Recommended Best Tip For Breaking
- Thread starter Soberlife
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Haven't White Diamond changed formula over the years, hence why they are now called White diamond Ultra? The first ones I used many years ago looked like a solid white tip, now they look like they have some layers to them.
The only shaft I have had trouble with tips coming off is a McDermott I3, anything other than a leather tip would just not stop on.
The only shaft I have had trouble with tips coming off is a McDermott I3, anything other than a leather tip would just not stop on.
SSDiver2112
Escott Cues
If you search there are already many threads on this. Here are a few.
Post in thread 'Tip talk'
https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/tip-talk.568716/post-7994848
Thread 'Break Cue Tips'
https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/break-cue-tips.563529/
Thread 'Break cue tip.'
https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/break-cue-tip.556272/
Post in thread 'Tip talk'
https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/tip-talk.568716/post-7994848
Thread 'Break Cue Tips'
https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/break-cue-tips.563529/
Thread 'Break cue tip.'
https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/break-cue-tip.556272/
Soberlife
Active member
My Meucci 13mm carbon fiber break shaft came with a tan cloth phenolic ferrule and tip combo. I’m going to try it out before changing it. Looks very nice
Brother Ron
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A member here recently sent me some hard tips to try out and I installed one on my break cue yesterday.
It was dark brown in color but turned light blue when shaped and sanded... might have been a water buffalo tip ??
It was dark brown in color but turned light blue when shaped and sanded... might have been a water buffalo tip ??
The best tip is to work on technique, not equipment.
With tips, I get the impression people buy shit and are expecting it to nail a very narrow zone. Failing that, move on.
Soberlife
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I know phenolic tips are not liked very much but the tip/ferrule combo that came on my Meucci shaft is excellent!
So, I've been using the Raven break shaft for a few months now. I got it with the default phenolic tip. I wanted to get it with a different tip, but Raven doesn't ship to me, so I got it from their eBay store, and there were no tip options.
It was working very well, but I had a hard time applying chalk to it and to get it to stay, especially with the Taom and Pagulayan chalks. This sometimes causes miscues when breaking. This got me going back and forth between this cue and my J/B with the Samsara.
I finally decided to cut it off and put a Samsara Break tip on it.
While going through my bag of tips, I found that I also have a White Diamond tip.
As mentioned before, I've had the WD tip on my jump/break cue, and while it was great, it kept popping off until I had it and went with the Samsara.
I've decided to go with the WD for now;
1. I already have it, so why not give it another go?
2. I like the contrast between the dark CF and the white tip.
I had a long session today, about 6 hours of practice and league, playing 8-ball, with alternate breaks, so I got to use it a lot.
It works great; so far, so good. It feels much better than the phenolic. Holds chalk very well and don't even need to chalk it everytime (although I do)
I left a bit of the phenolic tip to act like a pad, and it also looks good like that... Not my greatest job as it's very hard to cut and I don't have a lathe but still looks great if not looking under a microscope
I hope it'll stay glued for a long time this round; if not, then I'll just go with the Samsara that proved itself on my J/B for the last 16 years.
It was working very well, but I had a hard time applying chalk to it and to get it to stay, especially with the Taom and Pagulayan chalks. This sometimes causes miscues when breaking. This got me going back and forth between this cue and my J/B with the Samsara.
I finally decided to cut it off and put a Samsara Break tip on it.
While going through my bag of tips, I found that I also have a White Diamond tip.
As mentioned before, I've had the WD tip on my jump/break cue, and while it was great, it kept popping off until I had it and went with the Samsara.
I've decided to go with the WD for now;
1. I already have it, so why not give it another go?
2. I like the contrast between the dark CF and the white tip.
I had a long session today, about 6 hours of practice and league, playing 8-ball, with alternate breaks, so I got to use it a lot.
It works great; so far, so good. It feels much better than the phenolic. Holds chalk very well and don't even need to chalk it everytime (although I do)
I left a bit of the phenolic tip to act like a pad, and it also looks good like that... Not my greatest job as it's very hard to cut and I don't have a lathe but still looks great if not looking under a microscope
I hope it'll stay glued for a long time this round; if not, then I'll just go with the Samsara that proved itself on my J/B for the last 16 years.