Which is better?
Le Pro vs. Kamori tips
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Did you mean to say Kamui? Either way, if you get a good LePro, I'd put it up against any tip on the market. Only problem is, you can go thru a box of 50 LePros and end up with only 10-15 really good tips out of it. Personally, I dont like kamui tips (if thats what you meant).
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While this seems like a simple question I think you may want to compare plain tips to layered tips. I like layered tips for a while but they seem to glaze over after time and I think it may be to the various layers of glue coming to the surface and being harder (or slicker) than the leather.
I'm very interested in what others think.
I'm very interested in what others think.
Well i made a thread asking for a Joss shaft and got two main offers that I was considering, 1 had a Le Pro and the other had a Kamui tip and both were almost new shafts and both owners wanted 100. I picked the Le Pro one and to my knowledge i have not played with either tip. How did i do?
Just wanting to know if I made the best decision and i realize the best way to know was to play with both but that simply was not a option.
I have been a fan of the layerd tip for years, I just started playing with a LePro, and my game is better. It may not be the tip, it could be the hardness I think I like a hard tip now verse the medium.................13mm shaft works for me also..............OTB
There are literally dozens of pages on this very topic scattered through the forum. If you just do a search for "Kamui vs" or something similar you will find all the info you want. Not trying to be smug, I hate that "try the search button" bs. But I literally had the same question about a week ago. A search through this forum will actually bring up more information than you could ever want. Incidentally I went with the Kamui black medium. Why? Because based on the threads around here it consistently comes up as a quality tip. Le Pro rarely comes into the same conversation. Not sure why, it just doesn't.
I wasn't trying to find the best tip as much as I was trying to find the tips most people avoid with regularity.
I wasn't trying to find the best tip as much as I was trying to find the tips most people avoid with regularity.
I shoot with a Karomi and it plays good, the tip never goes out of shape or mushrooming
I would recommend it over the Le Pro. A lot more consistent tip to tip
Hell i don't know but you did make a damn good decision on that poster !:thumbup:
I just got a Willard Tip machine and put a LePro on a cue. I hate it. Mike Sigel loves LePro, LOL. I don't know why except that he has been using them for years and I believe he is afraid to switch.
I had a medium Kamui on a 11.2 mm shaft and it miscued too much. Put a Kamui Super Soft on the same cue and it plays well, kind of like a medium Moori. But, I will never buy a Kamui again.
Also, I just put a hard Moori and a hard Talisman on my custom cue with two shafts. At first the Talisman seemed to clack to much but after a week of play it plays real nice. The Moori hard is the ticket however.
Fast Larry and Mike Sigel both talked me into going to a hard tip. According to both, the softer tips are too mushy and are not as accurate. So I am pleased with the two hard tips I have tried so far.
Like Ice Cream, the reason Ben & Jerry has so many flavors. Everyone has their personal favorite.
My yield of good LePro's is about 15 per 50. When I get a new box, I cherry pick the good ones and throw the rest in a box. I look for the ones that have a smooth glue side. Even then, I sometimes have to cut one off due to it "fuzzing" up.
The funny thing is that the good LePro's are actually very nice tips. I don't understand why Tweeten has such crappy QC.
My yield of good LePro's is about 15 per 50. When I get a new box, I cherry pick the good ones and throw the rest in a box. I look for the ones that have a smooth glue side. Even then, I sometimes have to cut one off due to it "fuzzing" up.
The funny thing is that the good LePro's are actually very nice tips. I don't understand why Tweeten has such crappy QC.
Good point. Most people wouldn't be able to tell the good, the bad, and the ugly (sry couldn't help it) in a box of LePros.
What do you mean by a smooth glue side?
I have played with LePro on and off since the 1970's. I have played with layered tips as well. I just returned after a long respite from the game. I currently have a LePro on my Predator. I am shopping for a suitable replacement. I am not satisfied in the least. LePros can at times be a decent tip. They are however unrealible as has been stated in previous posts. More important to me is they Burn out so quickly. Mushrooming is a constant problem. They require excessive maintence. Depending on the particular tip at the moment I have had other problems with LePro. I will not likely play with one again.I hope to be able to fiind a tip that is dependable, holds its shape with good performance. Anyway that's my two cents. :thumbup:
If you are talking about Lepro vs. Karomi, Karomi is a 12-layer tip.
Hard to compare, especially since I've never played with a Karomi.
I just read that Karomi tips play soft.
Double pressed Lepro, pooldawg8 duds. Triangle, 3-5-9-11 multi-layer tips,
I like most of them, as long as they are glue-on's.
Hard to compare, especially since I've never played with a Karomi.
I just read that Karomi tips play soft.
Double pressed Lepro, pooldawg8 duds. Triangle, 3-5-9-11 multi-layer tips,
I like most of them, as long as they are glue-on's.
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If you see a lot of grain on the bottom, it's usually bad. The shiny, smooth ones are usually keepers. Doesn't always work but it's been the best indicator for me.
Think I may take some pics for reference. I'll post soon...