Bulletproof Recoil tips 7 month later

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I have been using these tips since January 3rd of 2025, I bought a new shaft in February and installed a Recoil tip on March 3rd, I have a table at home and practice EVERY day for at least an hour, I may have missed one or two days but no more and there are days I have been able to practice 3 hours, I practice by myself so I am hitting a lot more shots than playing a match, I premise this to give you an idea of how much this tip is being used, the pic on the right is on the new shaft, the one have used everyday since March the tip on the left I've used for 2 months, only slight wear and I don't let my tip get slick, I don't work for Bulletproof, I know people are skeptical of new things, I was too,it took me a while before I tried them, best tip I have ever owned
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I have been using these tips since January 3rd of 2025, I bought a new shaft in February and installed a Recoil tip on March 3rd, I have a table at home and practice EVERY day for at least an hour, I may have missed one or two days but no more and there are days I have been able to practice 3 hours, I practice by myself so I am hitting a lot more shots than playing a match, I premise this to give you an idea of how much this tip is being used, the pic on the right is on the new shaft, the one have used everyday since March the tip on the left I've used for 2 months, only slight wear and I don't let my tip get slick, I don't work for Bulletproof, I know people are skeptical of new things, I was too,it took me a while before I tried them, best tip I have ever owned View attachment 851728
Where’s your ferrule?
 
Where’s your ferrule?
On a CF shaft you have a vault plate, that is the clear or white on a Becue cue, the blue is an acrylic pad, and the tip is green, which let's you know it's a hard tip for the Bulletproof Recoil tip, the consistency is what I love about it, plays the same as it did when new, I expect this tip to last at least another 7 months if not longer, any changes good or bad I will update, I swore I would never use a CF shaft, Becue cues changed my mind about that, it also opened my mind to new technology in cue tips, I am not a pro player but I think of this as good, a pro player could beat me with a cue off the wall, I'm looking for everything that helps my game be more consistent, I believe my cue and these tips are helping me achieve this goal, I know the work and my gear have allowed me to progress a lot this year, I also have to give Kim at Dragon Billiards credit for his instruction on fundamentals and finding my vision center, it's not one thing, it's all of these things, if you are still searching for, "your" tip, give them a try, I cut off many tips before sticking with the Bulletproof Recoil tip.
 
On a CF shaft you have a vault plate, that is the clear or white on a Becue cue, the blue is an acrylic pad, and the tip is green, which let's you know it's a hard tip for the Bulletproof Recoil tip, the consistency is what I love about it, plays the same as it did when new, I expect this tip to last at least another 7 months if not longer, any changes good or bad I will update, I swore I would never use a CF shaft, Becue cues changed my mind about that, it also opened my mind to new technology in cue tips, I am not a pro player but I think of this as good, a pro player could beat me with a cue off the wall, I'm looking for everything that helps my game be more consistent, I believe my cue and these tips are helping me achieve this goal, I know the work and my gear have allowed me to progress a lot this year, I also have to give Kim at Dragon Billiards credit for his instruction on fundamentals and finding my vision center, it's not one thing, it's all of these things, if you are still searching for, "your" tip, give them a try, I cut off many tips before sticking with the Bulletproof Recoil tip.
How long was your lesson?

I had the original Prime M shaft, couldn’t wait till I sold it. I bought all three tips but haven’t tried them yet.
 
How long was your lesson?

I had the original Prime M shaft, couldn’t wait till I sold it. I bought all three tips but haven’t tried them yet.
I've had several lessons with Kim Young, and plan on more, I never played with the Prime M, I love the Prime II 12.0, best shaft I've ever owned, I like the Engage 11.8 shaft but I like the Prime II even more, Becue built a custom rear extension for my Natural Born Naked cue for me, they are a great company to work with and the way their cues hit just work for me.
 
You have 2 of the same exact shafts? Why is the blue bigger on the older shaft?
No, I was using the Becue Engage 11.8 shaft for the last 2 years, it's a great shaft, Becue is a technology company so I was not surprised that they came out with a new shaft, I saw a review that made me want to try one, the taper on the Prime II 12.0 shaft just works for me, feels like it was made for me, the blue is just an acrylic pad, I had the pad on the new shaft made a little shorter because the vault plate was brand new and was thicker than the Engage 11.8 shaft because of trying different tips, every installer would remove some of the vault plate when installing a tip to ensure it was perfectly flat.
 
No, I was using the Becue Engage 11.8 shaft for the last 2 years, it's a great shaft, Becue is a technology company so I was not surprised that they came out with a new shaft, I saw a review that made me want to try one, the taper on the Prime II 12.0 shaft just works for me, feels like it was made for me, the blue is just an acrylic pad, I had the pad on the new shaft made a little shorter because the vault plate was brand new and was thicker than the Engage 11.8 shaft because of trying different tips, every installer would remove some of the vault plate when installing a tip to ensure it was perfectly flat.
Seems like you would want to do the opposite. I don't think they should be taking off that much of the plate unless it's a hand job by eye. Anyway, if the 2 hit exactly the same I don't get the point of the plate at any thickness.

Glad to hear the recoils don't turn crusty.
 
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