Has anyone tried playing with a phenolic tip (either playing with the break cue or actually putting one on your playing cue). How does it feel? How silly an idea is this actually (if at all)?
It can be done but you are seriously limiting yourself to what shots you can and cannot shoot. IMO it is a bad idea.NervousNovice said:Has anyone tried playing with a phenolic tip (either playing with the break cue or actually putting one on your playing cue). How does it feel? How silly an idea is this actually (if at all)?
BVal said:It can be done but you are seriously limiting yourself to what shots you can and cannot shoot. IMO it is a bad idea.
BVal
Well it is not able to hold chalk very well and your odds of miscueing on a shot that is too far off center of the cue ball increase dramatically. Maybe some other people on here have some better or different opinions. There are many different types of phenolic tips and some hold chalk better than others but IMO nothing replaces a good leather tip for playing. Breaking and jumping is a different story.NervousNovice said:Is it because the phenolic tip is too hard and cannot apply spin effectively?
axejunkie said:Andrew Manning and I have had some phenolic tip square-offs after league ends. Some shots are fine and some are just awful with those things. My ears start to hurt after a few racks from the sound of those tips.
Black-Balled said:I smell a ring game!
JayBates said:Canvis Phenolic, as shown by Varney, is the best phenolic/hard tip out there in my opinion. the canvis really does help hold chalk. the brown ones look better tho IMO,
Jay
NervousNovice said:Where can I find those white diamond tips or canvas phenolic tips?
NervousNovice said:Where can I find those white diamond tips or canvas phenolic tips?