In this period ( I installed it 2 months ago) I'm using a kamui black M and I'm satisfied of its performance but I have to sand it very often because after a very short period of time it becomes very hard to the point it's almost unplayable. Somebody has similar issues?
Kamui black M
- Thread starter Slh
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That's the way the Kamui Black performs. I had one and cut it off because of this reason.
I have been playing with Kamui for a year now and the first one I tried was the M and I found the same problem as you, I switched to the S and they play great. it plays like a Med tip. I have had my Soft Kamui on for about 9 months now and haven't had much wear on it and I play a lot.
Same experience with my Kamui Soft. During the first couple of months it glazed over pretty quickly; needed scuffing every 2-3 weeks (avg. 3 hours of play per day). But now I gently scuff it about every 8-10 weeks.
Same here i cut mine off. I had two shafts one with brown m and one with black m. The black m is alot harder than the brown and doesnt play near as well ad the brown did. Try the brown m. I havent tried the blak soft tho it may be ok but i dont think you can beat the browns. I guess thats why all the people i see using blaks use the S and not the m cuz its too hard.
Here is my .02
Firstly, why are you going straight to sanding the tip ?? The tip should only get "sanded" when it is so hard it cannot be aerated with a tip pick. I will lightly scuff mine every 12 weeks or so. I don't "sand" it. By using a tip-pick,you can keep the tip breathing , hence it will hold chalk. I only scuff the tip (I guess you would sand it) when the tip needs to be reshaped or is so hard it won't open up with the tip pick.
I get 3 League seasons plus practice out of my tips which is about 18 months of wear.
Hope this helps :smile:
I have found that a lot of intelligent people think if it has a rediculasly high price , "its got to be better and I have got to have one " Jim
I actually went to a Black Soft because of all the very good reviews from players, and it did play AMAZING for a while. Then it seemed to petrify LOL.
Feels like a hard tip now, although it still has a good feel, but I do not think I will go to this tip when it's time for a replacement, I like a softer tip that feels like it grabs the cueball more, and the Black Soft did that better than any others I tried, but after some use it really changed.
The unltraskins I have heard good things about, but a top cuemaker that I use for my cue work said he was not happy with them, so I'm still looking for something to try.
How is the hit on the brown soft? I heard that they tend to feel harder than the black soft. Does it keep it's shape well or needs burnishing every set/night? Do they keep their feel over a few months of use or harden up?
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I switched to Kamui Black M several months ago and have been very happy. Initially I miscued a bit, but for me that was a result of stroke inconsistency, not the tip. I've since adapted and have been very pleased. No mushrooming, very little re-shaping once set, and honestly I don't scuff that much either. Taking the time to apply chalk properly, using good chalk, etc. and I've not had a problem at all.
- James
I switched to Kamui Black M several months ago and have been very happy. Initially I miscued a bit, but for me that was a result of stroke inconsistency, not the tip. I've since adapted and have been very pleased. No mushrooming, very little re-shaping once set, and honestly I don't scuff that much either. Taking the time to apply chalk properly, using good chalk, etc. and I've not had a problem at all.
- James
My experience is the same. I use Kamui Black H tips and only have to scuff them once in a while. They hold their shape, and last a year at least. But, I don't use extreme english (14.1 and 8-ball), so miscuing is very rare for me. When I do, it is not the tips fault, but usually a bad stroke.
-dj
I like it, plays like the older brown MS which was a little harder than soft but not as hard as the black soft or a medium. If I try new tips, I always get a S,M and H and try all of them, starting with the H. Nice sound, lots of feel and spin and control. I groom my tip before each session I play, whether it needs it or not, just to keep my head ok...not much, but it's a perfect dime and textured. I'll sand back a small mushroom probably once in the tip lifetime, which, for me, is about 3-6 months, so not an issue. Their texture over the course of their life stays pretty much the same, doesn't harden up like a rock or go spongy either. Very reliable tip that does whatever I want it to do. I also like a G-2 H...go figure.
The black s would be harder than the brown s. Blacks are harder than browns. I like all the browns can play with any of them and they dont mushroom if they did at all its very very minimal only at first but usualy none. I dont see why they charge more for the brown like the earlier post people think it costs more so it must be better. Not always true. The browns put kamui on the map then they made the blacks to make more money. At least thats my opinion. Try a brown my guess is you will like it. They will last as long as any tip out there also.
justinb386
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I agree. The brown kamui medium is much better (and a little cheaper too).
you are wrong with this one. Black are a tad softer. Accroding to Kamui tip chart they are even of the same hardness, yet browns possess less elasticity (that is what we mortals feel as hardness) and more "deflection" (I'm looking at the chart right now).
I suggest you give them a try regardless of what your cuemaker said. He might have ran across a bad tip or a tip installed improperly (if he did not do that himself). So far I have enjoyed every minute of playing with an UltraSkin. And have heard of only one case of delamination. They do not glaze and require little maintenance/scuffing. All that provided you are not a "soft tip" kind of player. Because UltraSkin S is going to be a bit hard for your feel. But I advise you try it nevertheless.