Tips? just a Fad?

dsoriano

dsoriano

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Six years ago I special ordered a Schon cue. A month later I got an extra shaft with a Morri tip. I loved it, especially knowing that it was a $30 tip and at the time it was the considered the best thing since sliced bread. Well now I hear a lot about the Kamui and other tips and not so much about the Morris. Are these tips better than The Morris or just the latest tips to hit the market? From experience Morris are some great playing tips, I just dont seem to read or hear much interest in them anymore? Whats the deal?
 
Fad: no

Tips are very personal. Two playes with the same stroke and equiptment might like tips that are radically different from each other.

Me, I like tips that hardly every require any tip maintanence, hold chalk well, and last a long time.
 
A lot of players wouldn't have a clue what tip was on a cue if they didn't know which one was on there. Most players don't know how long a tip will last because they never leave them on long enough to find out. Always sniffing out that silver bullet. :grin: Johnnyt
 
I agree with Mitch, it's a personal choice as to, "what's best". I have been a Moori fan for a long time but only the original tips, the Moori V just doesn't suit me.

I tried the Kamui tips (both black and tan) and didn't really favor them. I found they were much harder than advertised and didn't like the feel or constant glazing. It doesn't mean they are bad tips, just not what I like.

I'm happy with my Moori's.
 
Fad, no there have always been a variety of tips. But like anything else in life, people will buy things that they feel help improve their game. Special chalk, tips, cues, etc..

We have a line of low deflection gloves coming out, as well as adjustable bi-focals for long and close shots.

JV
 
classiccues said:
Fad, no there have always been a variety of tips. But like anything else in life, people will buy things that they feel help improve their game. Special chalk, tips, cues, etc..

We have a line of low deflection gloves coming out, as well as adjustable bi-focals for long and close shots.

JV
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I would be interested in a pair of those low deflection gloves. Always looking to improve my game. No need for the glasses as I remove mine when shooting and put them back on afterwards. Please keep me in mind. Thanks Rod
 
tips

moori tips
china is making fake moori tips . I really think its destroying the moori market. moori tips seemed to have changed in the last 5 years


MMike

I got some ulta thin tips in yesterday from TomHay they look promising.
 
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classiccues said:
But like anything else in life, people will buy things that they feel help improve their game. Special chalk, tips, cues, etc.
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So does that mean that if you use a certain tip, an Everest for example, that you must feel it's giving you a winning advantage? Are people allowed to like or enjoy something simply because it suits them? If I like Kamui chalk because it sticks well, must I feel that it makes me a better player in order to use it? Or can I just like it?

I'm not being confrontational, just curious because it seems that if we buy something we must have some kind of extremist view these days. Am I wrong to enjoy something purely for the fact that I enjoy the way it works or feels to me?
 
mortuarymike-nv said:
moori tips
china is making fake moori tips . I really think its destroying the moori market. moori tips seemed to have changed in the last 5 years
MMike
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I agree, the last Moori's I had glazed over rather quickly. Nothing like when they first came out. Pool players are like any other sport nuts. Always looking for the holy grail.
 
hotrod said:
I would be interested in a pair of those low deflection gloves. Always looking to improve my game. No need for the glasses as I remove mine when shooting and put them back on afterwards. Please keep me in mind. Thanks Rod
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Me too. But I have to check my finances, for I've got my car in the shop having a precision floor mat alignment done. And I've got the plumber over today, performing a thorough flush of the faucets in the house.

-Sean
 
sfleinen said:
Me too. But I have to check my finances, for I've got my car in the shop having a precision floor mat alignment done. And I've got the plumber over today, performing a thorough flush of the faucets in the house.

-Sean
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Sean-Make sure the shop checks your muffler bearings. Very important maintenance item.
 
We have a line of low deflection gloves coming out, as well as adjustable bi-focals for long and close shots.

JV[/QUOTE]

The way things are going in the billiards market you could probably sell some.
It's getting like the golf market.
Golfers are the biggest suckers in the world trying to buy a better game.
And I golfed for many years and bought into the hype myself.:banghead:
 
Johnnyt said:
A lot of players wouldn't have a clue what tip was on a cue if they didn't know which one was on there. Most players don't know how long a tip will last because they never leave them on long enough to find out. Always sniffing out that silver bullet. :grin: Johnnyt
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My thought exactly. Lord knows I've done my share of sniffing.:)
 
sfleinen said:
Me too. But I have to check my finances, for I've got my car in the shop having a precision floor mat alignment done. And I've got the plumber over today, performing a thorough flush of the faucets in the house.

-Sean
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Make sure they change the air in the tires. You won't believe how much better the ride will be!
DS2 kcv
 
KCRack'em said:
Make sure they change the air in the tires. You won't believe how much better the ride will be!
DS2 kcv
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When new cars get delivered to Colorado they have to deflate the tires and refill them with the thinner air here at altitude.
 
Ghosst said:
So does that mean that if you use a certain tip, an Everest for example, that you must feel it's giving you a winning advantage? Are people allowed to like or enjoy something simply because it suits them? If I like Kamui chalk because it sticks well, must I feel that it makes me a better player in order to use it? Or can I just like it?

I'm not being confrontational, just curious because it seems that if we buy something we must have some kind of extremist view these days. Am I wrong to enjoy something purely for the fact that I enjoy the way it works or feels to me?
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Nope, I absolutely believe that if you use something and your mind tells you that its great, and you feel its great and it gives you that edge, then more power to you.

Its like a pre-shot ritual of wiping the cue down, taking aim, couple of strokes, getting back up, having a sip of water, re-wiping the cue down, readdressing the ball, then finally shooting. If that's your ritual, good for you.

JV
 
classiccues said:
Nope, I absolutely believe that if you use something and your mind tells you that its great, and you feel its great and it gives you that edge, then more power to you.

Its like a pre-shot ritual of wiping the cue down, taking aim, couple of strokes, getting back up, having a sip of water, re-wiping the cue down, readdressing the ball, then finally shooting. If that's your ritual, good for you.

JV
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If you like playing by yourself.
 
Tips

I had a Moori on one cue and hated it, got a new cue in with Moori tips and actually liked it. Had a Kamui soft on one cue and liked it and put it on a different cue and was unimpressed. My point? The tip is the only item that touches the cueball. It all starts there.

We sometimes look for different combinations that work for each of us. I hope it is not a fad.
 
classiccues said:
Nope, I absolutely believe that if you use something and your mind tells you that its great, and you feel its great and it gives you that edge, then more power to you.

Its like a pre-shot ritual of wiping the cue down, taking aim, couple of strokes, getting back up, having a sip of water, re-wiping the cue down, readdressing the ball, then finally shooting. If that's your ritual, good for you.

JV
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classiccues:

Hmm.... if that's not an innuendo-ized "coup de gras" insult, I don't know what is.

While I almost despise Kamui chalk (I've written what it does to the cue ball here), if the people [that the person using Kamui chalk plays with] don't mind it, then to each his/her own.

Also, there's something to be said about the psychosomatic thing. Even if the "benefit" is purely psychological, if the person "likes" the product "just because" (and nothing else), that person shouldn't be ridiculed for using it. I happen to like magnetic chalk holders (ones that attach to the pants belt). Should I be ridiculed because of this "just because" preference?

Where I go on tilt is when I see completely untrue or overblown marketing claims. And yes, some of the purveyors of these products are definitely guilty of that!
-Sean
 
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