Best Leather Break Tip?

ace911

ace911

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Hi, I was wondering what your opinions are about which leather break tip is the best.

I have a samsara j/b tip on my break cue, but for 10-ball I actually feel like I have better control breaking with my playing cue with a leather tip.

So, I am thinking to change the tip, any suggestions?

Thanks
 
leather break tip

I like using a triangle. I cut off about 80% of the heigth of the tip and round t to a little less than a nickel. By removing that much of the tip they harden up pretty fast and they will break hard with the consistency you are looking for on the cue ball.
 
bob_bushka said:
I like using a triangle. I cut off about 80% of the heigth of the tip and round t to a little less than a nickel. By removing that much of the tip they harden up pretty fast and they will break hard with the consistency you are looking for on the cue ball.
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Yep! I did this on my previous break cue, a Joss with the same medium Triangle tip for 15 years...it got very glazed, very hard, worked fantastic. I love my Samsara j/b tip, but if it weren't for jumping, I'd have just cut that old Triangle tip off the Joss and reused it on my McDermott Stinger.
 
I recommend Triangle for playing and breaking when people ask.

Soon, I'll be trying out the ULTA SKIN and will be recommending them.:ok:
 
I also reccomend the SuperPro Tips, these are a hard

water-buffalo tip, that is cured in a way that leaves it red. What I have done is do a minimal pressing to strengthen the sides of the hyde, then I cut down about 1/3 of the height, then do a standard tip installation, then finally a good burnishing on the edges and this not only gives great, breaks, good feedback for jumps, but you also can put spin, draw, etc. if you need on a jump shot.

Hope this helps

mike 'acedonkeyace' kennedy
 
To answer the OP's question, I usually push people into a Super Pro. Cheap, layered and hard as all hell.
 
I use a very hard pressed milkdud (triangel). Despite the big hardness it holds chalk very well und has more than enough grip.
 
GBCues said:
$30 apiece!!:eek: And I thought Samsara's were steep.

Can you still put some backspin on the break to help keep the cue out in the middle of the table, or are they more like phenolic tips and pretty much always follow through?

Gary
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they are designed to perform with the power break and still be able to hit the cut break with bottom and a little side spin they jump well similar to the Samsara but for me it was a little easier to apply a little top or bottom when needed and I would rather have the control if you would like to try one let me know
 
On my Schon that I break with,I'm using the bottom half of the STOCK Schon WB variant.

It will eventually get replaced,probably with the layered Madman J/B tip,possibly with the Samsara.

I tried a Samsara on another Schon shaft once,and really liked it.

Unfortunately,this shaft wasn't original,the stock ferrule was changed to Elforyn,and it had a buzz that I didn't discover until after I put the tip on it,so it came off when I redid the ferrule.

The Samsara that I installed for a regular customer has actually impressed him enough that he uses this Joss to play with too at times,even though I've hit balls with it and it feels like GLASS as far as hardness.

I just can't get the same result I expect from my break (squatting it) with a tip that is so hard it feels like you just shaped the end of the ferrule.

What works best for me,is a tip that when combined with my usual flattish shape (same radius section as the cue ball),the tip gives just a tiny bit,and if I hit the break with perfect technique,the chalk mark left on the cue ball is the full width my tip. Tommy D.
 
I'd suggest Madman as well. I put the 11 layer Madman Break Tip on my breaker. It breaks great and I have also used it as a Playing cue for several matches as well. Good control and even though its really hard I haven't had any miscue problems. I was planning to use a Samsara I bought specifically for that cue but it will end up on a customer's cue now.

If you want to try one talk to Chris Hightower.
 
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