guessing it depends on who made the 'dudI tried milk duds and I know some people love them, but to me they are too thin. They are less than half the height of a layered tip to start with, and if I shape it to a nice round dome the curve practically reaches the ferrule. At 40/change + cost of the tip, it ends up costing me a lot more over time. Also I have a milk dud on one shaft and a Triangle on another and I honestly can't tell the difference. Triangles last a lot longer so Triangle > milk dud for me.
Have you thought about learning to change them yourself? It doesn't take a lot skill or materials to do a good job, just some practice.I tried milk duds and I know some people love them, but to me they are too thin. They are less than half the height of a layered tip to start with, and if I shape it to a nice round dome the curve practically reaches the ferrule. At 40/change + cost of the tip, it ends up costing me a lot more over time. Also I have a milk dud on one shaft and a Triangle on another and I honestly can't tell the difference. Triangles last a lot longer so Triangle > milk dud for me.
That's where I got it from but it's pretty flat.guessing it depends on who made the 'dud
the dawgdud I had put on was actually pretty fat
I shaped it frequently, until I realized I didn't have to
now I just scuff it lightly before I play, no worries
had it on for some time, it's held its shape well
still plays great, and has life in it yet
Someone on here said they play good but mushroom a lot and needed trimming often. I've heard them compared to a Moori. Sounds like just another fish in the sea of tips. Try a Thoroughbred. REALLY good tips at a good price($10).Anyone have an opinion on How tips? I know the Ko brothers and SVB use them.
^^^This.Have you thought about learning to change them yourself? It doesn't take a lot skill or materials to do a good job, just some practice.
^^^This.
I"ve learned to change the tip almost at the same time I started to learn the game when I was a 21 y.o. student. It was more than 20 years ago. No one ever touched my shafts but there were always others asking to change a tip for them.
Only now I finally have my lathe when I also have my passion in cue-building...
Back then 20+ years ago when I started in my country it was pretty easy to choose a tip. We had Triangle, Elkmaster and LePro to choose from ... no forum to ask, no youtube to get some knowledge and so on. "Learning by doing" as my teacher Jorgen taught me...Agreed. I changed my own tips, as well as others, for years. Oddly, now that I have a cue lathe I've only done 1 or 2 for other people.
It's definitely a money saving task to learn as well as being able to change them whenever you want to try new tips.
Ultra Skin medium is a great tip
That's where I got it from but it's pretty flat.
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How did the test go? Btw I'm not a fan of the hard edge that is visible around the tip. On my cue I blend the curve perfectly into the edge and I feel it's easier to draw that way and less miscues. This is a picture of my old tip just before changing it.I've finished a few cues recently and for one of them I've put a milk dud (fresh ...just finished a dozen experimenting). So here is a close photo with two shafts I built. On a maple one is a black ultraskin medium which is also great for the money (imo). On cf shaft for a kid yesterday I've put a milk dud which came slightly softer than the rest I pressed. As you can see they are fairly close when it comes to the height (on a maple shaft under the black tip there is a black phenolic part of the ferrule).
Yes those hardest duds came out thinner a bit but still should be OK. The main thing ... I'm curious how it plays and feels. I believe I'll like it because I can see and feel certain things while working during the installation (cuts and trims well ... I'm sure it's going to hold it's shape well and the chalk should lay on it great).
We'll see I'm going to test it on Monday or Tuesday (due to quarantine ends here finally).
Wow, is that Swiss francs? That would be about $55 and $44 USD, respectively. That's a lot of money. At that rate I would think you'd be interested in learning how to change tips yourself. @dr_dave has a good video on this site on how to do it without special tools.I think they all charge 50 including the tip for any of the mainstream brands. One time I brought my own tip and they still charged me 40 for the tip change, so no advantage to buy separately...
Wow, is that Swiss francs? That would be about $55 and $44 USD, respectively. That's a lot of money. At that rate I would think you'd be interested in learning how to change tips yourself. @dr_dave has a good video on this site on how to do it without special tools.