Kamui Soft opinions???

atthecat

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I'm thinking of trying a Kamui Soft tip. I've always been a Sniper man, but thought I'd try something different. What is your opinion of Kamui Softs???
 
atthecat said:
I'm thinking of trying a Kamui Soft tip. I've always been a Sniper man, but thought I'd try something different. What is your opinion of Kamui Softs???

i use the medium soft kamui and really like it. i switched from sniper about 6 months ago.
 
About 6-7 months ago, I put a Kamui soft on one shaft and a Sniper on the other. (Same shaft type, 314-2)

At first they felt very similar and difficult to tell the difference. Now after time, the Sniper is noticably harder than the Kamui soft, but not extremely different. The Kamui seems to have stayed closer to it's original installation feel than the Sniper.

They are both great tips and don't seem to differ that much as far as performance or miscues. I rub the tip with a dime shaper each time I play for clean up and to keep things even.

I would say both very good quality tips. Right now, I like the way the Kamui soft feels. The Sniper makes the cue ring when you hit it, which is okay for some, but to me it seems to exaggerate the difference in feel between the low deflection shaft and a regular solid shaft. The Kamui soft just doesn't ring the cue as much and feels a little more like a heavy punch than a sharp hit, which I like, but others may not.

Hope this helps and good luck!
 
atthecat said:
Thanks, that does help a lot. Ever try the Medium Soft Kamui?


No, but the cuesmith that did the installations said that the Kamui Med Soft is the most similar Kamui tip to the Sniper if that's any help as well.
 
I too moved from sniper to kamui medium-soft and i prefere the kamui.
The snipers get hard very fast. The quality looks similar, but i just prefere the kamui. I seem to grip the ball better.
 
I would prefer using medium soft over soft kamui. It was too soft for me but it was easier to apply spin on CB.
 
atthecat said:
Thanks, that does help a lot. Ever try the Medium Soft Kamui?

I had a medium soft kamui and the layers broke on the first 2. I really liked the hit and tried the soft hoping for better luck. The soft hits even better and no problems with the layers. I had an everest before the kamui. The hits feel the same just more spin with the kamui.
 
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