I recently tried a Tiger Sniper. The first one wasn't installed correctly so I had another put on. It worked well for a couple days then got really hard and I couldn't get it to hold chalk. So I went back and had them put on a Moori Med. Now I am having the same problem with it. Seems like I have to scuff the tip every 5 minutes or else it will just glaze over. I can hardly get through a rack without a miscue. What am I doing wrong? Is it the way I chalk? Am I just hitting the balls too hard? Should I try a different tip?
Tip won't hold chalk
- Thread starter mnShooter
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Talisman Medium
Try a Talisman Medium layered tip and tell me if you don't like it better.
Try a Talisman Medium layered tip and tell me if you don't like it better.
Sounds like your tip is getting wet.
What kind of chalk are you using?
Well soft tips really mushroom a lot for me and get hard eventually anyways. I would rather have a medium or hard tip.
I use regular Masters Blue chalk at home and at the pool hall.
The only way I can think that the tip would get wet is when I burnish the sides using a dollar bill and a little bit of spit. But its not like I get spit on the top I just wet the sides a little bit.
I use regular Masters Blue chalk at home and at the pool hall.
The only way I can think that the tip would get wet is when I burnish the sides using a dollar bill and a little bit of spit. But its not like I get spit on the top I just wet the sides a little bit.
mnShooter said:
An old trick. Buy a four way file at the local hardware store. Now pound on that tip (with the fine side) for a good five minutes. You are tenderizing the leather and it will soften up. Then scuff it and chalk up. It should hold chalk now.
You could also use a Tweeten Tip Pik.
Ronoh said:
I wouldn't recommend using a 'tip pick' on a layered tip.
Sore_Aintya said:
I use a Tip Pik on my Everest tips often, and it works just fine. Of course, I'm not mashing the Tip Pik through 2+ layers when I'm using it. I lightly roll the Tip Pik to make the surface porous enough to hold chalk without actually stripping off layers by scuffing.
Does anyone know if a LePro tip is a Med or hard? I had one put on at the local pool hall for 8 bucks and I have no idea?
As far as getting your tip to Hold the Chalk, I keep a Tip Tapper and a little
1/2 moon shaped sander in all my cases. You may just need to shape it up a bit.
As far as getting your tip to Hold the Chalk, I keep a Tip Tapper and a little
1/2 moon shaped sander in all my cases. You may just need to shape it up a bit.
CaptainHook said:Does anyone know if a LePro tip is a Med or hard? I had one put on at the local pool hall for 8 bucks and I have no idea?
As far as getting your tip to Hold the Chalk, I keep a Tip Tapper and a little
1/2 moon shaped sander in all my cases. You may just need to shape it up a bit.
I believe Le Pro is considered medium-hard.
ive been using mori-med for many years now and every so often (less than once a month) I actually WET the tip (just from a wet finger or something) if it stops holding chaulk....wet it slightly, clean with a napkin and let dry....works like a charm....i think it just raises the leather grain a little.
I suspect it's the chalk. I've recently seen pieces of the same brand here that were very different in how they went on the tip.mnShooter said:
Sometimes the exposed surface of the chalk gets glassy. Rub that surface on a coarse file or #120 sand paper to get down to a "new" level, then form as deep a dimple as you want in the face of the chalk with a dime (possible held in vise-grips).