Flatter shaped vs more round shaped tip

Frosty said:
Yet there are idiots that call themselves cue makers that think ferrule-less shafts are a good idea. It started with Black Boar Tony and one of his disciples Anthony Milanisi is carrying on with it as well. I mean what do they think ferrules are for?
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Calling Bob Jewett.

Lou Figueroa
you’re in for it now
 
Onepocketking1 said:
Hello AZB Family! I’ve just realized something the other night after shooting some 1hole. My tip had gotten kind of flat due to me not shaping it for a while. I actually was getting more action then when it was rounded. I would love to hear if any of you have experienced this. I’m thinking of leaving my tips a little flatter than my usual dime shape.
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I usually shape it to somewhere between a dime and a nickel and after that initial shaping I let it conform to my play style. For me, flatter, like a quarter radius is perfect.

Just play with it and lightly use sandpaper to lift fibers if the tip needs dressing. It will shape to how you play... completely customized to your style.

Constant shaping just prematurely wears out tips. If a tip is bad enough that it needs shaping more than at installation and maybe on only the most ear splitting miscue, it needs cut off and replaced with an actual good tip. A good tip needs almost nothing but the occasional scuff with sandpaper. Just press and roll the sandpaper to scuff. The goal is to not remove any actual leather.
 
maha said:
when i put a new tip on i play with the whole 14mm thing unshaped to break it in and also to convince myself that tip anything doesn't matter much.

so after a short time i am playing basically full speed with the 14 mm flat new tip hanging over the sides of the ferral.
then shape it a small amount and play, and same results. little by little until its about where it should be and then dont worry after that at all.

lots of chalking, or only once or twice a rack or after a big draw shot, and all same with no miscues,

some of my tips are 50 plus years old and still are fine.

after a couple racks i dont notice whether i am using wrapped, leather or nothing on the butt. and still shoot my game.
shafts from about 12 to 14 the same. but i like 13 the best.

i have 10 dollar sticks up to thousands and play same with all as long as shaft is slippery without coating on it.

same with any different set of balls. and dont wear special shoes or worry about the lighting.
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lfigueroa said:
hmmm, not exactly.

I have had a ton of snooker stuff come across my computer lately (probably because I signed Gail and I to go to the Crucible for the World Snooker Championships next year -- told Gail it was on my bucket list : -) and different snooker cue tip profiles are all over the place.

Here's a link that takes a look at what some of the top snooker player's tips look like:

www.snookercrazy.com

Snooker Tip Shapes

Snooker Tip - What type of snooker tip shape have you got on your cue? Here are a few of the tips used by the world's top professional snooker players.
www.snookercrazy.com www.snookercrazy.com

Lou Figueroa
it's nuts
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Best of luck across the pond Lou!!! 👍🏻
 
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