How often do you scuff your tip?

wigglybridge said:
not being condescending -- just sayin' when i miscue, i know it's my stroke, i'm not blaming it on my tip not being scuffed.

i saw Ralf Souquet scuff his tip once after a miscue. other than that, i don't recall seeing a pro scuff a tip, and i've seen a lot of pro pool with a reasonable dose of miscues.

maybe there are tips that need scuffing. i've only used Triangles, Moori, Everest, Elkmasters, and Precision (Dennis Searing). none of those have ever needed it, but i can believe that there might be some that do.

but for the most part, i believe that scuffers are just one more gadget to distract from the honest work of developing a good stroke.
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I 100% believe what you say is how you feel. However, is it fair to project your experience on others, assuming that their experience must mirror your own, or that they'll take away the same thing from similar experiences. Ralf Souquet is about as robotic and meticulous as any player I have ever seen. If he miscues, his stroke would be at the bottom of my list of suspected reasons. The fact that he immediately redressed his tip indicates that he likely suspected contamination, and wished to create a new surface. By contamination I mean oils, grime, moisture, etc. on the tip that could hinder friction.

You believe scuffers are just one more gadget to distract from the honest work of developing a good stroke. Do you feel that applies to Souquet? I don't. Rather I believe he knew exactly what was going on & had the experience and knowledge to address the issue. Do you believe the other top players who didn't scuff their tip immediately didn't scuff it after the match, or even have a new tip installed? Ask Joe Blackburn or Steve Lomax how many tips they have installed for pro players at major events because they just miscued.
 
qbilder said:
So you're saying that if my chalk looks like that, I'll never miscue or need to scuff my tip?
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It's always the player, not the equipment. You stood up on the shot just enough, you were thinking about shape while down on the shot instead of making the shot, you turned your wrist outward because you were doubting something, you haven't chalked in 6 shots.
I am assuming you use a nice stick. It's always the player.

Oh yeah. It must be the pool gods.
 
philly said:
It's always the player, not the equipment. You stood up on the shot just enough, you were thinking about shape while down on the shot instead of making the shot, you turned your wrist outward because you were doubting something, you haven't chalked in 6 shots.

I am assuming you use a nice stick. It's always the player.



Oh yeah. It must be the pool gods.
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WildWing said:
I think Grey Ghost covered it, but if you have a tip that needs scuffing (and I think that's not a good tip), then do the scuffing while practicing, get the hit down good, then take it into the match. Nothing is suddenly unusual. That is what of consistency. Taking to the match what you've just been practicing.

All the best,
WW
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How about just keeping the "hit down good" ALL the time with proper tip maintenance, then "nothing is suddenly unusual," also.

So I always "take to the match what I've been practicing." Isn't that THE point of tip maintenance and that's why I do it the way I do it.


WildWing said:
But I think you just want to argue.

All the best,
WW
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I thought this was a discussion inside a forum built for discussion.

My bad...you guys go on doing whatever it is you're doing here. I'll butt out.



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strmanglr scott said:
How many games or playing time between working the tip?

What triggers you to work on your tip?

Tip pr!ck, abrasive rub, knurled steel?

How often do you replace your tip?
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If there was a ''click of the mouse'' simple answer I'd help ya out.

Only thing I Always do is scuff before each match and prep my tip before each event.
 
strmanglr scott said:
How many games or playing time between working the tip?

What triggers you to work on your tip?

Tip pr!ck, abrasive rub, knurled steel?

How often do you replace your tip?
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As far as how often I do anything to a tip depends on one thing:

If it needs it = it gets it.

As for replacement = when I lose confidence in tip integrity to do its job.

It all pretty simple really.
 
How many games or playing time between working the tip?
Once every other month.

What triggers you to work on your tip?
The appearance, not holding chalk.

Tip pr!ck, abrasive rub, knurled steel?
I like the "Last 4 Ever pool cue tip tool, dime shape"
I just bought the Kamui Gator Grip tip tool so I can go longer between use of the Last 4 Ever.

How often do you replace your tip?
Somewhere between a 12 & 24 months.
 
strmanglr scott said:
How many games or playing time between working the tip?

What triggers you to work on your tip?

Tip pr!ck, abrasive rub, knurled steel?

How often do you replace your tip?
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I use the medical term PRN mean as nessessary, scuff when the Tip will not grab or put good spin on C/B. I use 220 Sandpaper to scuff lightly to the point of make a smoothe tips have texture to touch. Tips replaced seldom, because I am frugal, do not abuse, and over scuff.
 
CocoboloCowboy said:
I use the medical term PRN mean as nessessary, scuff when the Tip will not grab or put good spin on C/B. I use 220 Sandpaper to scuff lightly to the point of make a smoothe tips have texture to touch. Tips replaced seldom, because I am frugal, do not abuse, and over scuff.
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greyghost said:
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I also forgot to say a dry piece of Chalk is abrasive, and will scuff up your Tip as you play. During summer my extra Chalk is stored in my garage that is about 120 degree + during the day time like today. When summer is over black in the house the extra chalk come to be tasty warm.
 
DJSTEVEZ said:
How many games or playing time between working the tip?
Once every other month.

What triggers you to work on your tip?
The appearance, not holding chalk.

Tip pr!ck, abrasive rub, knurled steel?
I like the "Last 4 Ever pool cue tip tool, dime shape"
I just bought the Kamui Gator Grip tip tool so I can go longer between use of the Last 4 Ever.

How often do you replace your tip?
Somewhere between a 12 & 24 months.
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Since switching to harder tips they are lasting much longer and as a bonus, now I can break with my playing cue (revo).

I'm loving my revo with a Kamui black hard.

What tip do you have on your revo?
 
I use this to mildly scuff my tip. It is rough, but it is only used to score the glaze on the tip, so chalk will adhere well... I place the sheet in my palm & rotate my shaft tip against the paper, puts a nice radial score on my tip.

It is called sheetrock sandpaper...
 

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It makes me shiver & ect cold to see how some people use some of the Tip Tools sold that only destroy the life if a perfectly good Tip.

I have the following:

1. Porper Mushroom Tool.

2. Tip Tapper.

3. Last a piece of 220 Sandpaper.

I see people using the tools that look like a bed of sharp nails, files, rasps, and other tools that remove too much Tip material.

Honestly all you need do IMHO is just scuff your tip Up a bit, not remove lays of perfectly good Tip, but if you do you Tip replacing guy loves you because your a frequent customer.

I personally use the discontinued Tiger Hard Layered Tips. Lucky me I have about 6 - 8 in a cool place in storage for when I finally need to replace my old one.

Why because they last & work well to spin or draw.
 
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Been using a Brad tip scuffer for years. Roll it around on the tip to create little pockets for the chalk and good to go.

If I am someplace without it, a small piece of 220 grit sandpaper that is in my wallet will do.
 
I never scuff my tip I only shape it up when necessary then I play with it till it has to be reshape
again.
 
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