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First and third pictures look genuine. Third picture, the third one looks like a Morri II. The best of all Moori tips.

First and third picture looks genuine. Third picture, the one on the right looks like a Moori II. In my opinion, the best Mooris ever.

In my experience, tips don't dry out. Now and then I'll try out a Champion or Le Pro from the 70s. Just like new. That's 50 years old. I have decades old Mooris as well. Just like new. I think the tanning process pretty much prevents that. Leather car seats as well. Decades old, if...

Yep, not a lot of information on the older Champion tips. I wish I had saved it, but I know I read an old article in one of the pool magazines that the French guy who did them buried them in his back yard to do part or all of the tanning. Maybe an urban legend, I can't confirm it or deny it...

Your mileage may vary. In my experience, layered tips do put more spin on the cue ball. It's not just my opinion. Mike Sigel was house pro at my favorite room a number of years ago. He and I talked about a lot of equipment, including tips. His opinion was that layered tips spin the cue ball...

Yes, I'm sure you're right. I remembered his name as a long one, beginning with S. but wasn't sure. If you also remember, it wasn't too long after John left that Tim did not want to do any more Sneakys. I think he thought they were a bit of a pain and took time away from other work. All the...

The vast majority of Scruggs sneakys were built by Bob Frey in the old days. Later, when Mike Cochran was with Tim, I believe it was a guy named John Stankowski who built the sneakys. I may have the spelling a bit wrong, but point it, Tim didn't touch too many if any. Just a bit of info.

The question has been asked a lot of times. I suspect the layers of glue that attach the layers of leather have something to do with more grip on the layered tips. But I'll go with the opinion of Mike Sigel, when I asked him about layered tips. He said, I don't use them, because I over-hit...

The layered tips do spin the cue ball more. It's why I try a lot of them, but generally go back to the Triangle.

Not really. Some value a coarse grain tip that doesn't require a lot of maintenance, and doesn't spin the cue ball too much. Those would prefer a single layer tip, likely Triangle or Elk Master. Efren and Earl have played Elk Master for years. Mike Sigel used LePros his entire playing...

Well, I'm not sure. From having many Champion tips over the decades, minus the fiber pad, they are nowhere near as thick as the well-known buffalo tips, including LePro and Triangle. Not sure about the differences in the tanning methods that would make the color so much different. I'm more...

Here we go, 70s Champion tip compared to the water buffalo brand tip. Looks like two different animals to me, color and thickness. Scroll to post 26. https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/water-buffalo-tips-reality.456650/page-2#post-5927722

That's correct, all tips by Tweeten come from buffalo hides. However, I believe the early Champions in the gray box, red label came from cowhide. Somewhere back in the archives I put up a picture of a Champion alongside the Water Buffalo brand tip. They look nothing alike, either thickness or...

If it's not in the old gray and red box, it's really not from the good Champion years. Though the later legitimate ones were in a white box, still red label, and had staples in the corners of the box top.

Single layer tips are a crap shoot, aren't they. You might have had later Champion tips than me. Mine were bought in the 70s, and are pretty consistent, even under use today. I still have a few on various shafts of various cues; I still like the hit. I think it's sort of like comparing the...

A lot of players feel the same that you do, nothing between the leather and the ferrule. I understand that, but I'll give a couple reasons for preferring the fiber base. One, it slightly dampens the hit a bit, if that's what you prefer. Two, fast forward to modern times, if you have a nice...

If you're talking most of say, 1960s through 1970s, most players used French Champion tips. That is not to be confused with the later Chandivert tips, which were just not the same. Since you've included Lassiter and Mosconi, Lassiter probably preferred a harder tip, probably LePros. Mosconi...

I have to admit, I have cues, but I don't sell them, as there's no need to. If a cue is good enough for to buy, I keep it. Opinions vary, I understand.

Lack of talent, even if somebody thinks he's an experienced player. Really talented and practiced players don't do any of the above.