What is the "gripiest" tip made?

Kevin Lindstrom

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Looking for opinions on what tip has the most grip. I am looking for a tip that holds chalk well and does not quickly glaze over. I have a wizard tip on my playing cue and looking for something with hopefully more grip when using English on the cue ball. Want a tip the doesn't require a lot of maintenance if possible too.
 
Looking for opinions on what tip has the most grip. I am looking for a tip that holds chalk well and does not quickly glaze over. I have a wizard tip on my playing cue and looking for something with hopefully more grip when using English on the cue ball. Want a tip the doesn't require a lot of maintenance if possible too.

I bet you want one that is cheap, too?
 
Just had a Morakami soft installed. Feels like glue on the tip when I hit the CB.
 
Looking for opinions on what tip has the most grip. I am looking for a tip that holds chalk well and does not quickly glaze over. I have a wizard tip on my playing cue and looking for something with hopefully more grip when using English on the cue ball. Want a tip the doesn't require a lot of maintenance if possible too.

I really kike the black ultra skin...
VERY VERY CONSISTANT AND LOW MAINTENANCE
 
It's not easy to answer. Some soft tips will grip really well with slow speed shots but lose effectiveness with harder shots because when they compress beyond a certain point the grain of the leather squeezes shut which starts reducing effective surface area.

All tips are gong to glaze a little. I have the best luck with Kamui black tips and Kamui chalk...with the Kamui Gator Grip tool.

The trick is that if you use something like the Gator Grip, or another very light scuffing tool that just breaks the glaze and lifts the leather fibers, you can chalk the tip without coating it and without sanding down the tip. That increases grip and cuts down on glazing. You see people rubbing their chalk against the tip for 10 seconds, or sometimes just furiously chalking with a squeak squeak squeak the whole time they're thinking about their next move. That is very bad for your tip, it sands it down, and puts far too thick a layer of chalk on it. Chalk should sit in the grain of the leather, not form a thick layer completely covering it, because with a thick layer the chalk particles in contact with the CB are not in direct contact with the leather tip so energy and friction transfer is lessened.

The tip will grip best with a thin but even layer of chalk, do not rub your chalk onto the tip, instead lightly roll your tip in the chalk and lightly pat it on any spots that are missed. With Kamui chalk, even though they say you only have to chalk every other rack, I chalk about ever 4-5 shots because I purposely put the bare minimum amount of chalk on. It helps stop glazing and give the most consistent results.

Different leathers will grip differently with different amount so maintenance but if you're going for consistency, a high-quality tip with good chalking habits is what I'd recommend.
 
After 30 years, I've tried just about everything made, with layers or single layer. Nothing beats a well made milk dud, it does exactly what you're looking for and is dirt cheap. There. I said it. :rolleyes:


I have tried a milk dud and I must have been unlucky because it was one of the hardest tip I ever had. I had it removed after 5 mins.

That being said, the guy who makes them sold it to me and he was top class in communication and speedy shipping.
 
I have a Sniper tip on my snooker cue and my main pool cue.
They start a bit too soft for my liking....but they toughen up quickly.
....so I got a pretty hard tip that doesn't lose its shape....
...and I feel I can't miscue.

I still got a bunch of original Mooris...but I like the Sniper a lot.
 
I have tried a milk dud and I must have been unlucky because it was one of the hardest tip I ever had. I had it removed after 5 mins.

That being said, the guy who makes them sold it to me and he was top class in communication and speedy shipping.

I've had one bad tip in eight so far...it just mushroomed like a marshmallow, was a dud...but every other one made by PoolDawg hits better than a Kamui Black Soft, and grips 10 times better. They tend to hit firmer than medium, yet grip like a super soft. Think hard outside, chewy inside...:wink: Don't know how he does it, but that's all I'll use from now on.
 
I have tried a milk dud and I must have been unlucky because it was one of the hardest tip I ever had. I had it removed after 5 mins.

That being said, the guy who makes them sold it to me and he was top class in communication and speedy shipping.

I tried a skim-milk-dud tip....
...sure enough, I lost 2% of my bankroll.
:cool::cool:
 
I think you are asking fore something impossible.
You can't have a very grippy tip (in other words: very soft) and not expect it to not mushroom, require no maintenance and never glance over.
A soft/grippy tip WILL mushroom more than a harder tip. ALL tips require maintenance and all tips will glance over from time to time.
But if you want my advice on a soft tip, that holds chalk well and require minimum of maintenence, my chioce is simple: Zan Premuim Soft.
 
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Looking for opinions on what tip has the most grip. I am looking for a tip that holds chalk well and does not quickly glaze over. I have a wizard tip on my playing cue and looking for something with hopefully more grip when using English on the cue ball. Want a tip the doesn't require a lot of maintenance if possible too.

The synthetic rubber tip, I'm guessing, was the grippiest tip. But, grippiest isn't what you want. Guaranteed. You wouldn't be able to shoot pool if you had "the grippiest tip."

Freddie
 
I think you are asking fore something impossible.
You cant have a very grippy tip (in other words: very soft) and not expect it to mushropom, require no maintenance and never glance over.
A soft/grippy tip WILL mushroom more than a harder tip. ALL tips require maintenance and all tips will glance over from time to time.
But if you want my advice on a soft tip, that holds chalk well and require minimum of maintenence, my chioce is simple: Zan Premuim Soft.

I actually want to try one someday. I'll have to check if the local repair guy has some.
 
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