Are phenolic tips legal or not ?

JoeyInCali said:
Don't need to.
I can make epoxy soaked elk master and call them epoxy duds.
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Isn't that like Meucci wrapping cues in linen then spraying over it? Or a Transvestite? For those that like the look of something but not the feel of it?
 
Yeah they are back to being legal. At least on APA and the ban on BCA is now over.
 
I've never seen anyone get arrested for using a phenolic tip. Legal everywhere I play. :thumbup:
 
BCAPL vs WPA rules

BCAPL rules

Significant Content Changes for the 2012-2014 Edition

Equipment Specifications. The restriction on use of phenolic tips for breaking has been temporarily removed. Section for mechanical bridges added.
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WPA Tournament Table & Equipment Specifications
From World Pool-Billiard Association (Effective November, 2001)
17. Cue Sticks
Cue Sticks used at WPA competitions should comply with the following
during play at table:

Length of Cue: 40 inches [1.016 m] minimum / No Maximum
Weight of Cue: No minimum / 25 oz. [708.75 gm] maximum
Width of Tip: No minimum / 14mm maximum

The cue tip may not be of a material that can scratch or damage the addressed ball. The cue tip on any stick must be composed of a piece of specially processed leather or other fibrous or pliable material that extends the natural line of the shaft end of the cue and contacts the cue ball when the shot is executed..

The ferrule of the cue stick, if of a metal material, may not be more than 1 inch [2.54 cm] in length.
 
About 6 months ago the bca rescinded there ban on phenolic tips. They said they couldn't through testing find any damage done by them.
 
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