Play with a phenolic tip

NervousNovice

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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)?
 
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)?
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
 
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

Is it because the phenolic tip is too hard and cannot apply spin effectively?
 
I played with my break cue just messin around and it actually worked well. You have to have a very nice soft stroke on shots you have to apply a decent amount of english to. I wouldn't recomend it for anything but practice......... may help you find more natural positon if you are a spin freak :D

Eric.
 
NervousNovice said:
Is it because the phenolic tip is too hard and cannot apply spin effectively?
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.

BVal
 
No one serious about playing quality pool is going to use a phen tip on their playing cue. The performance would be more than horrid compared to a quality leather tip.;) Kind of like trying to run track in your Sunday church shoes...:D ....you can do it, but why would you want to?
 
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.
 
My tip:
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Original with phenolic (that black ferrule is plastic with phenolic inside). Hold chalk very well, but can't apply spin. Miscue often, so I hate phenolic. Changed it with a Tiger J/B tip, but don't like the hit and it just don't jump as good as phenolic. Changed again, right now a white diamond. Hold chalk much better than phenolic, can apply tons of spin, jumps like a rocket.
 
Here is one version of mine. Its impregnated with canvas so it holds chalk better than any nonleather phenolic style tip.;)
 

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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.

I smell a ring game!
 
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
 
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

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?

While some may have luck gluing them on...the majority will pop off at some point. Best to send it to a pro and have it done correctly. The canvas resin tips needed to be stemmed & threaded down into an unbreakable ferrule. If you feel lucky then tips can be bought at www.prathercue.com
Or use the 1pc as pictured below.
 

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NervousNovice said:
Where can I find those white diamond tips or canvas phenolic tips?

For the canvas-phenolic, PM Kevin Varney, who just posted above -- you won't be disappointed.

The White Diamonds are a special layered fiber and resin combination made specifically for Break and Jump Cues. These tips bond equally as well as conventional leather tips using the SAME glues cuemakers now use for traditional tip installation. So, there should be no problem with them popping off and also no complications during installation. They are made solely by Joe Picone -- you will also not be disappointed with this product, which can be found at this link:

http://piconecues.com.hosting.domaindirect.com/id4.html
 
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