Elkpro vs triangle vs milkdud

greyghost · Jun 28, 2018

Danimal said:
I ran across an Elkpro recently as one of the regulars in my room, whom is a snooker player, provided one and asked me to install it on his snooker cue.

Opposed to your regular Elkmasters, the tip was green, somewhat pre-pressed and lacked the chalk-tumbled exterior. When I glued it on and stared to cut it, however, it reminded me very much like shaping most Elkmasters; i.e., it's not the most fun experience out there. Inside it was fibrous and irregular like most Elks are.

Elkpros are sold as "select" and "professional" Elkmasters in a box of 3 for somewhere between $40-50 per box. In my limited experience I don't think they are worth the price. I may have just gotten a bad one.

At that price, one could buy a box of 50 regular Elks for >$20 and weed out the bad ones - I'm sure you'll find more than 3 keepers per box.

Or better yet, just grab yourself some milkduds from Jeff (pooldawg8) on here. They're the best iteration of Elmasters I've ever used.

Dam I had no idea they were that high lol....I was given a couple 13s and a box of 10s (3).

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wigglybridge · Jun 28, 2018

i've only this year started pressing my own Elkmasters, and i can tell already they're far and away the best thing i've ever played with. all the feel of a soft/medium moori with none of the issues of a soft and more grab than a hard.

so for me as a noobie, how do you tell out of a bag of 'em which ones are the keepers?

Maniac · Jun 28, 2018

wigglybridge said:
so for me as a noobie, how do you tell out of a bag of 'em which ones are the keepers?

One method that has been used for Triangle tips (and I'm sure many others) is to drop them into a glass of water and use the ones that sink.

Maniac

Straightpool_99 · Jun 28, 2018

Danimal said:
I ran across an Elkpro recently as one of the regulars in my room, whom is a snooker player, provided one and asked me to install it on his snooker cue.

Opposed to your regular Elkmasters, the tip was green, somewhat pre-pressed and lacked the chalk-tumbled exterior. When I glued it on and stared to cut it, however, it reminded me very much like shaping most Elkmasters; i.e., it's not the most fun experience out there. Inside it was fibrous and irregular like most Elks are.

Elkpros are sold as "select" and "professional" Elkmasters in a box of 3 for somewhere between $40-50 per box. In my limited experience I don't think they are worth the price. I may have just gotten a bad one.

At that price, one could buy a box of 50 regular Elks for >$20 and weed out the bad ones - I'm sure you'll find more than 3 keepers per box.

Or better yet, just grab yourself some milkduds from Jeff (pooldawg8) on here. They're the best iteration of Elmasters I've ever used.

I agree 100%. As far as snooker tips go, the Elkmaster is the best deal out there. It's unbelievable how cheap they are. They're actually so cheap that it's a problem for the image. People refuse to believe something so cheap can be good, so they created this, so people could feel they have a "premium" product. Buy a box of regular Elk Masters, weed out the bad ones. That goes for LePros as well. I personally don't like how the Elkmaster cuts, and I prefer the feel of LePros, but the "pro" Elkmaster does nothing that the regular doesn't.

Elkpro vs triangle vs milkdud

greyghost

Coast to Coast

wigglybridge

14.1 straight pool!

Maniac

2manyQ's

Straightpool_99

I see dead balls