Tip shaping frequency

I bought a homemade tip tool years ago that works great. It's a three inch piece of half inch conduit, cut down the middle, sanded and corners radiused with grip tape adhered on the inside.
 
erhino41 said:
Exactly. It's like saying your tires wear down in the spots that suit your driving style so there is no need to rotate them.

It's going to wear more in the places where you contact the ball the most and unevenly at that. You can play with an uneven tip, but that will definitely lead to inconsistency, unless of course you pay attention and rotate the cue to ensure that the top wears evenly over 360 degrees. Consistency is why you should reshape your tip.

I used to be in the camp that reshaped very infrequently. I am far more consistent and my game has definately improved since I started allowing myself to keep a well shaped tip. It seems to me that telling yourself your tip doesn't need to be touched is a sort of ignorance is bliss type of thing.

I wonder how many pros don't fuss with their tips once they've been initially shaped?

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I will shape my tip if I can see some inconsistencies but it really isn’t often. I’d never be stubborn about it, maybe I’m just lucky that my shooting and chalking style keep my tips right where I like them. I also spin the cue with my grip hand as part of my settling in to the shot so possibly that helps keep it all even as well.

Jshaw I’m going back into the shop right now to snatch up some conduit and see what I can do. Half inch might make the perfect shape
 
JazzyJeff87 said:
I will shape my tip if I can see some inconsistencies but it really isn’t often. I’d never be stubborn about it, maybe I’m just lucky that my shooting and chalking style keep my tips right where I like them. I also spin the cue with my grip hand as part of my settling in to the shot so possibly that helps keep it all even as well.



Jshaw I’m going back into the shop right now to snatch up some conduit and see what I can do. Half inch might make the perfect shape
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If it works for you that's all that matters. I find I shoot far more consistent with a well maintained nickel shape. I don't get those wtf!? misses or miscues.

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