Moori Medium Equivalent?

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I searched but I could not find the answer.

I'm trying to find the Kamui or other tip manufacturer that might make a tip that is equivalent to a Moori Medium tip.

Thanks

--Jeff
 
To me, I felt the brown kamui soft played somewhat similar in terms of feel, but that may just be me. I couldn't get used to the kamui blacks at all
 
I don't think any tips play just like the Moori. But the closest thing to the Moori medium I have found is the Everest.
 
cueman said:
I don't think any tips play just like the Moori. But the closest thing to the Moori medium I have found is the Everest.
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I used to play with a moori medium years ago. More recently I have tried all the kamui and other brands and I think I found what I was looking for in the G2. I think it is more like the older moori tips than anything else.
 
Don't know about newer Moori's, but the old Mediums are pretty
close to the Kamui Black Mediums. Your experience may vary.
 
It has also been mentioned that the Wizard tip is a very close match.

One would be hard pressed to tell the difference if you saw one installed.

I has a box but haven't played with one for some time now. Might be worth a try as they are not expensive at all.

You could also try a Talisman. I realize that it is not the look you are going for but the Talisman looks like a Moori too. They are a decent tip and not expensive. If I remember, you can buy a 3 pack for approx $30. He usually has a deal on where you will get a break tip or a shaft towel with a 3 pack.

I would try a Wiz first tho.
 
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Blue Hog ridr said:
You could also try a Talisman. I realize that it is not the look you are going for but the Talisman looks like a Moori too. They are a decent tip and not expensive. If I remember, you can buy a 3 pack for approx $30. He usually has a deal on where you will get a break tip or a shaft towel with a 3 pack.
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IMO, the Talisman most like Moori is the Pro (tan). The Water Buffalo (black) tips are also great, but they do not remind me of Moori. My experience is with Talisman Pro Hard which is very similar to Moori Quick. I do not have experience with Talisman Medium tips. Tip hardness is not consistently rated and the meaning of "Medium" can vary a lot between brands. Three packs can be had for $15 from GoBilliards (http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=292252).

As mentioned, the easiest answer is to buy the real deal from Atlas while they are available. Mine are on order.

Threads asking about tips appear almost daily on AZB. Each time, almost every tip manufacturer is mentioned. Adding another tip for your consideration, from my experience, the closest match to Moori Quick is Instroke Hard. I have heard that the mediums are also well matched, but I don't have personal experience with Instroke Mediums.

Only you can decide what is most similar and the effort requires experimentation. There are so many great tips available, perhaps now is the time to find another favorite.
 
Blue Hog ridr said:
It has also been mentioned that the Wizard tip is a very close match.

One would be hard pressed to tell the difference if you saw one installed.

I has a box but haven't played with one for some time now. Might be worth a try as they are not expensive at all.

You could also try a Talisman. I realize that it is not the look you are going for but the Talisman looks like a Moori too. They are a decent tip and not expensive. If I remember, you can buy a 3 pack for approx $30. He usually has a deal on where you will get a break tip or a shaft towel with a 3 pack.

I would try a Wiz first tho.
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I also found that the Wizard tip plays very closely to a Moori medium. Great tip at even a greater price.
 
In 2012 I used Moori Medium. In 2013 I switched to Kamui brown medium. I can't tell the difference. Both hold their shape well and I only use a pick on it once a month or so.


I don't miscue much with either, but miscuing is actually caused by the player accidentally hitting the table and the cue tip bouncing up into the CB.
 
I tried a Moori medium for awhile, and it played okay but it just seemed a little bit off for me, as well as it didn't hold it's shape well at all and compressed too rapidly over a short time. I next tried a Sniper tip and have never looked back. I found it played more consistently and was a better value personally as it's maintained that consistency for a much longer timeframe than the Moori medium did for me.
 
Thanks for the link. Just what I was thinking about as I want to change some tips. The last replacement tip I put on one of my Predator shafts was a Moori Soft. The others I have on my other shafts seem to glaze more readily than the Moori. The Moori IMHO is just a micro tad too soft. I am thinking of going to the Kamui SS. (64 vs 68)

BTW - I don't seem to have to muck with my Moori tip as much as my other assortment of tips/shafts.

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Hardness is not the end all be all of tips... The leather type, tanning process, chemical additives and manufacturer processes all play into how a tip will play...

I can hand you 3 tips that have the exact same hardness rating and they will play as different as night and day.....

Hardness only works for comparing tips from the same maker using the same processing and only altering the PSI used to press the tips... As an example the Ki-Tech Medium is a 72-74 and the soft is a 70-72.... The playing difference is in the design not in the PSI or shore rating they are pressed to...... Because we use different leathers and processes you cannot say that our soft is a medium simply because it's over 65... Hitting one will definitely convince you it's a soft.....

Best way to find a similar tip is to start out with tips made from the same leather type and tanned the same... Then if the durometer rating is close you have a shot but even then it's not a slam dunk in all cases...

In some cases with the new layered tips on the market you are buying tips out of taiwan made by 1 of 3 manufacturers who simply slap a brand logo on them and send them out for people to sell as their own.... In those cases hardness readings would be fairly interchangeable.. Not so much for Moori and Kamui or most of the other companies who manufacture and QC their own tips....

Chemicals and processing can change elasticity and several other variables that change the final product... I could give you everything that goes into a Ki-Tech and without my processes the tip you make would not be the same as the Ki-Techs we make...

Going on 3 years refining processes and chemical ratios and I am still learning new things with eyes on going forward with an Outsville tip that can be tailored to an individual player based on player preferences....

Chris
 
I'm pretty sure my Nitti came with Wizard tips and were VERY similar to the Moori mediums that I used 10 or so years ago. They played really, REALLY good but, unfortunately, seemed flatten out fairly quickly.

I've recently switched to medium Ultraskins and they're even better. The hit is exceptional. They hold their shape. And best of all, it seems like they're always roughed up. I haven't experienced any glazing. I can't recommend them enough.


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