Laminated tips
- Thread starter Michael Webb
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HeLLFiSH said:
It was put on the back burner due to family and work obligations. Doesn't really matter though, My choice is still moori, triangle, blue diamond then Tiger dynamite. I'm still getting a feel for the wizards, if the mediums were a little softer I would like them better. For breaking, I liked the Hercules hard and moori because of the transfer of energy I got with them, phenolic and tips like it have their place just not in my eyes, I like leather. If you have to jump, full cue only or learn to kick. Just my opinion.
I tried an Everest and I really like it. It's a little softer than the LePros and Triangles that I had always played with before but it is really "sticky" on the cue ball and it's almost impossible to miscue with it. I tend to Miscue every now and then with the LePros and Triangles when they get older and glaze over, you can never seem to scuff them enough. The Everest needs a little more muscle in the stroke to shoot hard with but I don't notice much accuracy loss. The tip works great for playing 14.1 where you are playing tight position a lot.
I tried an ElkMaster as an experiment. The tip gives great spin and cue ball control but I was rattling long shots and anything that needed any power left and right...no accuracy with that tip. I also tried a Talisman medium and I like it, it plays a lot like the Everest. I tried a Sumo once for normal playing and I liked it but the tip is so hard that it's difficult to hit the ball softly enough on some shots. Now that I've tried them I think that I'm sold on these layered tips.
I tried an ElkMaster as an experiment. The tip gives great spin and cue ball control but I was rattling long shots and anything that needed any power left and right...no accuracy with that tip. I also tried a Talisman medium and I like it, it plays a lot like the Everest. I tried a Sumo once for normal playing and I liked it but the tip is so hard that it's difficult to hit the ball softly enough on some shots. Now that I've tried them I think that I'm sold on these layered tips.
rackem8 said:
Lots of versatility there, I see a lot of players using a little less crown on the layered tips, I myself prefer it that way also, When I put tips on, I usually ask as a standard what they like for a crown.
