tip question

Hey pal... I've done about 20 Ultraskin tips down here in Philly. I have a medium onmy sneeky pete break with it and all. one thing i found with all layered tips weather they are hard soft or medium you need to scuff them.... i carry a small piece of 220 and just scuff it up beforei play. give that a try and im sureyou will see a differance. any questions feel free to inbox me
 
inas502 said:
Hey pal... I've done about 20 Ultraskin tips down here in Philly. I have a medium onmy sneeky pete break with it and all. one thing i found with all layered tips weather they are hard soft or medium you need to scuff them.... i carry a small piece of 220 and just scuff it up beforei play. give that a try and im sureyou will see a differance. any questions feel free to inbox me
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I'm sorry, I missed what you said. I was staring at your avatar - ha ha ha:grin-square:

I agree, gotta scuff these up more often.
 
Jimmy Reid said:
You are correct, a softer tip won't miscue as much. I would go back to the softer tip.
Best of Luck !
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Well, I can not question your authority on the matter, thanks!

Can't wait for your return to the tourney trail. I just started paying attention to major tourneys about eight years ago or so. I did not know who you were, but I saw you nail a multi-rail bank shot (I think 3 in the side) at the derby city several years ago in the banks. I had to applaud that one. I know who you are now though!

Also thanks for your great online tutorials!

Cheers and have a great holiday season!
 
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jalapus logan said:
you might be beyond help. My wife thinks so!

I have seen better looking corpes. Yes, I lose my normal ruddy color during the holidays. :yikes:

Merry Christmas You too mate. Cheers!
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I am glade that you have a sence of humor.:grin:


MMike
 
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I find with a single leather tip like a Triangle,the tip always feels the same.
With a layered tip there's alot more variables.For example if you have
a layered tip that has 6 layers and the top layer is wearing closer to
the next layer it will start hitting alot harder due to the fact that there
is a very thin layer of glue betwwen each layer.
I use a layered tip and whenever my tip starts to get like this,I sand it
past the glue line till i get to the next layer thats full.

I rarely ever miscue with any layered tip when I do this.Goodluck
 
jalapus logan said:
I don't think that my stroke is the problem. I've ironed out stroke issues through working with Stan Shuffet and video analysis, so good to go there. The miscue that cost me the game last night resulted from being jacked up with the cue ball about an inch from the object ball and I was attempting to throw the OB into the side pocket. The cue ball squirted off the end of the tip and made that dreaded cracking sound that miscues often do. I looked at the tip, and very little chalk was on the end, so holding chalk is the problem.
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It's your stroke. First step is admitting you have a problem, lol.
Seriously, I just played with a kamui soft tip the other day, and I couldn't get the damn thing to miscue...almost no matter where I hit the cue ball, it just gripped it like rubber. Amazing stuff. I will still stick with my Moori med tho cuz I'd develop a weak stroke using the kamui ...

My advice, work thru it...if your stroke was as good as you think it is, you wouldn't miscue that much no matter how glazed it was, ...give it to a pro and let em show you how much mustard they can pull on it without miscueing...we're all human, and always in need of refinement when it comes to our stroke.

I hate Indian not the arrow posts, so not trying to be that guy, but kamui's really do make u think ur stroke is better than it is ...IMHO.
 
see if you could adjust to a more firm stroke, and always use a closed bridge if possible. also chalk more often. if you're not comfortable with these adjustments it would be better to go back to the softer tip.
cheers!
 
8onthebreak said:
It's your stroke. First step is admitting you have a problem, lol.
Seriously, I just played with a kamui soft tip the other day, and I couldn't get the damn thing to miscue...almost no matter where I hit the cue ball, it just gripped it like rubber. Amazing stuff. I will still stick with my Moori med tho cuz I'd develop a weak stroke using the kamui ...

My advice, work thru it...if your stroke was as good as you think it is, you wouldn't miscue that much no matter how glazed it was, ...give it to a pro and let em show you how much mustard they can pull on it without miscueing...we're all human, and always in need of refinement when it comes to our stroke.

I hate Indian not the arrow posts, so not trying to be that guy, but kamui's really do make u think ur stroke is better than it is ...IMHO.
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+1

Yup... Face the facts
 
joelpope said:
+1

Yup... Face the facts
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I hear you guys, but glazing is a real phenomenon. I played yesterday for two hours with no miscues. In fact. I've been playing the best pool of my life recently. I know that's not saying much, but I've been running out about 20 percent of the time in two 8 ball leagues. That's 27 nights where I at least ran out from someone's dry break or had at least one break and run. On the nine foot table, I'm getting out better than ever. Yesterday, I was practicing and was able to draw the rock a table length and a half for shape. Yes, I can always stroke better, and no, I'm no where near pro level. But I am happy with how my game has progressed. I actually had our team captain comment that I had the best stroke in the league. He has watched my game developer for the last eight years, so I respect his opinion. Again, I'm not perfect, but I really feel that layered tips (at least the ones I've used) are prone to glazing and thus do not hold chalk well in that state. I can take a picture of a glazed tip if you wish. I examined the tip after that miscue on Thursday night. Almost no chalk on the thing. I am convinced this is the problem. I respect your guys views though.

Cheers,

JL
 
This is an example of my stroke from two years ago. I've improved a bunch since then. This is the only time I've put anything on camera. At the time, I was experimenting with 14.1. Sorry for the camera angle. I had a couple of margheritas before hand...:)

http://vimeo.com/16906474
 
It might be the chalk

I have been experimenting with different kinds of chalk. I also play with Kamui black soft, milk duds, Tiger Emeralds, phenolic, Kamui brown medium soft, and Wizard medium. I like the Kamui black softs the best, and play with them the most. I also try to stay in the vertical center of the cb as much as possible and play a lot of 9 ball. I have tried blue master, pre-flag blue master, blue diamond, gold master and blue National Tournament chalk. The National chalk did ok to my surprise, but the gold Master, I like the best. Its easy to see on the black Kamui tips, and I never miscue with it. The only draw back is it shows up on the green cloth that I play the most on, but it doesn't turn your shafts blue either. I also use a Williard scuffer with a nickel radius on my tips, but I don't grind them, just a few turns to scuff and take care of any glazing, and that's it. The Blue Diamond seems to work best on my break cue with the phenolic tip. I'm not sure why. Maybe someone will have an idea about that.
 
chalk was my assumption too

I discovered that Balabushka doesn't hold as well on my UltraSkin M as World Legend, for instance (I'm using both cubes). I noticed I miscued on draw shots more often with Bushka. Maybe that's just a coincidence and it dried in dry conditions of my poolhall, but recently I added Predator 1080 to my chalk selection and been satisfied with it so far.
 
Merry xmas everyone
I played kamui black h/s/ss/m and never had any issue, scrath or what ever. And this on a very unforgiving european taper. Since 2 months i play a ultra layered m on a hp2pro shaft . And also here no minor problem. As chalk i use usually kamui. But eve while testing the cuel chalk for 2weeks all perfect.

Do i just have luck? "evil grin"

Lg from overseas
Ingo

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Daily pool log, entry numer 1,376,589:

Third day without a miscue. Changed chalking technique from "drilling" into the cube to swiping the chalk across the surface of the tip. Also scuffing up the tip a bit more frequently. This combination has cured my ills.

I do, however, fear that demise is imminent. I am trying not to push the button...

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1jjN-H62U64
 
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