tallisman tips

[sharkrus]

As we speak I am having a new medium Tallisman tip replaced on my cue. I previously had a medium Tallisman tip & it lasted for 3-4 yrs(?). I used my cue as both a break cue & as my shooting cue. Ultimately as the tip wore down, I began to miscue with a greater frequency than I was comfortable with, so I'm changing tips....my question is should I not use my shooting cue as my break cue because it ultimately hardens the tip or are ther pluses to using a designated break cue with a hard tip? Obviously my break is not world class speed (about 19 mph when it was checked in Vegas)
THX
Bob

 

[conetip]

My thoughts are that if you want more playing time on the tip,
Use another stick to break with.
Then you don't deform it on the break.
Neil

 

[Cuedog]

My thoughts are that if you want more playing time on the tip,
Use another stick to break with.
Then you don't deform it on the break.
Neil

More playing time??? His tip stopped being a "medium" Talisman after the first 6 months if he plays with any regularity.

To answer the question, a break stick, with one of the top break tips on the market, would do you well. Leave the breaking to it and the shooting to your shooter. You may very well find that the new tip may be a bit too soft for your liking after having played with the other medium for four years. Just a good guess. Keep us informed.

Gene

 

[sharkrus]

tip hardening?

THanks guys. I had never considered the probability that my cue tip was gradually undergoing hardening , particularly when I used my shooting cue as a break cue. I suppose that same thing applies to a shooting cue tip over time. In using a porcupine to soften the tip, it really doesnt change tip hardness, but allows chalk to stick better?