Bulletproof Recoil tips 7 month later
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Cartune
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No need, the consistency will be the same, the tip does not condense like a traditional leather tip. I would suggest leave it as is and then adjust later. You cannot go back
These tips are different, in my experience they play consistent, I don't have much wear on the tip but it plays as good as the day it was put on, I would just shape it to your liking, I don't think shaving it down will change the way it plays, any time I try a new tip I always give it 2 months of play to decide if I want to keep it, if after 2 months I am not thrilled with it I cut it off and move on, I still love the Recoil tip, it just works for me.
Really something of a rubbish attitude. If more people thought like this, society would see very little in the way of advancement. Some folks used to see the earliest automobiles as a gimmick, a toy. Thankfully that attitude didn't win the day.
Anyway, I have a Bulletproof Recoil medium (red) on one of Bulletproof's carbon fiber shafts, and it's absolutely fantastic! I've played with it for hours, even broke a few times with it, and have not had to scuff or shape it. It's impressive and a keeper.
Are you saying that if the tip was 1 inch long, installed on my cue, it would play the same way if I turned it down to 1/4 inch? It may sound like I am reducing this to the ridiculous but I have concerns about masse shots, break shots, etc.
It's one of my favorite things about these tips, the compound they use is consistent through out the tip, my tip does not play any harder or softer than the day it was installed, I admittedly probably scuff my tip more than most people do, look at the pictures, 7 months with a minimum of an hour a day of practice and almost zero wear.
Cartune
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Bulletproof actually started out making break tips, they work excellent are 1/2 price as the recoils to boot. I have had the break tip for years, not a single complaint
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No, the theory is not correct.
It may be insignificant and possibly unnoticable, but the longer the Bulletproof Recoil tip, the more compression, the more stored energy, the more rebound.
That is how elastomer works.
I have low deflection shafts, old school ivory ferruled shafts, CF shafts, and many others. I like to mix em up. Play with ivory one day, LD the next, etc... I enjoy the adjustment and seeing the differences in how each play under certain conditions. Bulletproof tips on several.
If it's raining outside, I know which sword to pull.
Not necessary with these. Just shape it, chalk it and shoot.
yes but only if it rebounds before the ball leaves the tip.
SeniorTom
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I have been playing Bulletproof blue soft for about 7 months now. I noticed a bit of mushrooming on it, by feeling with my fingers it is just noticeable. I took some calipers and measured in two locations, first right by the ferrule, and secondly, at it's widest spot. The difference is approximately 10 thousandths of an inch. Also, when striking the cue ball I have been leaving some pretty aggressive chalk marks on it. They were able to be cleaned up with some Aramith polish, but seemed noticeably worse than with leather tips. I have been using Master chalk so that shouldn't be a problem. Both of these issues seem to surprise me, I never thought the tip wouldn't mushroom, although it is not a great deal, it still has mushroomed a little bit. The marks on the cue ball are a bit disturbing because eventually it will scratch it up. Striking the cue ball with various shots you can hear a difference in sound, the synthetic tip gives more of a ringing sound then the standard leather tips do. I probably play 4 hours a week on my home table. I've attached a photo below, and the mushrooming can be seen easiest on the bottom side of the photo, but can be seen on top or bottom if you look carefully.
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That's good info, I don't know anyone who has used the soft tip, as far as the chalk marks go, are you chalking after every shot? I have found I don't need to chalk after every shot, I have seen several reviews saying the same thing, there is no tip that is right for everyone, I don't care what other people think about the sound of my cue, I think they don't like the sound of my cue because they have to keep hearing it over and over again.... 
SeniorTom
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Of the issues I have mentioned, the only one that really bothers me is the abrasiveness that seems to be more predominant on the bulletproof tips then a leather tip. I still think the mushrooming is much less on these tips then soft leather tips. Also, I don't get anymore miscues from the synthetic tip compared to a leather tip, so that's not an issue. The sound is quite unique, but that doesn't bother me. I have let other prominent players try out the tip and see what they thought, and they all liked it and had no complaints. It just surprised me that a little mushrooming occurred, and the cue ball scuffs are sort of worrisome to me.That's good info, I don't know anyone who has used the soft tip, as far as the chalk marks go, are you chalking after every shot? I have found I don't need to chalk after every shot, I have seen several reviews saying the same thing, there is no tip that is right for everyone, I don't care what other people think about the sound of my cue, I think they don't like the sound of my cue because they have to keep hearing it over and over again....
I think if you chalk less often the scuff will go away, it's a hard habit to break after being taught to chalk up every shot, these tips hold chalk better than a leather tip.