What are the Pros and Cons over the various HARDNESSES of TIPS?
Soft, Medium, Hard TIPS
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CocoboloCowboy said:What are the Pros and Cons over the various HARDNESSES of TIPS?
Hard ones last longer than soft ones.
Jude Rosenstock said:
Think there is more to it than that.
house cues and speciality break cues almost always have hard tips as they wear longer.for me i can miscue easier with a house cue..ever notice that if you play with one ? some of the pro's and better players like soft tips to control the english on the cue ball..then there is medium which is the most popular which is a balance of both..also the consistency and density can vary on tips even though they are from the same company and type of tip...there will be other posts about this .also there is alot of good info about this in the old threads here over the years...tips are alot more important than most people think..Happy New YearCocoboloCowboy said:What are the Pros and Cons over the various HARDNESSES of TIPS?
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Jude is right. The only real difference is hard tips last longer. For me personally I like a medium-hard tip for my play style. I have a sniper on my varney and a triangle on my carmeli. I actually like the harder triangle but the sniper is still very adaptable. I have yet to miscue with the triangle but my stroke has been refined quite a bit since I got the sniper a year ago.
If you have a refined stroke harder tips will give you better results IMO.
If you have a refined stroke harder tips will give you better results IMO.
I've been playing with a med-hard the last 3-4 years but I think I might try a hard tip since I can play with my phenolic tipped J/B cue w/o any problems. I've played a lot of games with that cue w/o miscueing and even getting decent backspin doesn't seem to be a problem. The one thing I don't do with it is get outside a tip to a tip and a half away from the center axis looking for right or left spin, it deflects to much beyond that. Has anyone else had good luck playing with a phenolic tip?
I personally use and love Tiger Hard Layered TIPS... I rate them.
Secaucus Fats
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I never used a hard tip and most of the time I used a elkmaster which is real soft. I have tried Moori's in all three hardness levels new tips and the old Moori's and cut them off and threw them away within two weeks, I like Tallisman pro mediums alot . Now for the wierd tip I am using, I bought a new Custom cue from AZer Bill the Cat about eight months ago. He made the cue and sent it to me with a really hard laminated tip called a Superpro and I started laughing when I saw it was bright red. I went upstairs to my table thinking I would replace the tip the next morning because I would be miscueing, boy was I wrong these tips hit great and no miscues and there really cheap for laminated tips. Since then I have been reading that some of the famous cuemakers are using the SuperPro tips on all there new cues, Sugartree for one I believe.
Leonard
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Here is my take:
Soft tips: I love the soft tips more than anything. To me I can put more spin on the ball with a soft tip. I've heard they dont last as long but to me they have lasted just as long or longer than others. I shoot with a Moori Soft. I never miscue even with not much chalk on the tip.
Medium: I miscue more with a Medium (my other cue has a LePro Medium). Cant get as much english on the cue as I can with the soft tip. The more I shoot with a Medium the harder it seems to get.
I dont pretend to know alot but that is my take and experience with both tips. I have yet to try a softer medium tip like a Sniper yet but its hard to imagine there's a tip that shoots better than my Moori Soft. You are going to have to shoot with all kinds yourself to see what fits you best. If I'm shooting with a Soft and make more balls then I'm going with that, even if I have to change tips monthly compared to a hard and making less balls and the tip lasting forever.
Soft tips: I love the soft tips more than anything. To me I can put more spin on the ball with a soft tip. I've heard they dont last as long but to me they have lasted just as long or longer than others. I shoot with a Moori Soft. I never miscue even with not much chalk on the tip.
Medium: I miscue more with a Medium (my other cue has a LePro Medium). Cant get as much english on the cue as I can with the soft tip. The more I shoot with a Medium the harder it seems to get.
I dont pretend to know alot but that is my take and experience with both tips. I have yet to try a softer medium tip like a Sniper yet but its hard to imagine there's a tip that shoots better than my Moori Soft. You are going to have to shoot with all kinds yourself to see what fits you best. If I'm shooting with a Soft and make more balls then I'm going with that, even if I have to change tips monthly compared to a hard and making less balls and the tip lasting forever.
Secaucus Fats said:
Great Information.
I believe that always playing with the same shape of tip will allow me to play more consistently. A hard tip does not need to be reshaped as often. And the less reshapings, the longer the tip will last before needing replacement.
So I use a hard tip as it keeps the shape I use (dime) longer.
So I use a hard tip as it keeps the shape I use (dime) longer.