Triangle tips.....

Dave Mackay said:
I'm after some opinions please from players that use/have used Triangle tips:

What did you think of them?
How hard would you rate them if compared to the moori scale?
And were they on a low deflection shaft or a standard shaft?

Thanks for your help,

Dave
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Triangles play more consistant than a Le-pro and their density is also consistant from one box to the other...

I recommend a triangle to all my customer's over a LePro and have had nothing but good responses from them.... I do install Le-pro's fro the diehards but as a cuesmith/cuemaker I attest that the triangle is very comparable to le-pro in density and playability and maintain their shape much better !


- Eddie Wheat
 
jed1894 said:
1. I think they're good tips. I'll eventually replace all my shafts with them as soon as the one's I have wear out. The only exception is the Schon tip I have on my Schon. After experimenting with a lot of tips, Triangles are my favorite (still testing the Schon tips). The problem with Triangles is getting one that is perfect. Out of 10, only about 4 or 5 are worthy of putting on a good shaft. They shape easy and seem to hold their shape if installed by a good cuesmith. I only play about 1 to 2 hours a night and never break with my shafts with Triangle. So far I haven't seem much mushrooming.

2. In my opinion, the Triangle hits just a tap bit softer than my Moori Med. I know it sounds crazy because I think the Triangle may be rated harder than the Moori, but to me it hits a little softer.

3. My low deflection shafts have Everest and Talisman on them, but if they're every replaced, I will replace with Triangles.

JED
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This is an assessment that would mirror mine, with the exception that I would add that a Triangle tip holds chalk as well as any tip on the market. I recently, after trying many different types of tips, have settled on Triangle on my main playing cues. I recently cut the Everest and Sniper tips off of my 314-2 and Z-2 shafts and replaced them with good 'ol Triangles. I just like the way they hit and the way they spin the cueball.
Once again, this is JMHO!!!

Maniac
 
Dave, I couldn't tell you how to spot a bad one other than an obvious defect. The one's that I could tell were the one's with the odd looking dome. However, I heard of the floating/sinking trick too. I think I'll try that tonight on my Triangles and see what happens.

Let us know how you like them.

JEd
 
Maniac said:
This is an assessment that would mirror mine, with the exception that I would add that a Triangle tip holds chalk as well as any tip on the market. I recently, after trying many different types of tips, have settled on Triangle on my main playing cues. I recently cut the Everest and Sniper tips off of my 314-2 and Z-2 shafts and replaced them with good 'ol Triangles. I just like the way they hit and the way they spin the cueball.
Once again, this is JMHO!!!

Maniac
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Comparing pressed tips with layered tips is not very fair because they are 2 completely different beasts with obvious physical differences as well as how they grip the cueball and hold chalk !

One cannot compare a sniper to a triangle accuratley due to complete opposite construction methods....

Just to clarify any misconceptions about the two styles of tips !



- Eddie Wheat
 
Maniac said:
This is an assessment that would mirror mine, with the exception that I would add that a Triangle tip holds chalk as well as any tip on the market. I recently, after trying many different types of tips, have settled on Triangle on my main playing cues. I recently cut the Everest and Sniper tips off of my 314-2 and Z-2 shafts and replaced them with good 'ol Triangles. I just like the way they hit and the way they spin the cueball.
Once again, this is JMHO!!!

Maniac
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Yep, they do hold the chalk good. However, I've had the fuzzies before on some Triangles. After a few games they get compacted and play fine. I've learned not to mess with them much after they get to the shape I want.

Dave, I don't know if he'll talk long if you're not buying cues from him, but Dan Janes at Joss cues uses Triangles on all of his cues. He told me one day that he thought they were as good as any tip on the market. You might email or call him if you're really interested in this subject. I'm sure he has a ton of information and experience on Triangle tips since he has put thousands (and probably replaced just as many) on cues before.

JED
 
WheatCues said:
Comparing pressed tips with layered tips is not very fair because they are 2 completely different beasts with obvious physical differences as well as how they grip the cueball and hold chalk !

One cannot compare a sniper to a triangle accuratley due to complete opposite construction methods....

Just to clarify any misconceptions about the two styles of tips !



- Eddie Wheat
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Eddie,
My post was not a comparison. It's just that I prefer to use Triangle tips on my cues and to get them on my cues I had to cut off the ones that were on them. FWIW, I pretty much liked the Sniper and Everest tips but just prefer a non-layered tip on my cues. I never said that the Triangles hit better or spun the cueball any better than the Sniper or the Everest. It boils down to a matter of personal preference. Shoot well, my friend!!!

Maniac
 
Maniac said:
Eddie,
My post was not a comparison. It's just that I prefer to use Triangle tips on my cues and to get them on my cues I had to cut off the ones that were on them. FWIW, I pretty much liked the Sniper and Everest tips but just prefer a non-layered tip on my cues. I never said that the Triangles hit better or spun the cueball any better than the Sniper or the Everest. It boils down to a matter of personal preference. Shoot well, my friend!!!

Maniac
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10-4 !!!!

