A LOT depends on the cue. A softer hitting cue will play like a sponge with too soft a tip. Likewise a hard tip can make stiff hitting cues play like rebar. Its all in the matchup. I went to a softer tip on the Rhino because the ball just came off too 'hot' for me with a harder tip.
Hitting better with a hard tip?
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Totally agree... When I auditioned my Exceed it had a soft tip on it, and the feel of the hit made me fall in love with it. However after months of chasing that feeling with constant tip shapings and replacements, I gave up and went back to a hard tip. The cue performs no differently, but it's more like a race car then a Cadillac these days.
That is exactly what I am saying. If any cue tip "grabbed" the cue ball we would not need chalk. Do you play without chalk?? Tips really only affect feel, neither a soft or a hard tip "grabs" the cue ball any different. Contact time between hard and soft tips vary by mere milliseconds.
I had used a LePro hard tip on my McDermott D19 for yrs. Played very well. I had a Mori hard tip put on my Irishoriginal 13mm shaft & liked it. I sent my D19 to McDermott to have it re- rapped in Irish Linen & re-conditioned. Also had 2 12mm shafts made. Played great. In an 8 ball league on 9' tables. I won best shooter in1999 & 2000 for highest average. 1 yr I won 26 matches in a row. Because of a serious neck injury & surgery, I stopped playing for 22 yrs. In 2022 I started playing again. It's not like riding a bike. I now play with a continuation Balabushka with a Bull CF Shaft with a soft Kamui clear black tip. It took some time to get used too. I did win a 9 ball tournament on 9' tables with my Balabushka with its original 13mm shaft & 13mm kamui med clear black tip. Now using my Bull 12.75 mm shaft on my Balabushka with a soft tip & playing well.
The buffalo tips, I got from my brother,who brought them from ebay.(who didn't like them) it wasn't a box.
I think they where being sold, 10 tips at a time, that was some years ago.
Only thing I can find on there now, is the old stock boxes.
Mooo.
You have a lot away about your stroke and game with that comment Czar Man.
Well said. You gotta play with whatever shaft you prefer for awhile to understand how much deflection it has and compensate for that. Then you just 'know.'
you givin me waaaaaaaaaaay too much credit. just observant is all.You have a lot away about your stroke and game with that comment Czar Man.
I’m going to install a couple tips soon.
At one time I remember a written list of the “common” tips available for sale ranked from hardest to soft?
Anyone have a similar list?
Thanks,
Eddie
At one time I remember a written list of the “common” tips available for sale ranked from hardest to soft?
Anyone have a similar list?
Thanks,
Eddie
I remember that too,you had the hardness rating listed as well. That was some years ago.
There are so many on the market now,it would be a very long list.
This?
Rusty in Montana
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This is just a observation but I didn't notice any G 2 or Peachauer Emerald tips listed .
If you're talking about the chart I posted, it's pretty old
Rusty in Montana
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Yes I was , but it's still a good source of information thank you for posting it for us .
Eight years ago, I posted a comparison between PoolDawg ratings and Mueller’s ratings. My point at the time was that those numbers don’t mean much. You still have to experiment on your own to find which tips you prefer.
I prefer layered hard tips. I currently have hard tips from G2, Instroke, Talisman (brown and black), Precision (Searing), and Zen. The Zen Grip Hard and Talisman WB Hard (black) play harder than the other tips which are pretty similar to each other. I also have a few shafts with Triangles. Triangles are great, but I tend to go through more quickly. Layered hard tips last a long time for me.
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I have been playing pool for a very long time and this is the one area which escapes me. OK, one of many. I just don't use enough tips to have any feel for how one tip plays verses another. I'd say I play with a new tip once a year - and that includes tips on new shafts. To further confuse...
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I prefer layered hard tips. I currently have hard tips from G2, Instroke, Talisman (brown and black), Precision (Searing), and Zen. The Zen Grip Hard and Talisman WB Hard (black) play harder than the other tips which are pretty similar to each other. I also have a few shafts with Triangles. Triangles are great, but I tend to go through more quickly. Layered hard tips last a long time for me.
A up-to-date tip list would be awesome but finding someone so anal/bored might be tough.
Since that list came out a BUNCH of tips ranging from super to shit have hit the market. My fave for yrs has been Ultraskin but with Tom's health(anyone heard anything?) i'll probably switch to Kamikaze or Thoroughbred(the med/hard is a great tip). That new synthetic Bulletproof sounds cool and i may give one a shot.
Since that list came out a BUNCH of tips ranging from super to shit have hit the market. My fave for yrs has been Ultraskin but with Tom's health(anyone heard anything?) i'll probably switch to Kamikaze or Thoroughbred(the med/hard is a great tip). That new synthetic Bulletproof sounds cool and i may give one a shot.
SSDiver2112
Escott Cues
A up-to-date tip list would be awesome but finding someone so anal/bored might be tough.
Thoroughbreds are very nice tips (just installed one last night). Have not tried the Kamikaze yet. I do have a sample of the new Bulletproof on the way to check out.
Ultraskin was always my goto, but since they are currently unavailable, I’ve been looking for an alternative in the same price range. Once I started looking, wow, there are a lot of layered tips under the $10 range. All claim the same pie in the sky performance and buzz words. Since most of them never seem to get mentioned here I guess I’ll avoid for now. Hope I’m not missing out on a gem.
I did order some SIB Originals (still not sure the difference with the Cool Blues). First impression installing them is great and no complaints yet.
As for hard tips I personally prefer medium. I just like the feel better on my cue. I did have someone request a bulletproof break tip for their player and they played pretty well with it.
Nah. You're one of the rare few that can back it up on the table.