Shooter5209
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what kind of tip gives more english a hard tip or soft tip and why
tips and english
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Best "tip" is that it doesn't make any difference. Play with the tip that gives you the feel you want from your cue. If the feel is good you can get all the english you want (and more) from a soft, medium or hard tip.
I use an UltraSkin Pro Soft, one of the softest tips available. But it's because I like the way it makes my cue respond. I'll often play out a rack with my break cue (Samarsa tip; the hardest leather tip on the market) and can get the same amount of english. It's just not a feeling that I want intermediate or long term.
I use an UltraSkin Pro Soft, one of the softest tips available. But it's because I like the way it makes my cue respond. I'll often play out a rack with my break cue (Samarsa tip; the hardest leather tip on the market) and can get the same amount of english. It's just not a feeling that I want intermediate or long term.
Soft or hard tip makes no difference to the amount of spin produced.
From Dr. Dave's website on tip hardness effects:
"Tip hardness (within the typical range) should not have a direct effect on the amount of spin that can be applied"
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We had this topic last week. Dr Dave has a web page illustrating <basically> it does not matter. Spin is controlled by the limit of mis-cue, and all tips have about the same offset limit.