I agree tha th the phenolic tip is close to leather feeling. It is easy to judge the cue ball with the canvas tip. I have never tried the G10 but I am getting ready to do a test run. I am mostely interested in the chalking aspect. Can you jump a ball 2 or 3 inches away? It takes a draw to jump close, you know the object ball 3 inches from the cue ball and the target ball 6 inches or less from there. I have no experience with the G10.