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    Bulletproof Recoil soft tip review

    I am using the green and I agree with your points here. I have been shooting with the green one for a long time now. I rarely ever scuff it or hit it with a tip-pick. It DOES lose its shape over time though, consistent with how your other tips might wear down over time (my tips always get...
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    Break Tip

    Still need that review? I have it installed on my playing cue right now, for playing purposes. Does everything I can do with my playing tip in terms of spin and power. I have a standardized test that I do for testing tips, on one specific table, where I draw the ball as far as I can, from a...
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    Need Some Tips for Maintaining a Pool Cue

    Magic eraser is abrasive and so is the sandpaper. I think it's risky to be cleaning cues this way, trying to be careful to only remove any gunk on the outside, but... to each their own...
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    leather tips and PETA/vegans...?

    I was wondering, what would PETA say about leather cue tips? Anyone would know? What would a vegan pool player shoot with? I'm not vegan myself. I currently shoot with a White Diamond on my playing cue. So my cue is now a bit more "vegan friendly". Any vegan players out there that shoot with...
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    Colleges in the US that have an active pool team/community?

    Hey Bradshaw, of course I recognize it! I play there every single day :)
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    Colleges in the US that have an active pool team/community?

    Anyone know of colleges in the USA that have an active pool team/community? I'm from Cornell University, we have one.
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    Bulletproof Tip Review - I feel it's too soft!

    THIS IS ABOUT THE BULLETPROOF CLEAR BREAK/JUMP TIP I use the tip on my playing cue right now. I feel the tip is a little too soft imo I'm of the belief that tip hardness does not matter for maximum spin. I can get crazy spin with this tip, maximum spin, yes, but I don't feel that makes it...
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    Anyone tried shaping their tips to account for all the mushrooming/flattening that'll happen in its lifetime?

    My idea is that the tip flattens to a point where it doesn't flatten anymore. So I'm going for a horrible shape until it flattens to the shape I want, and then slightly more flat than that shape is also fine.
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    Anyone tried shaping their tips to account for all the mushrooming/flattening that'll happen in its lifetime?

    Has anyone found a successful shape for their tip such that it will settle into a dime radius shape after months of playing, and never ever need to be reshaped again? I suppose the softer the tip, the more extreme the shape needs to be. For a phenolic tip, the starting shape can be dime...
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    Anyone's playing cue use a phenolic ferrule/tip combo?

    I know people have shot with phenolic tips, or jump/break tips like samsaras, especially leather hybrids. I wonder, has anyone shot with one of those all-brown or all-black phenolic leather/ferrule combos? What do they think compared to the other jump/break tips on a playing cue like...
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    Using matte leather conditioner for milk dud

    When I make my own duds, I try to make them as hard as possible. Is your tip rock hard? I'd love to try this out
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    Can cue silk seal a wooden shaft?

    The title says it, and I'm curious. Can cue silk seal a wooden shaft? I know that people may use Qwax. Can cue silk achieve the same/similar result, or at least achieve some sort of partial sealing (if that's possible)? *reposted from main forum due to a suggestion that I ask here instead*
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    Can cue silk seal a wooden shaft?

    The title says it, and I'm curious. Can cue silk seal a wooden shaft? I know that people may use Qwax. Can cue silk achieve the same/similar result, or at least achieve some sort of partial sealing (if that's possible)?
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    Navigator Break Impact Tip Review (mainly to review as a playing tip)

    Never tried Samara or White Diamond, so can't comment on that, sorry :/ Main focus of the post was to review it as a playing tip, I just edited that into the title
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    Navigator Break Impact Tip Review (mainly to review as a playing tip)

    Hello all, I've searched online for information about this tip, and I can't find much information on it. I thought I'd leave a review here: As a jump tip and break tip, this works great. Crushes racks, and jumps well too. Now onto how it works as a PLAYING TIP... I've found that I can hit...
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    Why do triangle tips have this brown paint/pigment/substance on the sides that rub off?

    Why do triangle tips have this brown paint/pigment/substance on the sides that rub off? Does it do anything special? Or is it purely a way to distinguish triangle tips from other tips
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    Using my pechauer jump shaft for breaking?

    It's 29 or 30 inches, I don't remember. Definitely long enough for a regular cue. I'm looking at a $60 and below range for my break cue hahaha I already actually have a "break cue", it's a mcdermott lucky playing cue with a phenolic leather tip. But I'm looking to use a break cue with a stiffer...
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    Using my pechauer jump shaft for breaking?

    I'm thinking of getting a cue butt to fit my pechauer jump shaft, and use the combined butt and shaft as a break cue. Good idea? Bad idea? Thoughts? Assume cost is not an issue, and that I'm not necessarily desperately looking for a break cue. I just want to know how this idea would work out...
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    What would you do here?

    C with stop/stun. I plan to follow forward for the 8 afterwards.
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