A tip for grip?

[FranCrimi]

Lol, I've taken a magic eraser to it a few times. The shaft I like that dirty used look/feel to it, but I have been needing to clean the ferrule a bit.

OK, well, it looks to me like you're definitely working harder at the table than you have to because of that tip. Maybe you should revisit why you don't like the feel of a newer tip. Is it just an old habit? Is it a visual thing? Some players like to bring the tip extremely close to the cb in their setup and may find themselves fouling the cb in their setup with a new tip due to the extra height. But that doesn't mean you can't adjust.

I think it's crazy not to utilize the benefits that a new tip can give you. You have to ask yourself whether your habit is logical or just a habit that you fell into.

 

[Neil]

OK, well, it looks to me like you're definitely working harder at the table than you have to because of that tip. Maybe you should revisit why you don't like the feel of a newer tip. Is it just an old habit? Is it a visual thing? Some players like to bring the tip extremely close to the cb in their setup and may find themselves fouling the cb in their setup with a new tip due to the extra height. But that doesn't mean you can't adjust.

I think it's crazy not to utilize the benefits that a new tip can give you. You have to ask yourself whether your habit is logical or just a habit that you fell into.

What do you think are the benefits of a new tip?

 

[FranCrimi]

Chris, I think it's the impact that's wearing away your tip.

 

[Neil]

Fran, that was a serious question. What advantages do you feel a new tip gives one that you find it crazy not to utilize them? I use a very hard tip, so the consistency stays the same throughout the life of the tip.

 

[Ratta]

Fran, that was a serious question. What advantages do you feel a new tip gives one that you find it crazy not to utilize them? I use a very hard tip, so the consistency stays the same throughout the life of the tip.

A new tip can have several advantages. Physically and mentally also
Physically a new tip for example is always a bit more *elastic*. And with more playing time every tip will harden- and also change it s *feeling*. There are enough players who drive crazy if the tip * is not exactly how they want it*.
To finally say that she or he would be wrong, or if it doesn t make sense- well, no reason to discuss about *subjective* opinions.

The points Fran has shown up make sense. If you really have a setup. where your tip is VERY close to the cueball you can have a real problem with a new tip^^
I for example am about 1-2cm away from cb. So i always take care to have the *right* height of a tip, right form the first shot after installing and trimming it

 

[Neil]

A new tip can have several advantages. Physically and mentally also
Physically a new tip for example is always a bit more *elastic*. And with more playing time every tip will harden- and also change it s *feeling*. There are enough players who drive crazy if the tip * is not exactly how they want it*.
To finally say that she or he would be wrong, or if it doesn t make sense- well, no reason to discuss about *subjective* opinions.

The points Fran has shown up make sense. If you really have a setup. where your tip is VERY close to the cueball you can have a real problem with a new tip^^
I for example am about 1-2cm away from cb. So i always take care to have the *right* height of a tip, right form the first shot after installing and trimming it

Thanks for the reply Ratta. My tips are very hard, so they are the same consistency throughout the life of it. As to the possibility of fouling with a new tip due to the added height, yes, I have done that also. But, I look at that as a disadvantage, not an advantage.

I've always used a hard tip because it does stay consistent. I've never really understood why people use a tip that changes all the time. Not using softer tips, I don't understand what advantages would be with them, so I asked. I can only assume that she meant that a softer tip has more advantages than a harder tip. I'd like to know what those would be.

 

[nobcitypool]

Tips wear from a combination of contact and chalking. Chalk is very abrasive. Wear occurs from sidewise slipping and the friction between the tip and whatever surface it is contacting (CB or chalk). Were one to hit a CB with an unchalked tip, it would take millions of strikes to wear out the tip. Chalk is primarily comprised of a material very similar to sandpaper. It is the abrasive ness of the chalk that primarily cause the wear.

If you don't believe chalking causes wear, put a shaft in a lathe and rotate it while holding a cube of chalk against the tip. Rubbing the chalk on the tip is almost identical to rubbing sandpaper across the tip with the sandpaper being somewhat more abrasive.

 

[riedmich]

I use a triangle tip. Usually I can draw the ball pretty well keeping the wrist loose and aiming low on the ball. There are times however, when I'll skip the CB off the table, because the tip didn't grip. This could be from the tip not shaped perfect, not enough chalk, stroke error, or limits of the tip. That said, would some other tip help grip a little better for those times when I'm shooting on the very edge of the tip, without adversely affecting the rest of my play? I've heard good things about Kamui tips, but have not tried them.

I would think about shot errors.


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