Milk Duds and Making Milk Duds....

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Please don't kill me here for asking like a newb, and I know there's a search function (which I already tried but couldn't find my desired results), BUT

How are milk duds supposed to feel anyway? Harder due to compression? Or does soaking them in milk make them softer?
I guess what's the purpose behind using milk duds?

thank you!

The idea is to take the softest and cheapest tip on the market and make it hard so it will last. They hold chalk very well and you can spin the crap out of whitey. I've got 5 shafts with different tips and I play with the "dud".