Best tip for carbon fiber and why

[vapoolplayer]

im using a ki tech medium from outsville. Former champion Mary kenniston recommended it to me. I am new to cf as well. I had the same tip on my old wood shaft as I do on my cf, and i too noticed a major difference with my cf shaft. Spin applies much more easily, as well as draw. I was over drawing everything for a while. I dont care what any of the cf haters say. This shaft draws easier than my wood shaft.

The only difference could be the energy transfer.

The shaft doesn’t “draw easier.”

The way you cue + the shaft results in easier draw for you personally.


All shafts do the same thing. You may have to aim differently or increase/decrease cue speed to achieve the same results.


And then there’s the taper, tip, etc etc combination to consider.


CF is the future and I’m a big fan. But shafts do the exact same thing in the end.

It’s us that uses them differently and get different results.

Which is why you see the top players in the world willing to use whatever cue and shaft they get a good or the best sponsor deal.

They can easily change their mechanics to control the cue ball the same. Where lesser skill/talented has to change shafts to fit their style of play.

 

[northdakotafats]

But for real though. I got a pack with the Tweeten tip repair kit, and it has changed my life forever. 3 years ago I started with a Kamui Black Soft that comes stock on PureX low deflection cues. After noticing how hard it has become and not getting the English I needed even after scuffing all the time (not to mention easy miscues if not chalked frequently), I finally had a pro shop change the tip 2 weeks ago to a Le Pro. The tip fell off after 2 days of having to shape it from mushrooming after every single rack. This is why I brought my own kit. I brought a pack of triangles that look really nice, but why change it when I'm getting all I could ever ask for out of a plain Elkmaster? Hit is great, and English is so good I had to relearn to use less. I can hit the cueball all the way on the left/right outer edge, and have the cueball hit the dead center diamond at the other end, then come back 2 rails to hit the center diamond where the ball started. I think I can put even more English to make the corner pocket but haven't tried yet.

Have you tried the triangles? How do they compare to the perfectness of the Elkmaster? BTW all I did was give it a good burnishing with a $2 bill after shaping to the ferrule. I'm ordering a custom Cuetec and have been torn between either an Elkmaster tip or the Cyborg Quick M which I've heard good things about as well (there's a review on AZ billiards). Seems SVB uses HOW tips himself.

I like Triangle tips too just not as much as the Elkamaster. I'm starting to realize that layered tips aren't all they are cracked up to be.

 

[xX-Wizard-Xx]

the honest answer is .... just like with wood shafts... the best tip is the one you personally like the most.