Sniper tips

[SCCues]

the only time I've heard that sound is when the tip isn't on correctly.
Thanks,
MULLY

Sniper tips have to be trimmed with a sharp blade or they may not play right. I've installed a few for local guys and I never had a complaint with a sniper tip.

James

 

[Lunatixz]

Sniper Tip Newbie

Sniper tips is one of the best tips i've had... I'm glad I made the change

 

[Carl]

Breaking in Snipers

Hi, I originally shot with an ob1 with a talisman pro (med) tip... when it came time to replacing the tip i wanted something a little better... I went with the sniper... but I've noticed the hit between to two tips are completely different... I'm missing everything now... and my cue ball control is garbage..

I'm looking for feedback on both the sniper and talisman pro cue tips.... should I go back to the talisman or is the time getting the hang of the sniper worth it...

I've used both Talisman and Sniper tips. Snipers feel soft at first, but firm up with use. Give the Sniper time and I expect you'll grow to like it.

I switch between cues a lot, far more than I probably should. When I go from a cue with a hard Talisman to a newer Sniper, it takes some adjustment. Feels like the Sniper is putting more spin on the ball, and going from hard tip to soft tip always affects my speed control. I expect you'll eventually adjust to the feel, especially when the tip is broken in. One caveat: I play with stock shafts; don't know if the combination of OB-1 and Sniper makes a difference.

 

[Craig Fales]

It was done by hand. This guy has changed tips for me quite a few times and I've always been happy with the work he does, but, I've changed a lot of tips in my life and I know there are times where it doesn't go on just right. I'm not questioning his ability to change the tip as much as I just think this one isn't on right.
MULLY

Doing them by hand is the problem you have here...these tips are touchy to install...you have to spin them while shaving thin layers off. This avoids any separation of layers. It's also a good idea to have a tailstock live center, like a cup center or something to press the tip from the other side to hold the layers together while trimming.

 

[be1163]

All I use is Sniper Tips and I will say they are not as easy to install as others. But they are a Med-Hard tip and do glaze over. Before playing I always rough up with 400 grit sandpaper as well every sniper I sell, the customer is also given a pcs of 400grit and instructed to do the same. I've never compressed a sniper and have never had any problems with mushrooming or any kind of sound.

 

[Marvel]

Ok, so I picked up a couple of Sniper tips this weekend and had one put on the spare shaft of my SouthWest. The reason I did this is because my Scruggs came with, what I believe, are Sniper tips and it plays great so I thought I'd toss one on the old South and see.

Anyway, I had a guy put it on for me last night and when I went to hit a few balls with it I noticed 2 things. One, it's really soft. Is it going to harden up? The tips on my Scruggs aren't anything like this. Second, it's making a little "tink" sound when I hit a ball. It sounds like a tip sounds when the tip and ferrule have a spot of air between them. The guy that put it on said that's how they sound. He said they are expensive tips but the quality is basically shit. That sound is probably the layers smacking together. So, my question is this......are these things consistent with anyone else's experience with Sniper tips? Will it harden up and lose that sound or should I just give up now and go back to Moori?
MULLY

Hi!


I didn't read any of the replies, but mine is this:

Sniper is (probably) the best (production) tip for custom cues, but the problem is that it can easily be screwed on the process of putting it.
I mean the lathe part.

There is a proper way to do it, but it is different from ordinary way how they put laminated tips.
If you go to Tiger's web page, I believe you can find the instructions from there.

The reason for this difference is that those layers in Sniper may become under too much strain when used the lathe in a normal way, which is not happening in brown tips normally. That causes similar effection as mushrooming, but in other direction (the tip gets higher, and the layers looser).
You should moisture it before every 'cut' and you should cut it with extremely sharp blade (instead of the ordinary blade on the lathe), for example like the blade which is used to cut carpets (I don't know the english word for this typical blade/knife). It can and should be done in lathe, but with taking small amounts at time and moistured before everytime.

Hope this helps. You may ask from the guy who put it about his method, unless he's too sensitive for that (they seem to have the tendency for that, don't they..lol)