Hate both my tips. Suggestions?

buckshotshoey said:
Question....if you like them well broken in, what do you do when you install a new one? Obviously an adjustment period is needed. I used to use the LePro and because of this and quit using it.
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New plain Elkmaster break in>>>sit out on the patio and using a loose closed bridge wedged against your thigh, imitate the 'dart' stroke a couple hundred times.

Requires a straight medium speed vertical stroke, allowing for the 'bounce' since you let go of the shaft. Do a little shaping if needed along the way.

Oh....smooth finished concrete is preferred over the rough finish concrete.:D


Note: if you break a ferrule....you're hitting it too hard.
 
Have you tried Talisman Med or Soft? Judd put on Talisman Med on my cue I bought from him in 2004 and that's my tip of choice ever since. There is a guy on AZB selling them at dirt cheap prices but not sure what quantities, I bought a bunch but do not need them all. (I think they typically retail for like $11-$12 a piece but I have bought them in 9 packs from Talisman directly for less.

If you are interested in trying them and live in the CONUS, send me $10 and I will send you one of each medium and soft for you to try. PM me for paypal info if you want.

Dave
 
G2 tips for me. I haven't tried the softs, but the mediums play close
to the original Moori mediums with a slightly less firm hit.
 
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Elk Master

TrumanHW said:
Whats a good soft or med-soft tip?

I want a tip with great traction...and I feel like the kamui soft is more like a med-hard tip.

Any suggestions?
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I have tried almost every tip out there. I finally came to the conclusion that I just can shoot bad with every tip.

Elk Master straight out of the box. The price is great and they play real good.

Now if I can only learn to play on the days I shoot good.

Don :)
 
3RAILKICK said:
New plain Elkmaster break in>>>sit out on the patio and using a loose closed bridge wedged against your thigh, imitate the 'dart' stroke a couple hundred times.

Requires a straight medium speed vertical stroke, allowing for the 'bounce' since you let go of the shaft. Do a little shaping if needed along the way.

Oh....smooth finished concrete is preferred over the rough finish concrete.:D


Note: if you break a ferrule....you're hitting it too hard.
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I've watched Rafael Martinez do exactly as decribed above after
installing one of his "personally--pressed" Tips. He sat out front
of The Jointed Cue and kept bouncing the Shaft off the sidwalk
until perfection was achieved.
I, personally, went from Moori Mediums to SuperPro Hard about
ten years ago and never looked back. Dirt Cheap, perform great,
and almost never require maintenance (other than a quick scuff).

Looks like you have a bizillion choices out there, but remember
that "expensive" is not the keyword when selecting Tips.
 
I switched from a kamui brown medium to a tiger emerald and haven't looked back. Grips the ball good and doesn't glaze over like the kamui.
 
+1 for Dawg duds..
I was a soft tip-lover for a while, but gave the milk duds a shot and will never go back to soft or layered tips again.
 
Good cheap tips: Triangle for med-hard tips. SuperPro for hard tips. Elkmaster for soft.
Good expensive tips: Kamui and G2 tips in your particular flavor.

I like hard tips so I tend to use either the triangle or superpro or a kamui in med.
 
G2 is by far the best tip I have played with. I always liked the Kamui soft great grab didnt mushroom but they do it harder than rated.The ultra skin will grab ok but feel mushy to me milk duds grab but hit hard the next best tip I played with was the predator Vicktory soft didnt mushroom hit good and moved the cue very well.Almost every tip i have played with do the samething play great freshly scuffed but glaze over and stop holding chalk very quickly the only tips that havent been that way for me is the predator Kamui and G2 tips.Currently Im shooting with a G2 medium no mushrooming hits slightly softer than rated and moves the cue ball great.With this tip i feel my stroke has come out the most.
 
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