Cue Tip Hardens Too Often...

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qbbraveheart

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my tip hardens very often and doesnt hold chalk very well
I use nothing but Masters chalk
I have a tip scuffer/shaper and I scuff it and it holds the chalk well for about 2-3 games and its all down hill from there
anyone know whats going on?
do I need to replace the tip or what?
Im thinking about going with a Moori soft...does anyone know where I can purchase them online?
and this is probally a shot in the dark but anyone know where I can get the tip professionally installed in the Poconos, PA?

TIA
 
When you use a soft tip and shoot just one fast shot, it will compress the tip.

You can't use a soft tip and keep it soft unless each and every shot is a soft shot.

Medium tips keep their shape better, but also will compress and change shape with a bunch of fast shots.

I found that Moori tips all work just as well, so I use a Moori Q (Hard) tip. Works just as well as a Moori S (soft) tip if you ask me. And my Moori Q keeps its shape with fast-hard shots. So don't need to re-shape it very often.

Different shaped tips and tips in a different level of surface condition play differently.

I always keep my tip the same shape (dime - most players prefer nickel), and I always lightly sand my tip every week or so (see link below for sandpaper shaper). Then my tip is always the same shape and always has the same surface condition - always holds chalk the same. And most important, it *always* plays the same - even when I install a new tip.

But my friend *never* does a thing to his tip. It pooped out on him the other day. He was miscuing, not getting any draw, etc. His tip had become quarter shaped and slick! So he reshapes it to nickel (like it was originally) which also gave his tip a good new surface which held chalk better. Then he started drawing the ball too far back (with his tip in its new good condition). Now he needs to re-learn how to shoot! Had he kept his tip in the *same* condition at all times, this would not have happened.

Using your cue for break shots will also compress the tip. So get a break cue or use a house cue for breaking.

Nickel or dime sandpaper shapers near bottom of page...
(Can hold shaper over tip in front of light to see if your tip has the correct shape or not.)
http://playpool.com/store/shop.php
 
i had a moori medium on my stick for the first time, and seemed like i had to roughen it up after every use since it became burnished quickly and wouldn't hold chalk. at $10. each, i didn't want to wear down the tip in a month or two, and that's where this tip was heading.
then i saw a post on another board that mentioned moistening a LAYERED tip to avoid this situation. i tried it, just wetting my thumb and wiping it on the tip, letting it dry, and repeating 2 or 3 times. it worked, problem solved.
 
I have been using Elk Master tips. They are pretty soft but I have not had any mushrooming problems. They don't glaze over as quickly as a harder tip.

Might be worth a try. It depends on what feel you want from your tip.
 
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