Tip Selection

nksmfamjp

nksmfamjp

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I need help. I'm considering a new tip for my playing cue and my jump/break cue. For the Jump/Break cue, I'm pretty sure I want a hard layered tip. It is a Cuetec jump/break cue from about 15 years ago. Still a fine break cue IMO.

The next cue is my Mali cue which was a top of the line Mali. At the time, it came red stained, but they made a run in blue stain and that is what I have. I have played with Lepro for years, but would like to try something harder. . .maybe a layered medioum tip.

Any suggestions where I should go here. Back in the day, my favorite tip was a backed triumph, if I remember right.

Last, I think I get why I want a layered tip, but if someone could explain the layered vs not again, that would be nice.
 
I would suggest a white diamond for your jump/break. It's a resin tip. I love mine, it jumps great and gives you more control than a phenolic tip. As for your player, I have gone away from layered tips. I just find that they are very inconistent. I prefer triangle tips. Just remember that a layered tip will take a while to break in so give it a little while. I've only tried a few of them so perhaps someone else could give you some advice on which to try. I know there are people here that have tried just about all of them. Good luck

Jason
 
I like hard tips and had a Tiger Everest put on my cue by the recommendation of the repairman. He said before he started using them he always used the Triumph.
 
hard?

TheBook said:
I like hard tips and had a Tiger Everest put on my cue by the recommendation of the repairman. He said before he started using them he always used the Triumph.
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Interesting... Neither the Everest or the Triumph are hard tips...
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Larry
 
Just a ?. . .Any idea of the difference between a Triangle tip of 2008 and the same of 1994? Seriously. . .That is when I actually knew something about all this. Hopefully I can relearn. I hear it all talking in my head at the table, but just need to sort it out.
 
cueguy said:
Interesting... Neither the Everest or the Triumph are hard tips...
Did you like it?
Larry
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I don't know what you consider hard but the Everest is rated 96. I would put that up there in the hardness area. I like it because there are fairly reasonable in price, hold their shape, and holds chalk.

I am no expert but I am use to using milk duds and really can't tell the difference in performance. Then again I can't feel the difference between a 3/8 pin and a 3/16 in a joint.
 
TheBook said:
I don't know what you consider hard but the Everest is rated 96. I would put that up there in the hardness area. I like it because there are fairly reasonable in price, hold their shape, and holds chalk.

I am no expert but I am use to using milk duds and really can't tell the difference in performance. Then again I can't feel the difference between a 3/8 pin and a 3/16 in a joint.
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Just wondering where did you get that rating from?
 
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You might consider a Sniper. They hold chalk extremely well an have a very short break-in time just a matter of hours. I've never had to trim one because of mushrooming. Try one you might like it some do some don't.........
Pinocchio
 
Pinocchio said:
You might consider a Sniper. They hold chalk extremely well an have a very short break-in time just a matter of hours. I've never had to trim one because of mushrooming. Try one you might like it some do some don't.........
Pinocchio
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+1
Snipers are the most consistent tip I've used. I've been using them for 3 years now on my playing cues and I will keep using them. After the short break-in period they require little/no maintenance and I've never had one mushroom.
 
nksmfamjp said:
For the Jump/Break cue, I'm pretty sure I want a hard layered tip. It is a Cuetec jump/break cue from about 15 years ago. Still a fine break cue IMO.

The next cue is my Mali cue which was a top of the line Mali. At the time, it came red stained, but they made a run in blue stain and that is what I have. I have played with Lepro for years, but would like to try something harder. . .maybe a layered medioum tip.
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For the jump/break cue; I would recommend something in the high 80 to medium 90 on the durrometer scale. This is the x=hard and xx-hard end of the tip lineups. Two reasons, a soft tip will absorb some of the energy on contact, so the harder the tip, the more power in the stroke; second, these tips will not deform/mushroom/dimple under the forces of breaks and jumps. Third, for jumps, you want the cue tip to disengauge fro the cue-ball as early as possible. Probably want something at least as hard as a Moori hard (82) Talisman xhard (86) Stratos xhard (87) or any of the resin tips (90+)

A standard lePro is in the 78 range of hardness. The next step up looks to be the low 80s; Moori hard (83), Talisman Hard (82) triangle (81). lePro is already on the harder end of the medium tip hardness scale.
 
I recently (last few months) switched to SuperPro Tips on all of my Breaking and Playing Cues.

I don't have the technical expertise to explain "why" they play so well for me compared to the Moori Mediums I had been using for many years, but someone else on here may have knowledge in that area.
 
For the playing cue I like a sniper for layered tip. If I use a one piece tip I tend to go triangle. After break in triangles tend to get to a med. hard feel. For the break cue if you want leather, see if you can find a "super pro" break tip. I don't know if they still make them but they are a 5 layer tip made with red leather and after break in they get hard as a rock. Havn't shaped mine in 5 years (which I'd reccommend for after you break it in to shape for your break cue,) and Ive had friends swear its phenolic. A good one piece is a good ol' water buffalo. Both the break tips i like to shave down to just about a 1/16th to 3/32 inch side just before the curve of the tip starts. Water buffalo is a good inexpensive option though.
 
Sumo tips are extremley hard Water Buffalo. They aren't layered but are very hard and I can get a lot of spin out of them.
 
Well, in the end, I am trying a Sumo on the jump/break and then waiting to decide what to do for my playing cue.
 
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