Bulletproof Tips
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Cartune
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I played with the medium AIM tips for years, absolutely no complaints. I still have it on one of my cues but am going to change it out for a Recoil very soon. I changed my main player to a Recoil hard (green) tip about a year and half ago. Love it except, the sound takes some getting used to.
I have not played with a Kamui, so I am not sure how similar or how to compare the two, if that was your question
I have not played with a Kamui, so I am not sure how similar or how to compare the two, if that was your question
7 months into Recoil Hard tip as well, best tip I've ever used, I'm using it on a Becue CF shaft so I don't really hear any unusual noise, my David Tice custom cue had a little tink noise and that was a completely wood cue, to me it just sounds like a good hitting cue.
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Might I ask what tool(s) you use to keep the tip scuffed? I shape with a dime willard's and scuff with forceful small scraping motions using a tap tool
I also mostly play with a green recoil. I've been trying to find similarly designed polymer playing tips (not breaking/jump) from other manufacturers with no luck. I didnt like the rhino time crystal tip (tried one of the harder variants)
Believe it or not the best tool I've found for the Bulletproof Recoil hard tip is the Sandman shaper, if you just let the weight of the tool, which isn't much by the way, run over the tip starting from the edge of the tip to the center of the tip while spinning the tip for 30 to 45 seconds that tip will hold chalk like a beast, I posted some pics in another thread " Bulletproof Recoil tip 7 months later" , I was concerned the tool might take off too much but you can't even measure it, my tip looks and more importantly play like the day it was installed, I expect this tip to last at least a year and half if not longer, the thing I care the most about is the way it plays, just works for me.
Cartune
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I have had mine for 1.5 years; I occasionally use the Williard's dime shaper but just bought a Koda tip scuffer from Seybert's https://seyberts.com/collections/tip-tools/products/koda-grit-tip-tool?variant=43885167509702 and am waiting for that to arrive. I bought this because the bulletproof tool https://bulletproofbreaktips.com/pr...cue-tip-repair-radius-gauge-dime-penny-nickel is similar and designed by the same company, but I feel the Willard's would do a better job shaping and I already have 2...plus, I rarely need to shape it.
In the 1.5 yrs I have been using the Recoil have not noticed any loss of life. I truly feel the Recoil will give YEARS of playing time without replacing.
For the record have it on a 12.4 Revo, and the sound at first is very noticeable.
In the 1.5 yrs I have been using the Recoil have not noticed any loss of life. I truly feel the Recoil will give YEARS of playing time without replacing.
For the record have it on a 12.4 Revo, and the sound at first is very noticeable.
Hi all! Have only been playing for about 5 or 6 years, so still developing preferences of different things.... weight of cue, tip size, tip hardness, etc. About 8 months ago, I ended up with a 11.8 Bulletproof shaft with the soft recoil and a 12.5 Bulletproof shaft with hard recoil. I have been absolutely loving the 12.5 with the hard recoil. Have replaced the soft recoil with a hard Ultraskin, as the soft recoil wasn't holding a candle to the hard. Trying the hard Ultraskin has made me realize that I just don't like the feel of layered leather tips compared to the hard synthetic. The thing I love most about the hard Recoil is that it transfers an incredible amount of energy with very little effort. The sound of the hit doesn't bother me, but people in my league still think it sounds off-putting. The only thing that I've had troubles with from time to time is controlling that energy. It can be very easy for me to over-draw with the Recoil hard.
My question is... have any of you that love your Recoil hard also tried a Recoil medium? What were your thoughts on the medium? More specifically... do you think the Recoil medium hits firmer than say a medium/hard layered leather tip?
I have a 12.4 shaft that I'm looking to ditch a perfectly good medium Ultraskin on in favor of the Recoil medium. If a Recoil medium feels closer to a Recoil hard than soft... I think I will do it. Thanks in advance!
My question is... have any of you that love your Recoil hard also tried a Recoil medium? What were your thoughts on the medium? More specifically... do you think the Recoil medium hits firmer than say a medium/hard layered leather tip?
I have a 12.4 shaft that I'm looking to ditch a perfectly good medium Ultraskin on in favor of the Recoil medium. If a Recoil medium feels closer to a Recoil hard than soft... I think I will do it. Thanks in advance!
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Before I switched to the Recoil hard tip I had already switched to hard tips anyways, my question is if you love the Bulletproof Recoil hard tip why would you want to switch? I think synthetic tips are going to be the future of cue tips, I would have no problem trying a new synthetic tip from another manufacturer on someone else's cue, it would be very hard almost impossible for me to switch to another tip, I love the hit of the Recoil hard tip more than any tip I have ever used.
Valid question... I appreciate the response! The answer is basically in my post. Curious if the medium is still a firm hit, but potentially more controllable than the hard. Yes... I am practicing to get better at cueball control with the hard, but was just looking for opinions on the medium, because those opinions are very scarce. It seems like people only try the soft or hard. If the medium still gives a good, firm hit... Something in between a hard ultraskin and hard recoil... I think that would be perfect for me. Thanks again!
I emailed Bulletproof before trying the hard tip myself, they were very responsive and they said that tip hardness is very subjective but they would compare the Red Med tip to a Medium Hard tip, they also said the hard tip imparted more spin, Dr Dave billiards research also shows that hard tips do impart SLIGHTLY more spin, in my experience a hard tip will reveal an improper stroke more readily, I find that helpful.