Anyone using a LePro tip ???

[JoeyA]

I have always used Le Pro. They were the number one tip in the sixties and they are just what I got comfortable playing with. We did not have durometers so we tested them with a thumbnail to find the good ones. I tried the Moori when All the pro told me it was the nuts but that felt like I had a piece of concrete on the end of my cue, way too hard (and it was a Moori medium).

Now I am told the new Everest tip is the one everyone is gravitating to and so I will try that to see if I can adjust. This because I told Nick Varner last week that I still used Le Pro and he rolled his eyes and said: "Have you hit with an Everest?"

Hmmmph! I have been touting Everest for at least a few months but I guess you just don't read my posts. Listen to Nick Varner. Whatever.....
JoeyA

 

[JoeyA]

I had a conversation with Corey Deuel last year about tips - his was flat as a pancake, there was almost nothing between the chalk and the ferrule. He told me he was still using a LePro.

I had always loved using LePros, but switched to the layered tips many years ago. It had been so long agao, that I forgot why I stopped using them.

:shrug:

I had been unsatisfied with many different layered tips, Kamuii, Moori, etc - so I had a LePro put on and it feels like I have more control.

Like Corey, I feel that the longer the LePro is on there, the better it hits. Corey actually prefers it when the tip gets older and flatter and says that is when it plays best for him. Other than myself, he was the only other person I have ever heard say that.

I do seem to have more miscues with the LePro, but that is probably my fault, not the tip's.

I think the older (and shorter) the tip is, the better it plays. Flat is not all bad fo' sure.
JoeyA

 

[Proper_English]

I have different cues with different shafts, different tips, etc...why? no two tables are the same...one place I play at has very fast clothe and bouncy rails, I have a cue just for those conditions...another place is the exact opposite, slow clothe, near-dead rails; and for those conditions (common to bars) I'll play with a different cue...probably with a Le Pro on the end of it.

I use Le Pros on some of my shafts. I agree they are very inconsistant, but for me, going through a whole box to find one good one is well worth it, and no different than paying $25 for a good layered tip. (drop them on a glass table, or hard kitchen counter, listen for the highest pick clank and rattle, those are the good ones).

When they're good, they're very hard-never mushroom, and can generate more spin than a tobacco company spokesman.

I have a forward weighted Dick Lanz Q that came with a slightly pressed Le Pro, that plays extremely sensitive, which means it does exactly what I tell it to without much effort...which is why I like Le Pros...hand that cue to someone who doesn't have a finely-tuned finesse game, and they'll be completely lost however...OR if I myself play with that cue on fast clothe, or lets say, optimal pro conditions, I'll feel like I'm on ice.

Regardless of what tip you use...if it's well prepared, and well maintained, it will play many times better than just one out of the box, or one that has never seen a cube or pick.

BTW, chalk must be overrated, because the good Le Pros are very hard, and get a smooth glazed surface that doesn't hold much chalk at all (even if you tool them often, after a few games, they'll glaze over real smooth)...I think the #1 cause of mis-cues are MIS-STROKES.

Other tips I use: Moori, Tiger, Hercules, Elkmaster, Triangle...to name a few brands, I'm very picky.

 

[jrt30004]

all i've ever used is lepro. i hardly ever miscue and when i do it's me not the tip. i don't find they glaze over so much that they won't hold chalk either. they do mushroom i'll give you that, but a little maintenance every three weeks or so keeps that in check. i also do a little scuffing around the same time. the other thing i firmly believe is that the tip will play better after a day or two of solid playing. i'd say a good five to ten hours of play seems to break it in just right for me. i just won't be swayed to the layered tips - i watched a friend on mine's tip start to peel in the middle of a tournament. granted his fault more than the tips - he didn't maintain it properly, i think he scuffed it to hard and possibly used a tip pick. but i just like what i like and it works for me. but hey i am the same guy who defends meucci original cues too

 

[Ken_4fun]

I used to play with Moori - mediums (the early ones), have used Moori soft which feel the same as the old mediums.

I have tried the Kaumi, and the Kaumi soft is at least equal to the Moori soft so, for me either is great.

Lepros are ok if you get a good one and like to fiddle with the tip.

Most of the cuemakers and repair guys say "pool players" make them money because we are always screwing around shaping our tips unnecessarily. They are probably right.

Joe Blackburn is the best cue repair guy on the planet IMO, and a wealth of knowledge. He and I have similar ideas on the above. If we could ever get him to sit down and talk with the AZers it probably would be invaluable to many. He is also good for a story or two...

Best regards,

Ken

 

[BryanBpool]

I have been using le pro since I started playing and I feel like I cant play with any other kind of tip. I like the tip to be hard and very small. When I get a new tip I have the guy cut it way down. I do that because I can feel the hit alot better.

Anybody know of a tip that you think I would like better than a le pro? Or one that is similar to this?

I used to the same thing. A few years back I switched over to a Hercules Medium.

Never looked back.

Its a firmer tip, so dont need it whittled down to nothing to still feel the hit.