Nope, it takes about 2 weeks of actual time passed from installation to being "broken in" with the rate that I play. I play for about 1.5 -2 hours per day, so it takes about 20-30 hours of play. Which in my case means playing against someone 80% of time and playing on my own for the rest of the time. Its not that many shots taken, but I have found the two weeks in use for me to be an approximate time to break tips in. Atleast thats how I feel about it
Everyone will have their own opinion on this, just as in everything about pool. It's hard to discuss these matters with pure facts and accurate information as most of the aspects of this game are purely based on a persons own feel. This for ever going tip talk is one of these things. We all have out opinions, they all differ from the next guy and thats a really good thing. This keeps the market going and the possibility for new products to come in as players have, and always will compare and try out something new.
Many of these players seek some sort of guidelines from these forums regarding the personal opinions of others to find a starting point for their own testing of different tips. Atleast thats what I think these "whats the best tip for XXX" threads are about. And I'm willing to share my experiences with them as I have done a lot of testing with these out of personal curiosity in tips in general.
Not trying to be a know-it-all *ss, just trying to help folks out that are now where I was very recently. Trying to find the tip that feels right for you. The tip seems to be the most important single thing that affects the way a cue hits and plays
Oh, the last bit went a bit off topic, but I'll just leave it there in case it brings up some opinions or thoughts