these tips that can play just as well as tips twice or more as expensive.

Not a put down to any other tip on the market as I stock several different brands that I can recommend highly to players.

Its just that Emerald tips are my pool epiphany of the year.

That and I have to also say that the Varney shaft I am using gets high marks as we seem to be getting along quite well too.

Maybe I just found the right combo pack at the moment.
 
Good tip if you have the time to break them in.... They would be a nightmare for a tournament player if they were to pop one off a the event.... They seem to respond to vice clamping to shorten the break in process...... Decent tip at a great price......
 
They can be turned black with a Sharpie, or shoe polish and a burnish.
I use brown furniture pens to make the Milk Duds brown. I haven't seen them in black tho.

As far as break in time, I'm glad to know it wasn't my imagination then. It did take a week of steady playing in order for it to hit its prime.
 
I plan on installing an everest on my home cue, just to see.
I ordered a box cause they were cheap, just waiting for them to come in so I can make an informed reccomendation to my customers.
 
i have put emeralds on several cues for myself and friends, nothing but good reviews. wish the color was different but as stated a little burnishing and that is gone. they do seem to require some maintainence so far as glazing but not bad. i even cut the verest off an OB1 and replaced it with an emerald and love it.

Mike
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
Fast forward a week here. The tip must have needed a bit to break it in.
I am getting draw, spin and cue ball control like I have not experienced in
many a moon. I know that practicing several nights a week for the summer in preparation for Sept league has
improved my game immensely but I still have to give credit where credit is due.
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My guess is it's the extra practice.

pj
chgo
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
For anyone who might be considering trying one.

I bought a box because they were so very cheap and did get good ratings.
I put one on a well known production cue that I had. I couldn't pot a ball with this cue before or after I put on an Emerald. Sold the cue. Forgot about the Emeralds.

Recently I was telling my pool partner about the Emeralds and he asked if I would put one on his Dufferin bar cue. I did and he said he liked it just fine.
I tried a few shots with it and altho seemed ok, nothing that would blow my hair back in the wind if I had any, anyway.

I took my Milk Dud off my Varney conversion cue and put on an Emerald. It was a little high for my liking and I cut off a couple of layers.

Started playing with it and again, altho it was a decent tip, it really didn't do anything over the top for me.

Fast forward a week here. The tip must have needed a bit to break it in.
I am getting draw, spin and cue ball control like I have not experienced in
many a moon. I know that practicing several nights a week for the summer in preparation for Sept league has
improved my game immensely but I still have to give credit where credit is due.

I am seriously impressed with this tip and I know my other players are going to get changed out for an Emerald very soon.

Anyone else want to throw their opinions and experiences in would be appreciated.
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I've tried the Kamui tip. de-laminated right out of the box. Wasn't impressed. The Tiger "Emerald" seems to be the cat''s meow, no pun intended. At 4 bucks a pop, "VACULAM" technology, seems like something reasonable to "experiment" with? I"m gonna load up, go knee deep. But I still like my Brunswick Blue diamond tips, kinda like leaving an old time Lover?
 
Patrick Johnson said:
My guess is it's the extra practice.

pj
chgo
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Although I agree with Patrick here about the underestimated impact that consistent extra practice gives, I can't deny that only then one would be able to notice the quality of the Emerald tips by virtue of this extra practice.

I'm not a layered tip fan. To me, they feel like a piece of concrete glued to the tip of the cue. Although I have a few cues with a Sniper on it (e.g. my Tiger TPC-3 cue, which of course came with a Sniper installed by default), I just prefer one-piece (single-layer) tips. I personally prefer Elkmasters (Tweeten) or Blue Diamonds (Brunswick).

But the moment I tried a Tiger Emerald, I was impressed. To me, it's got the same feel as an Elkie, but without the break-in and maintenance period.

I'm going to be installing some Emeralds on a couple of my playing cues. I'm that impressed by them.

-Sean
 
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