~~~~Thin tip.... or thick?~~~~~~which do u prefer?

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I see guys all the time who got their tip down to almost nothing. They say that you can feel the cue much better.

I see others who could care less either way.

I am curious to see what my fellow AZer's think about this.

Thanks
 
Whats up home slice:thumbup:

Me, I like it to be maybe half way i guess....I have installed a cpl tips and just shaped them and left them on real thick...seemed too spongy to me
 
SK Custom Cues...I could care less, either way. I never trim my tips down, but rather, let them WEAR down. Tips last an average of a couple years (or more) for me...and I play every day, AND break with my playing cue! Maybe I'm just lucky (or...maybe my technique puts less stress and wear n tear on the tip.:shrug:)! :grin-square: I will say, that I have a friend who plays with almost no tip at all...and can draw the ball to China! LOL How he does it, without miscuing, I don't know!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

SK Custom Cues said:
I see guys all the time who got their tip down to almost nothing. They say that you can feel the cue much better.

I see others who could care less either way.

I am curious to see what my fellow AZer's think about this.

Thanks
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Im with Scott on this one, I just let them wear down. Ive seen people pay for mooris and have almost 3/4 of the tip trimmed off immediately. Makes no sense to me.
Chuck
 
I like my tips shaved WAY down. I have a Wizard tip on one shaft now that I left full, and it is driving me nuts! I gotta cut that puppy down real soon,lol. I usually have 2-3 full layers left on a Wizard, or about 3/32 of an inch or so. I think I get way better feedback and resonance from the hit, but thats just me. Ive had some people hit with my cue and hate it, while others hit with it and nag the hell outta me wanting to buy it, lol!



Joe
 
I prefer thin as I believe I get more feedback in the grip hand with thin tip.
 
I like playing with a new tip, rather than a tin tip. It makes the screw shots from distance a lot easier and gives a lot more spin than a worn out tip. Maybe a tin tip is better for 8-ball because it gives less spin which is important for the close shots that are mostly played in 8-ball. But for 9-ball a new thick tip is much better. Also, making a new tip thinner is ridicilous because a moorie tip costs 20 euros (approximatly 25$) in this part of the world.
 
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I like a thin tip because I don't like looking down the shaft and seeing a big giant piece of leather. I have a new wizard M and trying to grind it down slowly, but it sucks right now:angry:
 
This is all very interesting so far guys, and thanks for the replies.

My 2 cents:

I have experimented somewhat with this and I have found that when using a single layer tip, it does make a difference, such as when using a triangle or lepro. When those tips are meaty, they do feel somewhat spongy and I feel less feedback, and can get less 'ping' from impact. When it is shaved way down, I can feel more of the actual cue and it's natural features. Milk duds are not really worth shaving down since they're compressed already. I think once a single layered tip is 'broken in' well with a little meat left, that would be the most desirable.

When it comes to a tip pad, I can't find too much of a difference there. I do use em, especially on my ivory ferrules. I personally like the way they look when they're on.

On layered tips, I've been using the Kamui Blacks I got from Troy (at a real good deal too) and I think these guys are ahead of their time. They machine well, and they burnish up nicely too. Those tips have incredible guage-ability from the SS, S, M, and H. There is something with the grip-ability I have not found with any other tips thus far. With those tips, so far, I have left a good amount of meat on (mostly cause I don't want to waste em) and I still get a ton of feedback as opposed to the single layer tips. I used to play the Cue Components Extra Deluxe Hercules and I thought they were great, but they had a funny, gummy texture to em. They were compact as hell though.

I will try out some of those Emerald tips Benfica has but until then, I'm sold on the Kamui Blacks. To me, I would rather just spend my money on a tip like that, leave it meaty, and wear it down naturally over the long haul than risk the chance of damaging my ferrule with a ridiculously low tip. Although I do believe thinner single layered tips provide better feedback.
 
I like a 1/8" side wall on my tips and I let them wear down from there. I check out the pros cues when I can see them and i've noticed a lot of pro players playing with tips that are almost down to the ferrule.

James
 
Yea, I like them shaved....as opposed to being HUGE and looking like a giant Birds Nest down there (at the end of the ferrule)
 
SK Custom Cues said:
This is all very interesting so far guys, and thanks for the replies.

My 2 cents:

I have experimented somewhat with this and I have found that when using a single layer tip, it does make a difference, such as when using a triangle or lepro. When those tips are meaty, they do feel somewhat spongy and I feel less feedback, and can get less 'ping' from impact. When it is shaved way down, I can feel more of the actual cue and it's natural features. Milk duds are not really worth shaving down since they're compressed already. I think once a single layered tip is 'broken in' well with a little meat left, that would be the most desirable.

When it comes to a tip pad, I can't find too much of a difference there. I do use em, especially on my ivory ferrules. I personally like the way they look when they're on.

On layered tips, I've been using the Kamui Blacks I got from Troy (at a real good deal too) and I think these guys are ahead of their time. They machine well, and they burnish up nicely too. Those tips have incredible guage-ability from the SS, S, M, and H. There is something with the grip-ability I have not found with any other tips thus far. With those tips, so far, I have left a good amount of meat on (mostly cause I don't want to waste em) and I still get a ton of feedback as opposed to the single layer tips. I used to play the Cue Components Extra Deluxe Hercules and I thought they were great, but they had a funny, gummy texture to em. They were compact as hell though.

I will try out some of those Emerald tips Benfica has but until then, I'm sold on the Kamui Blacks. To me, I would rather just spend my money on a tip like that, leave it meaty, and wear it down naturally over the long haul than risk the chance of damaging my ferrule with a ridiculously low tip. Although I do believe thinner single layered tips provide better feedback.
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I like the kamui black as well"
It seems to me,
The tip is great from the 1st shot once its been installed,
No mushrooming,
No glazing over "
an excellent product!
 
Your NEW CUE

Dont hesitiate to get some pics of that Wrapless masterpiece posted here on az"
Thats a really nice cue "
 
The Jensen I have had over 13mm shafts when I got it. It hit HORRIBLE. I had Mike shave the shafts to under 12.5mm and I have never hit with a better cue. The second I hit the ball I know where the cue ball will end up with that cue. It is sort of a guessing game with my other cues.
 
Thick Tip

I like a soft thicker tip. I am currently using a Kamui II Soft tip. When a tip gets to thin or hard it "pings" and makes alot of noise. There is less noise with a thicker soft tip which allows a better sense of feel. To me its like the difference between a record playing on a stereo and a CD playing on a stereo - less noise makes better sensory perception.
 
SK Custom Cues...Me too, especially the red ones! I paid for a pad, with a new Talisman, that I had put on at VF, in March...the guy FORGOT to put the pad on! :( Oh well!

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

SK Custom Cues said:
When it comes to a tip pad, I can't find too much of a difference there. I do use em, especially on my ivory ferrules. I personally like the way they look when they're on.
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TWOFORPOOL said:
I like a soft thicker tip. I am currently using a Kamui II Soft tip. When a tip gets to thin or hard it "pings" and makes alot of noise. There is less noise with a thicker soft tip which allows a better sense of feel. To me its like the difference between a record playing on a stereo and a CD playing on a stereo - less noise makes better sensory perception.
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That's very interesting. Thank you for your point of view. After reading your comment, it makes me think that more noise would equal more vibration thus leading to more frequency vibration, but that is only my point of view.
 
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