cue tip pad

henrylr

henrylr

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Hi all.
Has anyone used a cue tip pad between the ferrule and cue tip? I am replacing my tip with a moori V and thought a pad might be appropriate to improve the feel of the hit when using a med/hard or hard tip. Also what are thoughts on OB shafts?

Thanks for any info,
Henry Rancourt
 
My Predator has what is called a "black carbon fiber tip plate" between the ferrule and tip. I think this might be what you are referring to.
 
No...he's referring to whether or not to have a pad installed between the tip and the ferrule. Usually this is done to protect the ferrule, particularly when using ivory ferrules. Some say that the pad 'dampens' the hit a little bit. I'm a fan of pads myself.

Scott Lee
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sammylane12 said:
My Predator has what is called a "black carbon fiber tip plate" between the ferrule and tip. I think this might be what you are referring to.
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I use fiber pads on my ivory ferrules. It serves to protect the ferrules from cracking. I haven't noticed any difference in the feel or hit when compared to a pad-less tip/ferrule. The pad isn't really soft, so it doesn't dampen the hit/feel in any discernible way.

As to OB shafts..meh, I bought one and didn't like it so I sold it. I also don't like any of the other low squirt shafts I've tried, i.e. Predator 314 & Z2. But then again, that's just me, some guys love them.
 
henrylr said:
Hi all.
Has anyone used a cue tip pad between the ferrule and cue tip? I am replacing my tip with a moori V and thought a pad might be appropriate to improve the feel of the hit when using a med/hard or hard tip. Also what are thoughts on OB shafts?

Thanks for any info,
Henry Rancourt
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On the OB Shafts, the Carbon Fiber Pad is a must. If you remove it you will damage the shaft, it has to be there to maintain the shafts warranty.

Take care
 
Ob

You can contact OB and they will sell you the replacement carbon fiber pads.
 
I have OB-2 shafts on my Schon and love them. Previous posters are correct. OB uses carbon fibre pads and they must be used at all times. If you are very careful you can cut the old tip off w/o cuting into the fibre pad. then clean off any remaining glue/tip material with a cue top sander.
If you have little or no experience with tip replacement it is a job best left to qualified persons.......Dan
 
I had one under the original tip on my '70s Abe Rich cue, and it caused me nothing but problems when it was time to replace the tip. I'm sure if both tip and pad were new it might be a different situation. But now with my Adam I have Ivor-X and Kamui hard, with no pad, and I love it.
 
TheNewSharkster said:
I was curious if the pad is attached to the tip when you buy a tip
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If you buy a Schon tip they have a black plastic pad attached to the tip. Schon will not sell them but Seyberts does. Schon tips are around med hard. I use duds now so when I replaced the tip I left the black pad on there. The pad lasts forever if you trim carefully, on a lathe is best.

To the OP, the pad does not change the feel, there to hard to have any effect.

Rod
 
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TheNewSharkster said:
I was curious if the pad is attached to the tip when you buy a tip
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A few different tips come with the pad attached, but generally speaking pads are sold separately so you can use the pad with any tip you happen to like. They come in three different colors..blue, red, black, and are 14mm in diameter. The color is just a matter of preference, they're all the same in terms of material and performance. They get trimmed down when you trim the edges of the tip on a lathe.

I got mine from Atlas Billiards. Here's what they look like:
 

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I also use them on some cues with a thin ferrule due to reduced shaft diameter. One of my friends has a Meucci that's about 11.75mm. With the larger tenon diameter, the ferrule wall is very thin and prone to splitting. The pad helps. :cool:
 
Are these pads similar to the wafers snooker players put between the tip and the ferrule? I've only heard of snooker players doing this.

Wafers are tasty too, btw. :grin:
 
SirNoobs said:
Are these pads similar to the wafers snooker players put between the tip and the ferrule? I've only heard of snooker players doing this.

Wafers are tasty too, btw. :grin:
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The wafers I have seen were not the same as pad's, the wafers were actually an adhesive that was stuck to the ferrule and then the tip was stuck to it after it dried on the ferrule.

JIMO
 
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