Layered tip question...

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LittleMonster

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Hi everyone.

Kinda new here. In fact, this is my first post. Anyway, I had a quick question about tips and thought this place was a good place to ask.

I have been using a Lepro tip for some time now and a lot of people in my poolhall say that I should switch to a Moori or some other kind of layered tip.

My question is, what is the advantage of playing with a layered tip versus one that isn't layered? Is there any?

Thanks in advance for your help and sorry if the question is a little silly.

Aiden
 
LittleMonster said:
Hi everyone.

Kinda new here. In fact, this is my first post. Anyway, I had a quick question about tips and thought this place was a good place to ask.

I have been using a Lepro tip for some time now and a lot of people in my poolhall say that I should switch to a Moori or some other kind of layered tip.

My question is, what is the advantage of playing with a layered tip versus one that isn't layered? Is there any?

Thanks in advance for your help and sorry if the question is a little silly.

Aiden
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Not a lot of difference other than most layered tips don't mushroom, don't loose their shape, are consistent from tip to tip, last 2 or 3 times longer, miscue less and do you feel that I may be a little biased? As far as I'm concerned, when the first layered tip was put onto a cue, the death nell for single layered tips was sounded. Oh, welcome to the group by the way.

Dick
 
It seems that most like the layered tips and I'm in agreement... for all the reasons that Dick mentioned above. I like a really hard tip and am currently playing with the Super Pro. I don't think it's any harder than a Morri Quick or the Talisman X hard. I like any of those and many people like the Kamui (sp?). Try a hard layered tip and see what you think. It's worth a few bucks to experiment and the experimenting is fun. It can become a bit addicting. :groucho:
 
I only used LePros and Triangles for a long time and they play well when they are brand new but once they get glazed over I tended to miscue a lot. Even after roughing them up they glaze over quickly. I tried a Tiger Everest layered, medium tip and I will never go back. The Everest is "grippier" and has a softer feel without much of a power loss. It is accurate and hard to miscue with, it holds it's shape well. I've also tried a Talisman medium tip and it plays very much the same as the Everest. I have a couple of Moori mediums but I haven't tried one yet. My game has improved because I don't fear miscues anymore when I'm stroking far off center ball.

If you try one of these tips I'm pretty sure you will like it. Make sure you have it installed by a cue repair-person/cuemaker with the right equipment because they can be difficult to shape correctly without de-laminating. I use a Hightower automatic tip shaper with a sharp tool bit and it works very well. I had a lot less success a couple years ago when I tried to shape one with just a common abrasive, form tool.
 
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