Tip life

[MitchAlsup]

I like Sand Paper as I can keep a Small Square in my wallet, Nail File is good idea until you poke self is Wrong End.

Wrong end ?!?

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[Island Drive]

How many layers remain?

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[Black-Balled]

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See? YOU don't even understand yourself.
Lol

 

[Brother Ron]

Using a tip pick on a layered tip is not recommended as it can cause the layers to separate/loosen.
I currently use a tip that I periodically lightly scuff with fine sand paper as it rarely needs maintenance.

 

[philly]

Using a tip pick on a layered tip is not recommended as it can cause the layers to separate/loosen.
I currently use a tip that I periodically lightly scuff with fine sand paper as it rarely needs maintenance.

Single layer tips have no layers.
Just try a good old Triangle.
KISS.

 

[Patrick Johnson]

Using a tip pick on a layered tip is not recommended as it can cause the layers to separate/loosen.

Not if you use it correctly: tap it straight in; pull it straight out.

I've used nothing but layered tips and Tip Piks for decades with no problems.

pj
chgo

 

[Xdecemberguy]

Yeah..Most black colored tips I have seen have a glazing problem..not sure if it has to do with the color added to the tip but with a natural colored tip I never have that problem.

 

[SSP]

If you play 6 to 10 hours a week and you don't smack the balls, a soft tip could last up to a year.
Thing is with soft tips is that they compress and get harder with time and loose their softness, this might cause miscues if not scuffed often.
For me, soft tips loose their characters really fast, like 5-6 sessions. I switched years ago to hard tips, they are more consist but require some learning curve with tip placement and stroke not to miscue.

Every tip has about the same miscue limit but a hard tip will let you know when you don't stroke the ball properly, just lived it, 2 balls left on the table for me to win, had a long draw stroke shot to gain position so I loaded up on my stroke and launched the cueball into the corner pocket like a hole in one, the worst part is I didn't need to "load up", it's an old habit I'm still trying to break, by "loading up" I didn't follow through, I have practiced that shot at least 50 times in the last few days and really started working on the fundamentals of my stroke.