Tip choice?

For years, I played with lePro tips. I liked them, but the challenge was that you had to sometimes go through a number of tips to get one that was good. Some would be too soft (like after 15 minutes of playing the tip would be soft and spongy). Others would be too hard...I'd cut them off after only a couple of games. But when you got a good one, they would work well and last a long time. I liked them best when about half was gone.

I am using Talisman tips right now. I think they're OK. I got the mediums. The first one i used I was miscueing all the time...and it felt really hard. I cut it off and put another one on (using it now). It seems to be pretty good, but I think I miscue with it more than with the LePro tips (especially w/ extreme draw). The Talisman tips seem to get harder with use. I don't break with them...just normal play.

I've never tried Kamui or Moori (Sp?), but I hear good things about them.
 
I agree with twal. Kamui tan med.
I have used it for a couple weeks now. using cheap chalk. I tried the kamui soft black. With them I believe u need that 25$ chalk. No thanks.
I like the old moori but the last couple years I gave up on them and went back to lepro
 
rhncue said:
If there was one "BEST" tip - there would only be one tip on the market instead of well over a hundred. Every one's taste is different so one man's treasure is another man's trash.

Dick
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Best response yet!

If I were you i'd decide what type of tip I think is best (soft, medium, hard etc.) and then see what tips are available in that hardness. Narrow your selection down to the most popular tips if you can or the name you are most familiar with in that hardness and try one. If you don't like it, cut if off and try another in the hardness range you like. I've gone through quite a few different tips before I found the tip that works the best for me. I have an advantage over most players because I have a cue lathe and it isn't as expensive for me to experiment.

Tips are a personal preference and like Dick said "one man's treasure is another man's trash". Invest a few dollars trying tips until you find what works best for you and then stick with it.

I'll send you a PM and let you know the tip that I finally settled on if you like. Let me know. I think the tip makes a difference in your game, but I use more spin than a lot of players so the tip is more important to me than a player who stays near the center of the cue ball.

James
 
brokenarrowjbe said:
I have tried a tiger everest and a medium moor. I am not really seeing any real difference in play over the LePro tip, other than a slightly muffled crack when hitting the cue ball. Am I missing something? Thanks, John
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If your happy with LePro I'd say stick with them. 90% of the tips on the market do a good job. A few in my opinion stand out, but what your happy with is whats most important.
 
I saw a similar comment mentioned about Brunswick tips and chalk... so I have a question. Triangle tips are made by the same Co as masters chalk, right? There is also a triangle chalk, saw it at my bowling alley the other day. They are made by a different company. So, is there a chalk that goes well with triangles? I've been using masters, but I'm a newb so I'm not sure.

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Secaucus Fats said:
It's hard to beat a Triangle. They're inexpensive, they settle in and retain their shape after some initial reshaping, and they get the job done. I switched from laminated tips to Triangle, and I'm not going back.

BTW-once I've installed and shaped the tip, I like to tap it all around the crown with an old cue ball for a good while, then check the shape. If needed I'll shape the crown of the tip again and whack it with the cue ball again until the tip is no longer deforming in any way. Then I burnish the sides with a damp finger and a piece of leather.
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We know. You walk over to the sink and wet your finger. Or are you old school? :grin:

Best,
Mike
 
brokenarrowjbe said:
Did not ask for best, but I am using a break cue with a lepro tip, it is playing as good as the one with a moori when I forget to switch after the break. Also the "hit" seems crisper with the lepro. May try the triangle before I go back to the Lepro. Thanks for the responses. John
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Yes, there is a difference - you can generate far more spin with a Moori than a Triangle. It always amazes me how little tip performance is discussed in 'which tip' threads. There's always lots of discussion about fitting or delamination or glazing or whatever, but nobody ever says which tip spins the ball the best. Aside from hit, which is personal preference, my number one criteria is, how easily does a tip move the ball? Kamui and Moori have this part nailed.
 
TheThaiger said:
Yes, there is a difference - you can generate far more spin with a Moori than a Triangle. It always amazes me how little tip performance is discussed in 'which tip' threads. There's always lots of discussion about fitting or delamination or glazing or whatever, but nobody ever says which tip spins the ball the best. Aside from hit, which is personal preference, my number one criteria is, how easily does a tip move the ball? Kamui and Moori have this part nailed.
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Have you measured this (more spin)? If so, how did you measure it. If it's just your perception that's ok also. I'm just curious how you measured the increase in spin while factoring out all the other variables that go into the mechanics of your stroke and your tip offset on each shot.

Thanks
 
IMO, the best tips ever made were the old original French Champions. Of course, the are rare and hard to find now. Next to them I like LePros and Triangles. LePros gives a little harder hit than Triangles, but Triangles seem to be grittier and keeps their shape better. Plus, Triangles hold chalk better than most tips.

Their draw back has always been their inconsistency, tip to tip. But now the new 15mm ones are very consistent because they are made from a more select part of the buffalo hide.
 
dr9ball said:
Have you measured this (more spin)? If so, how did you measure it. If it's just your perception that's ok also. I'm just curious how you measured the increase in spin while factoring out all the other variables that go into the mechanics of your stroke and your tip offset on each shot.

Thanks
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No, just my perception. It's not difficult to judge, you know...
 
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