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APA Gene

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What is all the hype with Wizard tips? I had one on my cue but I just hated it. I had Ted Harris (Ted Harris Custom Cues) replace it with a Kamui medium and I love it. I had one before on a shaft that got stolen. I am so glad to have one again. To me it is the best tip regardless of price. Ted does a great job sealing and shaping the tip on the lathe so it needs so little upkeep. Just chalk it and go. TipPrik it now and then for good measure!

I swear you could take some cheap cue and put a good tip on it and it would play so much better or for that matter you could have an expensive cue and a change in tip could make a world of difference (good or bad). I know, I know, ...personal preference. For all you beginners...before you spend tons of money on a new cue why not find the right tip for your style of play and the cue you currently have?
 
RRfireblade said:
Mmm K. :)
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Alright, obviously I bored some to death. What I was really trying to say is, "I just love my Kamuui tip!" Can't really explain it other than it just feels so good. I really feel the cue ball on the tip. I have played with LePro, Triangle, Talisman, Moori, Sumo, Kamuui and Wizard tips and I like the Kamuui the best. Next best of the ones I tried would have to be the Talisman Water Buffalo tip. The Moori I had mushroomed often.
 
Tip choice will be affected by lots of things though, taper of shaft and ferrule material are the main ones. You can't count on a tip feeling the same between two different cues, or two different shafts if they have a different taper or ferrule. Something to keep in mind.
 
My tip was made by a Sherpa in the Himalayas. It's made from the hide of a Red Panda which are native to the area. The Red Panda is skinned and the hide is tanned by hand for a year on Mount Everest at approximately 20,000 feet above sea level. The very best pieces are cut to 1/10 the thinness of paper and stacked to create a 300 layers tip. Each Red Panda produces only one tip so the Sherpa has to get it just right. His only companion during the process is his apprentice who will never actually participate in the production of the tip until he's acheived 20 years experience. I have 3 and will be happy to sell you one for $250,000. They last about 6 months.
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
My tip was made by a Sherpa in the Himalayas. It's made from the hide of a Red Panda which are native to the area. The Red Panda is skinned and the hide is tanned by hand for a year on Mount Everest at approximately 20,000 feet above sea level. The very best pieces are cut to 1/10 the thinness of paper and stacked to create a 300 layers tip. Each Red Panda produces only one tip so the Sherpa has to get it just right. His only companion during the process is his apprentice who will never actually participate in the production of the tip until he's acheived 20 years experience. I have 3 and will be happy to sell you one for $250,000. They last about 6 months.
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I will take 2 Jude, panda tips are a bear to get. HAHAHAHA.
 
I used to play with a medium Moori for about 2 years which I really liked. I tried a Wizard tip and thought it played very close to a medium Moori. Of course, the Wizard tip plays very well and is significantly cheaper than the Moori - thus the appeal. After three or four months I tried a Super Pro tip and really liked the feel when I hit a ball. Although rated as a medium tip, the Super Pro is super hard. After playing with the Super Pro for about two months, I read a thread on this forum asking about hard tips. There was a lot of chatter about the Kamui Black Hard, so I'm giving that tip a spin now. It's nowhere as hard as a Super Pro but plays more like a Moori or Wizard medium. Of course, these are only my opinions, but to date, the only tip I didn't like was an Elkmaster. I must be pretty easy to satisfy. I don't think there is a magic tip out there that will significantly affect your game. The tip is important but the shooter and his/her stroke is the major factor.
 
Triangle tips RULE!

