Anyone play with an Elk Master? Tip suggestions
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Nothing wrong with Elkmasters. The Milk Duds made by the guy here on AZ also play pretty sporty! Sorry I can't remember his name, I'm sure someone will chime in with his name. Like you I prefer a good piece of Water Buffalo leather over a layered tip, not saying the layered tips don't play well, just personal preference. Hope that answers your question.
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Straight out of the box elkmasters are the softest tip you can buy. I don't know if I would recommend an elkmaster that hasn't been soaked and pressed, but those play more like a medium/medium hard (Which I absolutely 100% love). Triangles I think are closer to medium-hard straight out of the box.
I think if you want a non-layered medium soft tip, probably a ki-tech by outsville.
I think if you want a non-layered medium soft tip, probably a ki-tech by outsville.
They work
I have heard good and bad about Elk Masters, like every other tip.
Efren used them and I think other pros did.
I use the Elk Master "Milk Duds" Pooldawg8 sells on this forum. Those and the medium Talisman tips work for me and they don't cost as much as the Kamui's I liked.
I have heard good and bad about Elk Masters, like every other tip.
Efren used them and I think other pros did.
I use the Elk Master "Milk Duds" Pooldawg8 sells on this forum. Those and the medium Talisman tips work for me and they don't cost as much as the Kamui's I liked.
Earl says elk Master tips are all he ever uses so you got to figure that's a pretty good endorsement.
The pooldawg8 Milk Duds are also exceptional non layered tips in mine and many others opinion.
GL
best
brian kc
The pooldawg8 Milk Duds are also exceptional non layered tips in mine and many others opinion.
GL
best
brian kc
I had a milk dud installed on one of my shafts a couple of weeks ago. Thank you Black Balled and Pooldawg8. I play with hard pressed triangles. I have hit it a few times and had one pretty productive 3 cushion session with it. I am going to play with it tonight in a 9 ball match. I have noticed that they shed chalk like crazy all over the shaft. Maybe it's the impregnated chalk in the tip.
I am using a Ki-tech right now. It's consistently soft throughout the tip and doesn't seem to mushroom much.
https://outsville.com/products/ki-tech-techno-dud
If you ain't gonna use a LePro, get milkduds from Jeff, (pooldawg8) !!!
I've played elkmaster, it's a good tip, but I think I've found my home in triangle.
Best non-layered tip I tried, and one of the best overall I tried, is the Ki-Tech tip from Outsville. I like the soft ones, had two put on, both did not mushroom and stayed soft for a long long time. I put a medium on a cue and liked that one as well, although it was not put on as well as the softs so that one did mushroom a bit, but I think it was just a different installation method. The first one Mike Webb did, the Medium someone else put on.
Every third LePro is great but the other two are significantly different and total crap IMO (generally they are much harder, don't hold chalk as well, glaze over more easily, etc). Triangles play much like a good LePro, have a medium or even a softer side of medium feel (even though like LePro they are technically rated as a "hard" tip), and they are consistent from tip to tip. I would vote that he give triangle a try.
Elkmaster tips are awesome.
Just squeeze them down in a vice to your desired firmness.
One of the most versatile tips ever made.
Milk duds play great too; when properly made.
They're one of my favorite.
Triangles are nice as well,
but a pressed Elkmaster just feels like magic.
Just squeeze them down in a vice to your desired firmness.
One of the most versatile tips ever made.
Milk duds play great too; when properly made.
They're one of my favorite.
Triangles are nice as well,
but a pressed Elkmaster just feels like magic.
" I am experimenting with this technique myself ...
A friend gave me a "screw together " tip press-
it keeps the tip domed-
Press the Elk Master tip medium-firm for a few days- "No milk or cream or half and half"
SEEMS TO PLAY GREAT!!!