New Tiger Sniper Tips (FYI)

[Joe Barringer]

This is a public service announcement:

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Tiger Products has produced a new Sniper tip which
has a black layer to warn you when to change tips. Just wanted to let everyone know
so that there are no surprises when you start receiving these new tips.

MSRP: $22.95
Lowest advertised MAP is: $19.50
CueComponents FMAP is: ????
Unfortunately, we can't advertise a price. It's against the almighty MAP god rules. Everyone
knows we play fair and abide by all rules because we want to avoid controversy as we
don't need to stir the pot. Everyone knows that, right. We all have to play fair, be good
little lemmings and avoid being competitive. We don't want to isolate anyone or be
unfair to our competition or hurt our competitions feelings. And, we would never say
that our price is about half of the above because we just wouldn't want to have any of
our competitors angry at us for underselling them. If you like MAP, then buy from a
MAP seller. If you believe in free enterprise, free competition and just plain old
American competition, then buy from an FMAP dealer.

The "F" in FMAP stands for FIGHT as in Fight Minimum Advertised Prices. What else would it stand for. :smile:

Here are the new beauties below:

 

[macguy]

This is a public service announcement:

Just a quick note to let everyone know that Tiger Products has produced a new Sniper tip which
has a black layer to warn you when to change tips. Just wanted to let everyone know
so that there are no surprises when you start receiving these new tips.

MSRP: $22.95
Lowest advertised MAP is: $19.50
CueComponents FMAP is: ????
Unfortunately, we can't advertise a price. It's against the almighty MAP god rules. Everyone
knows we play fair and abide by all rules because we want to avoid controversy as we
don't need to stir the pot. Everyone knows that, right. We all have to play fair, be good
little lemmings and avoid being competitive. We don't want to isolate anyone or be
unfair to our competition or hurt our competitions feelings. And, we would never say
that our price is about half of the above because we just wouldn't want to have any of
our competitors angry at us for underselling them. If you like MAP, then buy from a
MAP seller. If you believe in free enterprise, free competition and just plain old
American competition, then buy from an FMAP dealer.

The "F" in FMAP stands for FIGHT as in Fight Minimum Advertised Prices. What else would it stand for. :smile:

Here are the new beauties below:

I don't know if it really matters as far as telling you when to replace your tip. From a marketing stand point it is very smart. Any pros playing or top local players playing with their tips it can easily be identified as one of their tips. It is free advertising. I see they are doing it to their Onyx as well with an orange layer. I know people are always asking what tip this guy or that guy plays with and as fat as Tiger goes it will be obvious now.

 

[It's George]

If marketing was their intent I would say that they failed. I have played with snipers since 2007 and because of this black layer I'm done with them. Red pad to protect the ivory, blue layer, black layer, then blue again. Not on my shaft.

 

[macguy]

If marketing was their intent I would say that they failed. I have played with snipers since 2007 and because of this black layer I'm done with them. Red pad to protect the ivory, blue layer, black layer, then blue again. Not on my shaft.

Really? You would stop using a tip you really like because you don't like the way it looks? Take a marker and color it or something. I bet you would not play with my cue then. It is like 30 years old and the finish is all crackled, the butt cap has scratches and it was even under water once after a hurricane. I like it so much I won't even refinish it for fear something could change I like it so much. Plus I think it looks kind of cool, kind of like some old guitars players use.

 

[It's George]

Sure will stop as soon as I run out of the ones I have. I don't color my tips and I don't play without a pad, preferably red. I like snipers, before them I played with moori, and now I'll move on to something else. Want to bet I still hit them just fine with what ever tip I move on too? It ain't the arrow...

 

[macguy]

Sure will stop as soon as I run out of the ones I have. I don't color my tips and I don't play without a pad, preferably red. I like snipers, before them I played with moori, and now I'll move on to something else. Want to bet I still hit them just fine with what ever tip I move on too? It ain't the arrow...

That is how things go, you may find a tip you like even better you have never tried otherwise.
The cue I referred to I am playing with I had not used in years. I made myself a fancy cue with a bunch of MOP inlay and put the plain cue away and pretty much forgot about it opting for nicer cues over the years. Then some time back I took it down from the rafters thinking I may make it into a break cue. "Holy cow", I began hitting balls with it and I had forgotten how much I loved that cue. I really played good with that cue when I was using it, I even beat Ralf Souquet with it when I was in Germany along with like everybody else I played over there back in the late 80's. I just put it away because I wanted something nicer. I am really glad I rediscovered the cue and unless something unforeseen happens I will probably use this cue from now on.

I know the saying about the arrows but it is not really true. I remember seeing Parica lose like $3000. playing with a house cue as part of the handicap. In fact he offered more weight to the guy he was losing to if he could go to using his own cue but the guy said no and he had to quit. The house cue was not some piece of junk by the way, it was a good house cue. I know because I was betting on Parica but it actually made that much difference. You can't really give up any edge you may have. That ball you over cut or draw shot that does not react right or a miss-cue, can be all the difference in a close match. There is not a hill hill match where the loser can't go back over the match and find a game or two they should have won that could have changed the outcome.