Tip on tips...

[Peer]

Dakaratestar wrote:
> Anyone out there doesn't like the moori medium tips? let me know
> your opinions why you don't like them? what tips do you actually prefer?


I currently have been using Moori (medium) on my main cue, but for years I always used Triangles until I couldn't get them anymore, and then started to use LePro. The LePros is actually the only tip I've had real problems with -- as I got a few that cracked.

Anyways, a couple of years ago I bought a new cue, and while I could swear it had a Triangle, it was indeed a Le Pro. I've now heard from several people (including my cue maker), that the Le Pros are in fact very inconsistent -- some can be hard, some soft, good, bad, anything... and all in the same box.

So, in recent years it has been between the two extremes; the Moori and the Triangle. As opposed to the Triangle, the Moori hold nicely the chalk and also have that soft "thump" sound that I like. But somehow I think the Triangle hit more precise (although it might just be in my head). I've also noticed that the Moori's get fairly quickly hard(er), which isn't really what I want in a tip, especially since I want my cue to hit as consistent as possible over time. Along with this comes also the mushroom problem of the Moori, (which I painstakingly sand-paper off myself..).

Though, as kooky as it might sound, my next tip won't be a Triangle -- but yet another Moori, this time a Moori soft. I already got it, but I'm still waiting for my new cue to arrive, (that infamous vintage Brunswick rat-cue with a Z-shaft that Tate is all gaga about ;^) If that doesn't work out, I'll probably go back to the hard Triangles for good.

However, one of the reasons why I still kind of like Moori, stems from an interesting article I read about tip manufacturing. One of the more surprising parts, I think, was this paragraph:
"The Tweeten Fibre Company out of Chicago, IL, is the largest producer of pool and billiard tips in the world. They are the manufacturer of the famous LeProfessional (LePro) tip, as well as other popular brands like Triangle and Elk Master. In all, they manufacture about ten different brands of single-layer tips. They also privately contract to manufacture tips for several cue makers."
Little did I know, and neither did I know that the Moori tips were fabricated by Hideo Moori himself out of his home, and that he's so secretive about this that he won't even "allow his wife into his shop."

-- peer

 

[9ballprodigy]

i don't necessarily dislike them, i just think they're overrated. i personally like a sniper. it seems soft and grips the cue ball better. i can strike low on the ball with a power drawshot and be fairly confident that i won't miscue. i couldn't get the same guarantee with a moori. it seemed harder and chalk didn't adhere as well for me. in fact, even when i chalked well, i seemed to miscue on draw shots. plus, there was that "pak" sound that seems to slap the cue ball. just not the tip for me i guess. the good thing about them was that the layers didn't come apart and they didn't mushroom.

 

[VKJ]

For what it's worth I had Moori med. put on all my cues about a year ago. I instantly felt they hit harder than the Moori med from a few years back.
I have talked to players and cue repair people who agree the med hit is harder than it used to be. I am going to try the Sniper or Moori soft since I like a softer hit .

 

[TripXQ]

Please consider that tips from the same box (no matter the manufacturer) may play differently. The quality control of the maker comes into play. Two cues from the same maker may have variability also, even with the same specs. Comparing the ability of tips to hold chalk by different people in different parts of the country or city may not be valid because of the variability in different brands of chalk and humidity and tip preparation. Don't be confused by improper comparisons. Play with what works for you under your conditions in your area.
Tom Gedris, Triple Cross Cues

 

[Klopek]

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[Peer]

Klopek wrote:
> I'm confused, couldn't get them anymore?. They're still available
> everywhere, including eBay, which is where I purchased mine.

Perhaps your confusion would recede a bit if you learned that I used to play pool in a small foreign country, far far away (and long before there was such a thing as eBay ;^)

-- peer