Tips... Are we fooling Ourselves?

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Franky4Eyes

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I use a med/hard tip.
Elkmaster squeezed hard as you can hand crank in a bench vice and leave for a week. Relieves the stress letting it sit and definitely won't mushroom thereafter.
They play amazing as anything and really are dirt cheap.
I've got it down to where I can press 3 at a time and
each tip ends up appx 77/78a; which I love.
Hits like a firm triangle and makes the nice sound I prefer.
If I didn't have this 50 pack of Elkmasters to get through,
I'd also just recommend using a Triangle tip.
I recently tried an Ultraskin Pro tip and it felt soft and firm at the same time depending on how firm a stroke I used. Compared to all the other high priced layered tips they're a top contender.
 
Texas Carom Club

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gregcantrall said:
My take on layered tips is that with every "brand new layer" you get another layer of glue. I have experienced miss cues due to the glue layer. Look for the fly specks on the cue ball. That is glue from the tip.
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all layered tips ive liked, not all single tips i have, some feel just mushy and not firm

but i agree i get those glue spots on the ball, hopefully i can find a good feeling triangle in the ones i just bought
 
Texas Carom Club

Texas Carom Club

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I just got my triangles in, 7 for 9 dollars

that priced right?
i dont know what they go for normally
 
Texas Carom Club

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every seller on ebay was about that price i payed for that many
one guy even has them 5 bucks for one
 
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KenRobbins

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Texas Carom Club said:
every seller on ebay was about that price i payed for that many
one guy even has them 5 bucks for one
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I got them off a buddy of mine. I just looked them up and it doesn't look like you got ripped off. I'll have to ask him what the actual cost are for them.
 
Texas Carom Club

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KenRobbins said:
I got them off a buddy of mine. I just looked them up and it doesn't look like you got ripped off. I'll have to ask him what the actual cost are for them.
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ok then thats all i needed to know

read all the time about how they cost 50 cents but no real idea
 
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KenRobbins

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BigBoof said:
Even Joe B's site charges $22.50 for a box of his version.

I'd be worried I was getting fakes getting triangles that cheap.

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That's what I'm thinking now. That maybe why I'm liking the hit of the Zan. I didn't realize there were fakes out there. I know my buddy wasn't trying to RIP me off, but I ended up just giving the rest of the box away to a family member. If they're fake, my uncle will probably just think it's his stroke. lol
 
Bobkitty

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KenRobbins said:
I got them off a buddy of mine. I just looked them up and it doesn't look like you got ripped off. I'll have to ask him what the actual cost are for them.
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The best I could find was 50 Triangles for about $28 and free shipping.
 
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KenRobbins

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How do you find out if they're fake? I doubt he went through the box of them. If I get several of them and take pictures of them, is that enough to see if they're fake?
 
jasonlaus

jasonlaus

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Still love Le pros, but have been using Searings tips for a couple years now -- cant beat em.
Jason
 
gregcantrall

gregcantrall

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I just got my Triangles.

I got 7 for ....... around $11 with shipping.

Installed one and it's the real deal.
 
Jimbojim

Jimbojim

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I have had a lot of extremely hard triangle over the years. I love soft tips so maybe elk master is what I should stick with! (I currently play with zan plus soft)
 
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BigBoof

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KenRobbins said:
How do you find out if they're fake? I doubt he went through the box of them. If I get several of them and take pictures of them, is that enough to see if they're fake?
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I didn't mean to say yours were fake. Just that the fake ones were more expensive than yours. Fakes are out there, even for the elkmasters.

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crawf

crawf

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I'm a big fan of single layered tips. Just seems to make sense to me. Multiple layered tips have X number of flat layers with glue in between, as you round the tip off to your liking, you will have a measurable amount of glue on the surface of your tip.

Love triangles, k-techs and Milkdud a friend if mine makes.

My locale cue maker is a fan of SIB Pros, so I tried one and am liking it as well.

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