Tip broken on one side?

[Gogafem]

It's a Kamui Black Medium.
One one side, part of it is broken up.
From a top down view, only a small area of this damage is visible.
From the side it is more visible.

How badly can this affect play?

Is there a fix?

I have a tournament on Saturday, so should I risk getting used to a new tip?

 

[pt109]

I would play with it.....as the tip wears down, the flaw will disappear.

But you really should learn how to chalk.....
....been hanging around with Mike Wong?

 

[poolguy4u]

The tip looks like it was never shaped right. Looks too flat!

Take off a layer and shape it the way it's supposed be shaped, and that chunk out of it will probably disappear.

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

That is something that I have seen on phenolic break tips on several occasions, mine included but not many times with a playing tip.

True enuff, if it were a small chip, yourself or a repairman could take the worst of it out.

I think that by the time that you get the worst of it out, it would be time for a tip change anyway.

This one looks pretty drastic. Maybe the pic is exaggerating it.

Would you use English or extreme English with this tip, with the missing piece toward the inside of the cue ball.

Or would it mess with your head and you will find yourself spinning the chip away from the cue ball.

Better yet, if this was a tire on your vehicle, would you drive 60 MPH on the highway with it?

For the price of an installed tip, your piece of mind is worth the change out.

If yer even a quarter as OCD as myself, you'd be getting a new tip.

 

[hang-the-9]

As long as you make sure you point the damage away from the cueball, you'll be OK. Or contact Kamui and see if they will get you a new tip, not sure what would cause this to happen but looks like a manufacture issue.

I also second the shaping of the tip properly, unless you like to play with a very flat tip, that looks a flatter than most players I see that play with a nickel radius.

 

[whammo57]

Turn it so the chip is on the right and always play right english and you will never notice it...........

LOL

Kim

 

[Tramp Steamer]

I agree with the above replies. Reshape it and see if there is enough left to play with. My rule of thumb was always___the thickness of a dime. :smile: