Kamui Tip Evaluation...

An update...
First, let me thank all of you for your comments, and suggestions. This is the classic example of members helping members on this fine forum. I appreciate it.
A friend of mine came over to the house earlier, a guy who used to build cues but still keeps a small lathe handy, and while he was here I traded him a couple of boxes of .223 ammo for a tip install. He's going to stick on a Le Pro that will get me by until I can get hold of Tom Hay and order some Ultraskins.
I checked with the guys in Production, at Steamer Cue Sports Ltd., and there were no Fourskins available. Sales have been very Bris, er, I mean brisk, and they were all out of stock. :thumbup:


P.S. Thanks again.
 
i'll stick with Triangle tips, firm feel and hold their shape well and not overpriced.
 
Not a fan of the Kamui tips. Glaze over too quickly. I don't want to sit there and scuff my tip multiple times a session and be paranoid of the dreaded miscued draw shot because my tip sucks ass. Ultraskin is more or less the same thing.

Zan tip is the nuts. Best tip I've tried so far.
 
One last item regarding this tip thing and we'll let this thread die a natural death.
I replaced the Kamui soft tip with a Le Pro, and played with it today. So, how can a fifty-cent tip play better than a twenty-three dollar one? Well, I don't know, but it sure as hell does. It was like night and day. If this thing will hold it's shape reasonably well I think I'll stick with it for a while.
Kamui...patooie! :)
 
Tramp Steamer said:
One last item regarding this tip thing and we'll let this thread die a natural death.
I replaced the Kamui soft tip with a Le Pro, and played with it today. So, how can a fifty-cent tip play better than a twenty-three dollar one? Well, I don't know, but it sure as hell does. It was like night and day. If this thing will hold it's shape reasonably well I think I'll stick with it for a while.
Kamui...patooie! :)
Click to expand...

I find Kamui is pretty sensitive to the install technique. I've tried Kamui's that other people installed and was not impressed. When I install them, they are phenomenal. My favorite right now is the clear black medium. I leave it a bit tall, shape it rather round, and do a few special things to it that make it play amazing.

I can make a LePro and Triangle play amazing too. The Triangle magic wears off after a few weeks though. I really like the Ki-Tech stuff too.

Kamui install tip: Use a super sharp razor and watch the heat when burnishing.

KMRUNOUT
 
j_zippel said:
Layered tips are horrible unless you do this. I take em down 2 layers, shape it and play for a couple weeks. Then re cut the sides and whoop there it is.

I played with kamui black until I discovered Zan tips. Much better value
Click to expand...

Just put on a Zan tip after my Kamui clear came off in a tournament match at hill-hill :eek: I liked the Kamui, but the first impression of the Zan is really good. Lets see how the tip develops. My problem is that I don't play that often and my tips tend to get quite hard. I hope Zan can handle it.
 
I play a lot and I am concerned about my medium tips getting too hard from so much play.

I have been thinking lately of going to a soft Moori tip, cutting it down by 1/3 and seeing how that goes.

JoeyA

mjantti said:
Just put on a Zan tip after my Kamui clear came off in a tournament match at hill-hill :eek: I liked the Kamui, but the first impression of the Zan is really good. Lets see how the tip develops. My problem is that I don't play that often and my tips tend to get quite hard. I hope Zan can handle it.
Click to expand...
 
JoeyA said:
I play a lot and I am concerned about my medium tips getting too hard from so much play.
I have been thinking lately of going to a soft Moori tip, cutting it down by 1/3 and seeing how that goes.
JoeyA
Click to expand...

Let me know how that works out. I used the Moori mediums a long time ago (when Mr. Moori was still alive) and thought they were great. I tried a medium Moori a couple of years ago and it seemed way too hard. Maybe the soft is the answer. Thanks, Joey. :)
 
I have Kamui black soft on 2 of my play cues. Never have problems with mushrooming, I'm a soft hitter though even on the 9fts. It's on a regular deflection shaft too so I still "feel" the hit fine. The blacks hit about 1 firmness higher than their rating (black soft hits like a medium). My break tip is a cheapo LePro cut down about half, also no problems mushrooming. I burnish my tips about once every 2 weeks too which I'm sure helps. Variety is the spice of life :)
 
Everyone...do yourself a favor - pooldawg8 (Jeff) here on AZ sells the best milk duds you can buy for $3! Just try one, and you'll never go back to a layered tip again! :thumbup:
 
My rating would be like this:
1. Zan Premium Soft
2. Zan Soft
3. G2 Soft
4. Kamui Clear Original Soft
5. Fuji Modena Soft
6. Moori Soft
7. Kamui Clear Black Soft

The reason I rate Kamui Clear Black so low is it' s inability to hold chalk well.
 
Kim Bye said:
My rating would be like this:
1. Zan Premium Soft
2. Zan Soft
3. G2 Soft
4. Kamui Clear Original Soft
5. Fuji Modena Soft
6. Moori Soft
7. Kamui Clear Black Soft
The reason I rate Kamui Clear Black so low is it' s inability to hold chalk well.
Click to expand...

Hold the presses. I don't see any mention of the new Fourskin tips. Word on the street is you just can't beat it, especially the soft.
And, (according to some of the top players in the country today) once you grab a hold of one, you won't let go. :smile:
 
Tramp Steamer said:
Hold the presses. I don't see any mention of the new Fourskin tips. Word on the street is you just can't beat it, especially the soft.
And, (according to some of the top players in the country today) once you grab a hold of one, you won't let go. :smile:
Click to expand...

Do you have a link?
 
So....I was reading this thread while eating breakfast at Denny's....
...and all of a sudden the room started spinning...:eek:


...then I realized...
...it was the english muffins...


:cool:
 
Last edited:
CMarshall said:
I like them, I use them on most of my cues.
Click to expand...

I use them now, on all my cues. CJ Wiley uses milk duds and many other pros do also. With a milk dud, you get the chalk-holding ability of a porous soft tip, with a hard tip performance. Don't let anyone kid you...during the milliseconds the tip actually comes in contact with the cue ball the only feature you want or need in a cue tip is it's ability to hold chalk! "Milking" an Elkmaster makes it more porous and compressing it makes it harder, and at $3 per tip, you can afford to replace them frequently...but you won't have to!
 
pt109 said:
So....I was reading this thread while eating breakfast at Denny's....
...and all of a sudden the room started spinning...:eek:
...then I realized...
...it was the english muffins...
:cool:
Click to expand...

You may need to cut back on your sugar intake, my friend.
And speaking of sugar. Working around this forum is like wading through molasses. I never knew that opinions could be so......so......what am I looking for here......:)
 
Kamui Glaze

I've been shooting with the Kamui soft that came installed on a players HXT shaft and while it plays nice, it does have a tendency to glaze over quickly and needs to be scuffed frequently. Now that there's only a couple layers left it seems to be less of an issue but when it wears out I'm going to try one of the milkduds I bought from pooldawg.

I don't like having to constantly work the tip over and much prefer to shape it once or twice and play.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top