I like my Everest tip but.......

[8Ball48043]

I have historically used Moori medium tips. But, I came into a 5280 Sneaky Pete a while ago. Played with it. LOVED the tip. Turns out to be an Everest tip!

Everest tips for me .... in the future.

 

[BigCat]

Hey Ray, how's the durability and maintenance on the Kamui medium?

When I switched out my tip that was 34 years old, lol, that came with my cue and I have no clue what it was - I switched to sniper. It was harder and it was a little adjustment.

What might a little softer tip do performance wise?


Thanks,

Matt

Hey Matt,

The durability on a Kamui Medium is excellent. I've noticed that I don't need to constantly perform maintenance on my tip like I did with Moori Mediums. Kamui holds it shape very well and does not mushroom. I don't have to tip pick it very often (if at all) and I never feel as though I have to reshape it. Maintaining Kamui tips are very easy as well (not too hard, not too soft). But that has been my experience with a Medium hardness, I'm not sure about other Kamui tips with varying hardness.

I also found Sniper tips a little too hard. Although they are still a great tip. A softer tip is desirable (performance-wise) because it grips the cue ball a little better. Basically, you'll find that imparting spin on the cue ball becomes easier and therefore gives you more control over the cue ball (think of the opposite scenario where you would try severe english shots with a very hard break tip - the english would be very hard to apply without miscuing). Although if you go too soft, then you have maintenance issues like mushrooming and the tip wearing down to quick. Like many things, it's about finding a balance. JMHO.

Good luck,
Ray

 

[oldzilla]

I compress my own duds, med to med hard. They last at least a couple of years unless I think they play to hard. They hold chalk well, spin whitey as good as any tip and cost less than a dollar. If you like spending the bucks, go right ahead.

Rod

yup, makin your own milk duds is easy enough and very economical for sure. i made some and got good results too even at my first attempt. but got snipers by the dozens at wholesale prices when i owned a room. i still have a few left and do not play alot. so i think i'll never get to try the emerald but it seems like a good choice.

so make a milk dud or try the emerald. either way you can save money !

 

[skip]

I use Kamui brown med. an blue diamond chalk. Super cue ball control spin ect. With very little maintenance.

 

[danquixote]

i have been using snipers for about ten years. great tips never a problem.

but i was thinging of trying the emerald as they are made by tiger in the same fashion as sniper. just with recycled pigskin. OP wanted to save money and thats why i asked if he had tried emerald tips.

Isn't all pigskin recycled.....unless it's still on the pig?

 

[Spike8ball]

I have had a similar problem over the last couple of years. I own a pro-shop / cue building and repair shop attached to my pool hall so I can honestly say I have tried them all. But what I have found is that as Medium tips break in they become a Hard Tip, and hard tips become super hard. So I started using Moori Soft tips, and I totally love them, once they break in they are a medium, and near the end of their life they become a medium hard. They grab the ball well and while they will mushroom a little during break in they need very little to know maintenance after that except the use of a Tip Pick. Oh and by the way, the mushrooming can be reduced a great deal if the tip is pressed in a vise before installation, I do this for all my customers on every tip I install.

Take care

Ahhhh... this is exactly what I thought with my KB Medium, that it just keeps getting more like a hard tip every time I play. I loved it a first but now I think I am going back to KB Soft. Maybe I'm not crazy after all...

 

[oldzilla]

I've had Everest tips before and like them but I'm always trying cheaper tips to see if I can find a tip that I like really well and can save a few bucks on."

I bought some tips from American Cowboy Billiards that are called Black Diamond tips. They are advertised as a layered buffalo leather tip. While these are very inexpensive, I think they play pretty darn well but you have to buy 10 to get 3 or 4 good ones in my experience.

I also tried some Hercules. They're pretty good to, but harder than I really like.


So recently I got an OB2 with the Schon joint, which comes with an Everest.
Last night I was shooting and I noticed that I can use my Cuetec tapper to rough up the tip and within a game or two, the surface is as slick as a cue ball almost. It holds chalk OK and I don't have issues with miscues (yes, I'm a poet and I know it), but I just don't seem to be able to get the action I want unless I get the tapper back out and rough up the tip again.


Can anyone recommend a tip that is medium hard, holds shape well and really "bites" the cue ball without having to do constant maintenance?


Edit: What about Kamui and Moori? I'm always leery of the high-dollar stuff for fear of getting a product that is no better than the mid-range for a lot more money spent. Are these worth the extra dough with regard to action?

just to point out what the OP said here so those of you that suggest moori and kamui are aware what he is looking for. although he also asks if they are worth the extra expense. personally i do not see that they are
worth more than a sniper !
but do remember there are different strokes for different folks. tyvm

 

[Mike in MN]

I play with an Everest tip, my good friend plays with a Sniper, and we switched cues for a few games a while back and one thing he noted to me was how much action he was getting with my cue. Personally, I've tried a lot of different tips in the medium to high price range, and I keep coming back to Everest. Lucky for you the most you'll spend to try something new is roughly $18

 

[Raggedy Andy]

Your Everest

Ya know..............I played with layered tips for about 4 years, and I recently went back to a non layered WB tip. It was a game changer!!! No more worrying about miscues...........I won't play layered tips any more. I know layered tips outlast a regular tip, but I still think the solid tips play better.