I'd like to share my opinion on Sniper tips for what it's worth.
I do cue repairs locally and I've done them for years and since I have my own lathe I've been able to keep my cues in top shape and it's allowed me to try a lot of different tips over the years.
My favorite tip up until recently was the Moori Slow tip and I have them on all of my shafts for my small cue collection. For the players who don't know the newest Moori Slow tips are not like the older Moori's. They are firmer and I'd call them a medium hard tip at least. I still have some of the older Moori Slow tips and some of the newest Moori Slow tips for my cues.
I read on AZ forums about Sniper tips and a lot of people gave them high praise, but I was reluctant to try one thinking they couldn't be as good as my Moori tips! I've played with Predator shafts also for years with Moori Slow tips and I've been satisfied up until now.
I was also wondering how OB-1 shafts compared to the Predators I've been playing with and I was itching to try an OB-1 also. I found an OB-1 with a Sniper tip on it in the wanted/for sale section with the trim rings installed by my cue maker to match one of my cues and the price was right. I decided this was the deal I'd been waiting for to try an OB-1 shaft and a Sniper tip at the same time.
I got the OB-1 with the Sniper tip and I couldn't believe how well it played, WOW. I also liked the Sniper tip on the shaft so I ordered a couple of them for spares to try on my Predator shafts later when I needed a new tip.
I played a match last night (9 ball race to 9) against a player at least my level or better and I used a 314-2 shaft with one of the newer Moori Slow tips on it. I fell behind 5-0 right off and the pressure was on me to get into the match. I fought back hard and got the match to hill hill (8-8) with me breaking and the last game ended up with clusters and very hard to run out. We went back and forth with me missing an easy shot which would have given me a good chance to win the match and when I missed I got a good roll and hooked my opponent. He made a great kick trying to hit the ball and he not only hit it, but he pocketed the ball and ran out to win the match 9-8. I was not happy, but satisfied at how well I came back and I knew I could have won if I hadn't dogged the shot (I tried to hit it with high inside English off the end rail to keep the cue ball in the middle of the table and I under cut the ball). It was a simple shot with center or outside English, but with the pressure of the match riding on the shot and hitting it with inside I missed it and ended up losing the match.
I wasn't happy with the Moori tip on my cue since I mis-cued a couple of times during this pressure packed match and I hated to do it since the tip was like new, but I decided this morning to replace the Moori Slow tip and install a Sniper tip since I liked the Sniper tip so much on my OB-1 shaft. I went ahead and changed the tip to a Sniper and as soon as I hit a couple of shots with the tip I could tell immediately that this was the tip for me. I'll be using them from now on and I know this is just my opinion, but for what it's worth I'd think about trying a Sniper tip the next time you need a new tip!
James
I do cue repairs locally and I've done them for years and since I have my own lathe I've been able to keep my cues in top shape and it's allowed me to try a lot of different tips over the years.
My favorite tip up until recently was the Moori Slow tip and I have them on all of my shafts for my small cue collection. For the players who don't know the newest Moori Slow tips are not like the older Moori's. They are firmer and I'd call them a medium hard tip at least. I still have some of the older Moori Slow tips and some of the newest Moori Slow tips for my cues.
I read on AZ forums about Sniper tips and a lot of people gave them high praise, but I was reluctant to try one thinking they couldn't be as good as my Moori tips! I've played with Predator shafts also for years with Moori Slow tips and I've been satisfied up until now.
I was also wondering how OB-1 shafts compared to the Predators I've been playing with and I was itching to try an OB-1 also. I found an OB-1 with a Sniper tip on it in the wanted/for sale section with the trim rings installed by my cue maker to match one of my cues and the price was right. I decided this was the deal I'd been waiting for to try an OB-1 shaft and a Sniper tip at the same time.
I got the OB-1 with the Sniper tip and I couldn't believe how well it played, WOW. I also liked the Sniper tip on the shaft so I ordered a couple of them for spares to try on my Predator shafts later when I needed a new tip.
I played a match last night (9 ball race to 9) against a player at least my level or better and I used a 314-2 shaft with one of the newer Moori Slow tips on it. I fell behind 5-0 right off and the pressure was on me to get into the match. I fought back hard and got the match to hill hill (8-8) with me breaking and the last game ended up with clusters and very hard to run out. We went back and forth with me missing an easy shot which would have given me a good chance to win the match and when I missed I got a good roll and hooked my opponent. He made a great kick trying to hit the ball and he not only hit it, but he pocketed the ball and ran out to win the match 9-8. I was not happy, but satisfied at how well I came back and I knew I could have won if I hadn't dogged the shot (I tried to hit it with high inside English off the end rail to keep the cue ball in the middle of the table and I under cut the ball). It was a simple shot with center or outside English, but with the pressure of the match riding on the shot and hitting it with inside I missed it and ended up losing the match.
I wasn't happy with the Moori tip on my cue since I mis-cued a couple of times during this pressure packed match and I hated to do it since the tip was like new, but I decided this morning to replace the Moori Slow tip and install a Sniper tip since I liked the Sniper tip so much on my OB-1 shaft. I went ahead and changed the tip to a Sniper and as soon as I hit a couple of shots with the tip I could tell immediately that this was the tip for me. I'll be using them from now on and I know this is just my opinion, but for what it's worth I'd think about trying a Sniper tip the next time you need a new tip!
James
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