I'm curious if anyone knows why most (all?) of the CF shafts are coming with soft tips instead of hard or even medium tips.
Soft tips on CF shafts
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I don't use a CF shaft but it may make sense bc the lack of flex in a non wood shaft would make the hit a little stiff and a softer tip might just even out the feel when hitting with a CF shaft.
This has been my main theory. Lots of kids these days don't like firm hitting cues.
Just asking, why does a soft tip get more spin on the CB? I prefer a softer tip on my maple shafts - but I never experienced more spin from a tips with less density. I do it to soften the feed back from the cue.
I can see that point as well.
On a Revo I can definitely hear a sound difference after I put a hard tip on, but on my Cynergy shafts I haven't been able to tell.
Meanwhile, Hi Patrick! I'm barenada from the old RSB/ASP days. Nice to see you're still alive and active.
It doesn’t.
Someone a lot better than me told me a gazillion years ago that I could get more spin with a softer tip, but I'd have more control and consistency of spin with a harder tip. I still believe that advice.
I will disagree, but because we are both gentlemen, this will not escalate into a flame war such as the one that's been going on for years between two other RSB/ASP people.
I just do not understand how one tip gives more "consistent " spin than another? What is "consistent" spin anyhow? I have always relied on my stroke for the end result of what my cue ball ends up doing. I won't get into any flame war either- neither the desire or the energy to do so - but throwing around terms like "control and consistency" of spin as attributed to tip hardness sounds more like a marketing slogan than a pool performance fact to me- after almost 60 years handling a cue.
This is the way I see it. All tips will compress with use. They will play harder over time as they are hit into a cueball over and over. I think that a tip that starts out soft but eventually ends up harder (because of that use) will have a bigger difference than a tip that starts out hard and ends up harder. If that makes any sense.
Also, I believe that tips are compressed and hardened depending on which part of the tip hits the cueball, and this is kinda random, so whether your tip plays soft or medium or hard can be dependent on which part of the tip hits the cueball on a given shot. If that makes any sense.
? The softer tip would get soggy when sounding.
I will work with your logic and your statements- as per your first point- if a tip constantly gets harder, no matter how it starts out- then how can a soft tip or any tip give "consistency" of spin- I say it is the stroke, not the tip that determines a players consistency.
As per your second point, based on what you say, over the course of a few hours play, a cue tip will hit a cue ball via random shaft position at cue delivery so that every part of that cue tip will equal out in the number of times it strikes a cue ball- therefore at some random time period the ENTIRE cue tip will have the same amount of compression from striking the cue ball therefore it won't matter any more
TipWilson
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Been using a Precision medium for over 6mo. on a Revo 11.8. Zero complaints.
For comparison, I'm having it swapped out for the softest Ultraskin pro.
I'm testing the extreme end of soft. Hoping I can tell a difference in the hit. Could be positive or negative. Learning as I go.
I'll report back after a few weeks of playing.
For comparison, I'm having it swapped out for the softest Ultraskin pro.
I'm testing the extreme end of soft. Hoping I can tell a difference in the hit. Could be positive or negative. Learning as I go.
I'll report back after a few weeks of playing.
PoolIsScience
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I have a Cynergy shaft 11.75mm. The factory tip wore out so I decided to put a soft tip on it. Well, that was a mistake. CB movement died to the point I had to either stroke through every shot or power it in to get any English. I shot 25 balls with the Cynergy and 25 balls with my wood shaft of the same diameter, same shot everytime. Needless to say, I'm going back to a medium tip.
There's no such thing as a soft or hard tip. That myth has been busted, bro. Ask doctor dave or any of his disciples.
Zerksies
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I've always used soft tips on my cues.
I'm assuming that since CF shafts are a bit stiffer feel they are using a softer tips to balance out the hit/feel. My BK Rush shaft has a ping to it with it's hard tip, but my two playing shafts has no ping and I'm using a super soft tip.
I'm assuming that since CF shafts are a bit stiffer feel they are using a softer tips to balance out the hit/feel. My BK Rush shaft has a ping to it with it's hard tip, but my two playing shafts has no ping and I'm using a super soft tip.