Tip differences?

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I am currently using triangle tips on my playing cue. I can't believe I am about to say this, but I love them. I seem to almost never miscue with these. Not to say it doesn't happen, but my confidence level is high with this tip, at least as far as miscueing goes. I have tried layered tips, and seem too miscue much more with them. I've had mixed results with both the Everest, and Moori's. Never tried Kamui's, but I've heard good things about them. I know how to care for cue tips, shaping, pressing, picking, etc. Any suggestions as far as better layered tips or reducing my miscueing ratio with these vs., OMG triangles of all things!
 
j2pac said:
I am currently using triangle tips on my playing cue. I can't believe I am about to say this, but I love them
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I seem to almost never miscue with these. Not to say it doesn't happen, but my confidence level is high with this tip, at least as far as miscueing goes.

I have tried layered tips, and seem too miscue much more with them. I've had mixed results with both the Everest, and Moori's. Never tried Kamui's, but I've heard good things about them. I know how to care for cue tips, shaping, pressing, picking, etc. Any suggestions as far as better layered tips or reducing my miscueing ratio with these vs., OMG triangles of all things!
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I seem to almost never miscue with these.
Not to say it doesn't happen,
but my confidence level is high with this tip, at least as far as miscueing goes.
" it it aint broke, dont fix it" ;)
if you have a GOOD triangle, then you got a good tip as any
last box i bought, i threw away over half of them, because they were rotten :eek:
 
Triangle Tip is A-OK

Hi,

I own a large pool room with over 220 leage members and I do a lot of cue repair and tip replacement. Over the years I have found the Triangle is the most consistent non layered tip in my opinion, I think this is because they are chrome tanned leather and that process seem to make their durameter numbers more consistant per box.

My friend loaned me his meter and I tested a lot of boxes of tips and I found that the triangle tips were in a 7% variance range while the Le Pros for example varied by 30%. The triangle reaches compression refusal much faster than most tips and once you fix the mushrooming the first time and reburnish they hold their shape.

The first thing I ask a B Players when they want a tip suggestion is, "are you going to break with it". If they say yes, then the triangle is my recommendation. They are great tips.

In my opinion the Moori is the most consistent tip I have worked with and all the tip guys are trying to come up to that standard. I won't knock anybody's product but I have not seen anything impressive in some of these new layered tips that have come out in the last few years. When I shape a Moori while rotating an arc with a sharp carbide tool, the leather shaves off like metal cutting. No other tip acts like that.

Rick Geschrey
 
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BHQ said:
I seem to almost never miscue with these.
Not to say it doesn't happen,
but my confidence level is high with this tip, at least as far as miscueing goes.
" it it aint broke, dont fix it" ;)
if you have a GOOD triangle, then you got a good tip as any
last box i bought, i threw away over half of them, because they were rotten :eek:
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You're probably right BHQ. Thanks for the input, and sound advice. :cool:
 
scdiveteam said:
Hi,

I own a large pool room with over 220 leage members and I do a lot of cue repair and tip replacement. Over the years I have found the Triangle is the most consistent non layered tip in my opinion, I think this is because they are chrome tanned leather and that process seem to make their durameter numbers more consistant per box.

My friend loaned me his meter and I tested a lot of boxes of tips and I found that the triangle tips were in a 7% variance range while the Le Pros for example varied by 30%. The triangle reaches compression refusal much fast than most tip and once you fix the mushrooming the first time and reburnish they hold their shape.

The first thing I ask a B Players when they want a tip suggestion is, "are you going to break with it". If they say yes, then the triangle is my recommendation. They are great tips.

In my opinion the Moori is the most consistent tip I have worked with and all the tip guys are trying to come up to that standard. I won't knock anybody's product but I have not seen anything impressive in some of these new layered tips that have come out in the last few years. When I shape a Moori while rotating an arc with a sharp carbide tool, the leather shaves off like metal cutting. No other tip acts like that.

Rick Geschrey
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Thank you for the technical input. Much appreciated. BHQ is probably right. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
 
BHQ said:
I seem to almost never miscue with these.
Not to say it doesn't happen,
but my confidence level is high with this tip, at least as far as miscueing goes.
" it it aint broke, dont fix it" ;)
if you have a GOOD triangle, then you got a good tip as any
last box i bought, i threw away over half of them, because they were rotten :eek:
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I sadly say I would have to agree on this one. 75% of the box I bought made a tingy or clicking sound. They might have hit OK but they sounded terrible....
 
jtrombetta said:
I sadly say I would have to agree on this one. 75% of the box I bought made a tingy or clicking sound. They might have hit OK but they sounded terrible....
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mine were rotten, LITERALLY
i could pull on them like an accordion :rolleyes:
 
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