I played with Tigers Everest layered and Moori layered (both Mediums) for a bit..and found that they got way to hard in a short period of time..which caused too many miscues..I changed to a Triangle tip (a much cheaper non-layered tip) and I LOVE IT! I stroke with much more consistancy and confidence with alot less miscues. :thumbup:
 
Sherpa tip

Jude Rosenstock said:
My tip was made by a Sherpa in the Himalayas. It's made from the hide of a Red Panda which are native to the area. The Red Panda is skinned and the hide is tanned by hand for a year on Mount Everest at approximately 20,000 feet above sea level. The very best pieces are cut to 1/10 the thinness of paper and stacked to create a 300 layers tip. Each Red Panda produces only one tip so the Sherpa has to get it just right. His only companion during the process is his apprentice who will never actually participate in the production of the tip until he's acheived 20 years experience. I have 3 and will be happy to sell you one for $250,000. They last about 6 months.
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I look at my to do list every time I open the fridge and scaling Mt. Everest still isn't marked off. I think I may now have the incentive to getr done. If I can time this climb just right and see the same Sherpa, do you think I could get a discount on 3 tips? If nothing else, I save the shipping.:grin:
 
radge69 said:
You can't count on a tip feeling the same between two different cues, or two different shafts if they have a different taper or ferrule. Something to keep in mind.
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Excellent point. Kamui Mediums work and feel very good to me on 314's OB1's and solid shafts, but on a Z shaft I prefer a slightly softer Kamui MS tip.
 
APA Gene...I like a ROUND tip best! :D Oh, wait...you meant...never mind!

Scott Lee
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APA Gene said:
What is all the hype with Wizard tips? I had one on my cue but I just hated it. I had Ted Harris (Ted Harris Custom Cues) replace it with a Kamui medium and I love it. I had one before on a shaft that got stolen. I am so glad to have one again. To me it is the best tip regardless of price. Ted does a great job sealing and shaping the tip on the lathe so it needs so little upkeep. Just chalk it and go. TipPrik it now and then for good measure!

I swear you could take some cheap cue and put a good tip on it and it would play so much better or for that matter you could have an expensive cue and a change in tip could make a world of difference (good or bad). I know, I know, ...personal preference. For all you beginners...before you spend tons of money on a new cue why not find the right tip for your style of play and the cue you currently have?
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APA Gene said:
Alright, obviously I bored some to death. What I was really trying to say is, "I just love my Kamuui tip!" Can't really explain it other than it just feels so good. I really feel the cue ball on the tip. I have played with LePro, Triangle, Talisman, Moori, Sumo, Kamuui and Wizard tips and I like the Kamuui the best. Next best of the ones I tried would have to be the Talisman Water Buffalo tip. The Moori I had mushroomed often.
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It's cool. I'm using them too , got the new blacks a couple cues as well , still on the fence with those but they do seem to get better with age.
 
Tips are a matter of preference....plain and simple. Last week I tried a Kamui Black soft and thought it too hard even though it did play well. I took that off and went back to a Sniper.

I also have a Moori medium in the tip box that I'll try when the Sniper needs to be gone. When that gets close to being changed I'll order another Sniper in case the Moori doesn't work out.
 
DRW said:
I look at my to do list every time I open the fridge and scaling Mt. Everest still isn't marked off. I think I may now have the incentive to getr done. If I can time this climb just right and see the same Sherpa, do you think I could get a discount on 3 tips? If nothing else, I save the shipping.:grin:
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It's all about the shipping.
 
Jude Rosenstock said:
My tip was made by a Sherpa in the Himalayas. It's made from the hide of a Red Panda which are native to the area. The Red Panda is skinned and the hide is tanned by hand for a year on Mount Everest at approximately 20,000 feet above sea level. The very best pieces are cut to 1/10 the thinness of paper and stacked to create a 300 layers tip. Each Red Panda produces only one tip so the Sherpa has to get it just right. His only companion during the process is his apprentice who will never actually participate in the production of the tip until he's acheived 20 years experience. I have 3 and will be happy to sell you one for $250,000. They last about 6 months.
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I know this is a joke, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't.
 
And to think, SVB plays with an R360 cuetec equipped with a standard tip...how does he do it?
 
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pwd72s said:
And to think, SVB plays with an R360 cuetec equipped with a standard tip...how does he do it?
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Didn't SVB change his tip???? How much for the panda tips? I'll take 3 mediums if its free shipping.

PS I have a Wizard M tip
 
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