Any Suggestions For a Break Cue Tip?

Bavafongoul

Bavafongoul

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I have a McDermott Stinger break/jump cue that needs a leather tip. I am to open suggestions. I was thinking of a using a Kamui Sai (hard) tip and don’t want to use a resin or phenolic tip despite the rave reviews on some brands. If anyone is using a particular brand leather break tip they’d buy again given the opportunity, I’d appreciate hearing what you chose for your break cue. I think I got my Stinger cue back in the late 80’s or early 90’s. It is in great condition and seems to get the job done so I never bothered to upgrade it to one of the newer style break cues. Thanks for taking time to read my thread and respond.
 
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I switched to a kamui sai. Played with the taom 2.0 for a few months but couldn't control cue ball very well. That has definitely improved and it feels better of course. Been 6 months now and holding up quite well. Just scuff it lightly every month or so a little bit and good to go.
 

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In my experience the picone white diamond tips are tough to beat. If more control is desired or rules don’t allow phenolic tips then samsara is a great choice.

Tips like so much else are subjective but the above two l recommended seem to be liked by many players,myself included
 
Ill Gotten Gain said:
Kamui sai hard or odega
Tried the kamui sai control and it eas in the soft side of the spectrum of the hybrid leather tips
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Tomuch23 and yourself happen to favor Kamui Sai which has my interest as well. Pretty much all of my cues have Kamui Black Clear Soft tips and I’m obviously pleased playing with that tip or I wouldn’t have installed it on so many cues.

In general, I rate Kamui pretty high, except for maybe the pool chalk but let’s be realistic. Pool chalk is a rather
unique subject unto itself. There are so many versions & options pool chalk has become highly debatable topic.
 
Bavafongoul said:
Tomuch23 and yourself happen to favor Kamui Sai which has my interest as well. Pretty much all of my cues have Kamui Black Clear Soft tips and I’m obviously pleased playing with that tip or I wouldn’t have installed it on so many cues.

In general, I rate Kamui pretty high, except for maybe the pool chalk but let’s be realistic. Pool chalk is a rather
unique subject unto itself. There are so many versions & options pool chalk has become highly debatable topic.
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To be honest nothing really tops V10 when it comes to chalk but yes people will tell me otherwise occasionally lol. Sorry I had to 😉. Pretty sure they have the same formula in blue ready by now but want to keep capitalizing on the green, smart. Once that comes to market it's going to be the titilest of chalk. The Kamui gloves are great to, just run very small in the fitting department. 2 sizes up is normal for most.

Only kamui sai I've ever seen is the "control break" and that's what I have installed. I can draw a ball back a full table length but it hits hard enough for me so whatever they did it works as intended and the feel is good to.
 
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In my experience, all the tips that are jumped specific tips are excellent. I'm not a fan of hard playing tips for a jumper.

For me, phenolic is far better than any leather. I can't tell you how many times Ive felt like I was cheating after making a good jump shot with the sledgehammer.

And by some measures, I guess it was cheating coz I've traveled to a few tournaments and been told I wasn't allowed to use it.

Imwith the rest: go with the name brand jump specific tip. And buy from a reputable seller!
 
I currently prefer White Diamond but you may also want to check the other recent threads exactly like this one.
 
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