how many different tips did you go through before you found the right one?

[StormHotRod300]

Ok, basically for the longest time, i either used whatever tip came with the cue, or if it needed a new one, i just got whatever the pool hall had in stock for the cheapest price. Of course this was when i was alot younger. And didnt know any better.

But even a yr ago when i started back up playing seriously, i really didnt know the difference in tips, and would usually just shoot with a Le-pro, because thats what most people used.

And then when i got my Espiritu, it came with a WaterBuffalo, which was a bit too hard lol. So i had a Triangle put on, instead of a Le-pro which i didnt really notice a big difference, but liked the way it played. And basically used it until last Saturday.

Thats when i had a Moori Med put on. And WOW what a difference. I was seriously having problems with the Triangle when using english, mainly with not getting enough english expecially on draw shots.

Well the first couple of games with the Moori, i was a lil cautious but noticed i could put some serious english on the CB with very little effort. I even had one shot, i drew back basically the length of the table to the end rail to get position on the next ball.

So for the price of 30$ i will say the Moori Med is well worth the cost.

Now granted it doesnt make me pocket balls any easier but it does make moving around the table easier lol.

I will say that Sarah Rousey kinda led me to Moori tips after talking to her a couple times about them, and how she liked the way they lasted and played.

But i am a happy camper

 

[chalkisfree]

I have a box of LePros, but every once in awhile one blew up . It's like they made that tip out of a bad section of cow or something. Other than the occasional bad one, they gave me a lot of grip.

I recently spent some time in Japan, and was able to buy Mooris dirt cheap - less than 8 bucks per tip. I came back with enough to last me a looooong time. I have used slow and medium, and they both have great grip. To me the most attractive feature of this tip is its lack of mushrooming. A respectable source in Japan told me that other brands of layered tips offer the same quality, but I haven't tried them.

 

[1pRoscoe]

I think everyone started the same, using whatever came on the cue at the time.....

Then you learn what quality is about and want to improve your game.

I used the lower end of the spectrum in quality of tips, and over the past few years have been using Moori Quick, as I like a harder tip. Jack Madden turned me on to the Tiger Laminated Hard, which I have grown really fond of. I don't just want to stick with one thing, so now I am going to experiment with Talisman, just to see what it has to offer.

I picked up a nice supply of Tiger medium tips from drivermaker, and had one installed yesterday. I banged around a few sets of 9b and 1p yesterday, and am still thoroughly impress with Tiger's tips and the quality that they have....... but change is good at times.

 

[The Hamster]

Ok, basically for the longest time, i either used whatever tip came with the cue, or if it needed a new one, i just got whatever the pool hall had in stock for the cheapest price.

Your tip 'progression' is similar to mine. I started out with a hard triangle, swapped it for a water buffalo, then tried Talisman, Instroke (the 11 layer), Tiger, sniper (it delaminated), etc. before settling on a Moori Medium. I imagine there are tips out there that are just as good but I doubt there are any that are much better. For me that is...

 

[Billy_Bob]

I saw everyone bickering on the internet about which was the best tip, etc. So I decided that I would need to find out for myself which was better.

I experimented with several different types of tips; leather, pig skin, phenolic, and even "space age plastic".

Next I experimented with different shaft sizes (diameter at tip); 11mm, 12mm, 13mm.

Then I experimented with soft tips, medium tips, and hard tips.

Finally I experimented with different tip radius; quarter shaped tip, nickel shaped tip, and dime shaped tip.

I learned that shaft size, material tip made from, tip radius, and hardness of tip can make the cue play differently. So the lesson learned was to select one shaft size, one type/brand of tip, one hardness, and one radius - Then stick with that *forever*. (Don't go changing things.)

I also learned that with a smaller shaft size, when hitting hard shots, it will deform the tip easier when using a dime shaped tip. So if using a dime shape, best to have a larger shaft if you don't want to be reshaping your tip in the middle of tournaments and constantly be replacing tips.

On the other end of the spectrum, using a dime shape on a 13mm shaft, the curve of the tip will go down almost to the ferrule. So you can only re-shape the tip a few times before it needs replacement. So best to go a little smaller if using a dime shape like 12.5mm.

After all this, I decided on a 12.5mm shaft, Moori Q (hard) tip, and dime shape. I found that I got better draw/english with a dime shape - also with a pig skin tip. And I found that a Moori Q would work just as well as a Moori S. (Softer tips in general grabbed the cue ball better, but the full range of Moori tips seemed to work the same.)

So with the Moori Q, I got excellent consistent grab on the cue ball, PLUS I got a long lasting tip which rarely needs re-shaping.

Now this is just for my playing cue... I use a quarter shaped Tiger break/jump tip on my break cue, and a dime shaped phenolic tip on my jump cue - 13mm shaft size, but don't need to reshape tip, so no problem being 13mm. Then nickel shaped Triangle tip on masse' cue.