westpocket9
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thanks. fast glaze over, hardening. expensive, 
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are Kamui tips any good?
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Eh the glazing isn't a big concern. The Kamui Gator Grip tool with the Kamui chalk is really good on the tips. Every tip will glaze, perhaps Kamui does it a little faster but with the Gator Grip it's really quick to restore the tip, it takes no effort and just becomes part of your chalking routine. It just lifts the leather fibers up and restores the tip to as good as new in a few seconds just rolling the tip against it, you can do it every 7-10 racks, and actually helps the tip retain chalk better allowing you to chalk lighter which further reduces glazing. Especially with how little time you have to spend chalking with Kamui chalk, it's no problem quickly pausing to roll the tip on the tool
Kamui tips are a bit harder than other brads for their stated hardness level, I think they probably work best with lighter cues and LD shafts, but they really do give good action.
I've had players walking by my table see how easily I get action with a light cue and my black medium and stop and say, "Is that a Kamui tip?" .. That's a pretty big endorsement that people can tell I'm using a Kamui just by the action I get with light and compact touch-strokes.
Kamui tips are a bit harder than other brads for their stated hardness level, I think they probably work best with lighter cues and LD shafts, but they really do give good action.
I've had players walking by my table see how easily I get action with a light cue and my black medium and stop and say, "Is that a Kamui tip?" .. That's a pretty big endorsement that people can tell I'm using a Kamui just by the action I get with light and compact touch-strokes.
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All my cues, except for the Prewitt, have Kamui Clear Black Soft tips and 2 of my cues have 3 shafts........that's a lot of Kamui Clear Black Soft cue tips.
Kamui Black glaze over too quick. The best tip I ever had hands down is a Kamui Brown Medium. I have that tip on my bar-beater, and it's played fantastic for a long time. I've bought a bunch of them to put on my daily player, but have never been able to duplicate that single tip. I've come to the conclusion that that individual tip is an exception, and not the norm. I play the ZAN medium on my daily player, and I love it. They play great throughout the entire life of the tip without glazing over like the Kamui's.
Playing the best I ever have with a Kamui Black Soft. Can run 3 balls regularly now.
Wow.....that seems like a lot of scuffing to me. I know the gator doesn't
eat the tip like a regular scuffer but every 7-10 seems like a lot, BUT as
you say, it is very consistent with Kamui.
I scuff my Triangle once a week or so and that's more racks and drill
shots than I can begin to imagine.
To the OP. After using Kamui for two years on my playing cues -I went
through most of their tips- my favorite became the medium brown.
I break with my tips and strongly prefer hard tips over soft and that medium
was just perfect for breaking and playing with the same cue.
I had Kamui Black tips medium....I've gotten all my Kamui tips from Shooter 08 when my cue-maker hasn't had them.
Tom steered me towards the Clear version because I was unhappy with the glazing and constant scuffing required.
We discussed tip hardness of different brands & Kamui.....I went with Black instead of Brown and a softer hardness.
Well, the proof is in the pudding and as I earlier wrote, Kamui Clear soft tips are my preferred cue tip for my cues.
My Prewitt has original Moori brown medium.......all the other cues .....Wait for it..............Kamui Clear Black soft.
Tom steered me towards the Clear version because I was unhappy with the glazing and constant scuffing required.
We discussed tip hardness of different brands & Kamui.....I went with Black instead of Brown and a softer hardness.
Well, the proof is in the pudding and as I earlier wrote, Kamui Clear soft tips are my preferred cue tip for my cues.
My Prewitt has original Moori brown medium.......all the other cues .....Wait for it..............Kamui Clear Black soft.
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I've played Kamui black SS, S and M. I love the SS when it's new, but after 2 weeks it feels like a S and after a month feels like a M or H (I play everyday 3-4 hours/day). They glaze quite quickly and don't hold their shape very well. Lot of maintenance.
I like this black SS, but if you want a constant feeling, be prepared to replace your tip often. I still have some of those tips in stock, but I won't buy Kamui again.
I like this black SS, but if you want a constant feeling, be prepared to replace your tip often. I still have some of those tips in stock, but I won't buy Kamui again.
If you play 3/4 hours a day, it want matter what brand of tip you use, it will be worn quite quickly.
I played for years without any real concern for what tip I was using. it honestly isn't all that important for new players anyways. when I started paying attention I started using triangles, and a few years ago switched to a kamui soft black and would never use anything else at this point.
Kamui black medium is what I like to play with, regular scuffing aside. After learning about how they are made I was sold on their superior playing properties.
It's the only tip that uses multiple layers from the foreskin of a pig and it's all natural. As a result, pig foreskin prices have skyrocketed in Japan. I might even consider raising my own pigs and trying my hand at making my own tips. I need to find the Jewish pigs though if I'm to perform a proper Bris milah!
It's the only tip that uses multiple layers from the foreskin of a pig and it's all natural. As a result, pig foreskin prices have skyrocketed in Japan. I might even consider raising my own pigs and trying my hand at making my own tips. I need to find the Jewish pigs though if I'm to perform a proper Bris milah!
I play with Kamui tips for over 4 years and still feel good about it. Now I'm using black clear ss on my 2 playing cues, before that I use the original brown medium and switch to black m (without the clear plate) and ss. I think the black are little bit more harder than the brown, but they are all good because I don't have to reshape my tip for long time even for the ss.
My other cues are using many tips, but I give Zan for the 2nd place. That's all I can share, but there all are personal taste IMO.
My other cues are using many tips, but I give Zan for the 2nd place. That's all I can share, but there all are personal taste IMO.
Interesting...I play 3-4 hrs every day, never scuff my tip (it holds chalk just fine), break with it...and I replace a tip perhaps every couple of years. I don't think I'm the only person who does this. In my experience, just playing with the tip will wear it out...after 10 years maybe. Scuffing your tip all the time is what wears it out.
Scott Lee
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Scott Lee
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I rarely scuff mine as well, but when I do I use the kamui "scuffer" It also happens to be my favorite tool to freshen a tip. Trick is not to scuff with it, just roll the tip on it. Works great and well worth the money.