Jeff makes nice tips, I've played them for years. Currently using one of searings tips, but when I change it out going back to the milk duds.
Milk dud tips from pooldawg8
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Jeff makes nice tips, I've played them for years. Currently using one of searings tips, but when I change it out going back to the milk duds.
Searing is the tip I had Mike chop off for this one. I couldn't stand the Searing tip. It was a S and played like a super hard.
There’s some news on the Searing tip front. I’ve heard that Dennis is going to start making the tips himself, as he wasn’t happy with the inconsistencies with which the tips were being produced. I personally didn’t care for these earlier tips. If Dennis makes them himself, I’ll try them out again.
I didn't hear he was making them but I did hear he wasn't happy also. I probably won't try them only because I love the milk duds but I would have to assume they would be better quality if he makes them himself.
I play with a Kamui soft and feel this is a bold statement, but I am also open minded.
What tip was the milkdud made from? With it being 1 piece instead of layered, does it mushroom at all? What criteria are you basing your opinion on? How is the longevity of the tip?
I'm asking because I genuinely want to know as I think the Kamui Black soft is the perfect tip for me and if someone says they found something better I would like to try it. Other milkduds I have tried in the past from other tip makers were not as good as the Kamui Black Soft in my opinion (for me at least).
Thanks in advanced.
Heath -
What's up buddy?
I have a feeling there won't be much mushrooming with this tip. I have never played with the Kamui but Mike Webb said it's his personal favorite. You probably can't go wrong with either.
How can I contact Jeff?
Here's his thread, he will constantly update the quantity he has on the first post:
Just send him a PM on here.
PS: They are one of the best "Milk Duds" I've tried.
Send pooldawg8 a message and ask him!! For my 2¢, yes they do.
I'm late to the party as usual.
If you found your perfect tip, why change??
Because there could be a perfect-er tip.
That post was 8 years ago.
Since that post I have moved on from Kamui to Precision Medium and shot with them for about 7-ish years and just a couple weeks ago I tried the Ko Medium and love that one as well.
One of my main reasons for switching is to have a stable of tips I like the feel of and trust. I usually buy a few back up tips and keep them in my case in case my normal cue repair guys dont have any in stock. I also worry a bit about a company changing their tip, or gong out of business and that tip not being available anymore.
Tip changes cause me a ton of anxiety. I play a lot and want my cue to hit, feel, sound a certain way. I'm just trying to do everything in my power to mitigate that anxiety and have a consistent playing cue.
By god I hear that!!
How does the Ko tip sound/feel?The layered tips I used don't produce the ''ping'' sound I'm after...
Sound and feel is "correct" to me.
My initial reason for switching to the Ko Medium from the Precision Medium was what I'm chalking up to a bad tip or a bad install. The last one I had put on had a loose sound to it. Like a tink type sound. That was completely different from the previous Precision Mediums I was using for the past 7 years. Oddly enough, I had it put on by a cue smith that did my previous one and that one had no issues.
With that sounds came some inconsistency in the playability of the tip. Whether it was due to the tip itself or from my own mental issues with the sound and loose feeling of it.
Poking and pulling at it, it looked to be on there pretty good so I'm more leaning to just getting a bad tip. No gaps between the top and the pad it was glued to. Couldn't see it "lifting" at all when pulling at it. Maybe there was a loose layer or something in the middle of the tip.
I tried the Ko Medium because a buddy of mine had it on is Pres Revo 12.4. I use a Mezz Ignite 12.2 and that was about as close I was going to get for a sample hit unless I just had it installed. I liked the feeling of it.
Oddly enough, as soon as the cue smith (a different and also trusted one) handed me my shaft with the new Ko on it, I took a few swipes of chalk on it and could immediately tell it was better before even hitting a ball Then hitting with it confirmed that. Solid hit. True to Medium. No tink or loose sound/feel.
I ordered 2 Ko tips online because I don't like gambling if the cue guy will have them in stock so I have them when I need them.
I was able to sleep again that night.