I just wanted to make make sure there weren't any misunderstandings....

Believe it or not... it's not an uncommon misconception and I get asked often by customers what the difference is between them primarily when they learn that layered tips are significantly more expensive and they ask why !


- Eddie Wheat
 
Triangle

I talked with Evan Clark at the BCA tradeshow and he said he did not use triangle tips because they were a composite containing rubber. He felt they weren't consistent enough because of that.....
 
Tiddler said:
I talked with Evan Clark at the BCA tradeshow and he said he did not use triangle tips because they were a composite containing rubber. He felt they weren't consistent enough because of that.....
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The only thing I know about triangles is that they use a chroming process to cure the tips... I do NOT know what that all entails nor do I have any inkling to the extra ingredients in the the leather concoction but I will say of all pressed tips available they seem to be the most comfortable and consistant than the rest and this analogy is comprised of years of customer feedback !!!



- Eddie Wheat
 
Tiddler said:
I talked with Evan Clark at the BCA tradeshow and he said he did not use triangle tips because they were a composite containing rubber. He felt they weren't consistent enough because of that.....
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I think you're confusing Triangle with another tip.
Triangle is a chrome tanned leather tip.
The new ones have different color and aren't as nice as the old ones.
 
WheatCues said:
Triangles play more consistant than a Le-pro and their density is also consistant from one box to the other...

I recommend a triangle to all my customer's over a LePro and have had nothing but good responses from them.... I do install Le-pro's fro the diehards but as a cuesmith/cuemaker I attest that the triangle is very comparable to le-pro in density and playability and maintain their shape much better !


- Eddie Wheat
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WheatCues said:
The only thing I know about triangles is that they use a chroming process to cure the tips... I do NOT know what that all entails nor do I have any inkling to the extra ingredients in the the leather concoction but I will say of all pressed tips available they seem to be the most comfortable and consistant than the rest and this analogy is comprised of years of customer feedback !!!



- Eddie Wheat
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At first you write that Triangle tips play more consistent than LePro, and then you wrote this "I attest that the triangle is very comparable to le-pro in density and playability". I'm confused. :confused:

Where would one get these boxes of Super Triangles with the consistent density?

How can a "pressed" tip be consistant if the tips lack consistency when they come from Tweeten (the manufacturer)?

Gene
 
Cuedog said:
At first you write that Triangle tips play more consistent than LePro, and then you wrote this "I attest that the triangle is very comparable to le-pro in density and playability". I'm confused. :confused:

Where would one get these boxes of Super Triangles with the consistent density?

How can a "pressed" tip be consistant if the tips lack consistency when they come from Tweeten (the manufacturer)?

Gene
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I was stating an overall evaluation and also personal playabilty experience !!!

Sorry if I sound confusing !!!!!

Note I did say comparable and not exactly.....

Due to the particular chroming process the triangle is the most consistant of Tweeten tips and no such thing as super triangles... you just need to make sure your getting fresh ones !!!



- Eddie Wheat
 
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All this tanning, and chroming, and layering, and pressing.... it's all manufacturing processes. The bottom line is.... how do you like it on YOUR cue? All the fancy words and processes don't make a hill of beans if you don't like the way the tip feels on a particular cue/shaft combination. Me, I like the Triangle tip and I don't care how it's made or what it's made of, unless of course the material used was used unlawfully because of some type of endangerment laws (which I do not believe that any tip falls into this category). I think Eddie's customers have spoken for him (and rightly so imo) coupled with the fact that he has had positive experiences with Triangles. There are many that like Triangles and many that don't. It's all a matter of personal choice. I would think that anyone posting an opinion about any product would at least have used the product they are knocking/praising. I am fairly sure that the posters of this thread have done just that. In closing, I just want to say that it's great that we have so many fine CHOICES to pick from when it comes to pool/billiard equipment, especially tips.

Maniac
 
WheatCues said:
The only thing I know about triangles is that they use a chroming process to cure the tips... I do NOT know what that all entails nor do I have any inkling to the extra ingredients in the the leather concoction
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Close enough. The leather used for Triangles is chrome-tanned (aka Blue Chromium) water buffalo leather. The leather used for LePros is oak-tanned water buffalo leather. The rest of the processes (cutting, pressing, turning) is the same for both. But the starting leather is what differentiates these two.

http://home.comcast.net/~ohagnir1/Photos/Tips - Sept2004.pdf

Fred
 
Cornerman said:
Close enough. The leather used for Triangles is chrome-tanned (aka Blue Chromium) water buffalo leather. The leather used for LePros is oak-tanned water buffalo leather. The rest of the processes (cutting, pressing, turning) is the same for both. But the starting leather is what differentiates these two.

http://home.comcast.net/~ohagnir1/Photos/Tips - Sept2004.pdf

Fred
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tap tap tap
Yet, somehow Triangles are harder and mushroom less.
Triangle at one time was the hands-down favorite of the pros iirc.
 
Cornerman said:
Close enough. The leather used for Triangles is chrome-tanned (aka Blue Chromium) water buffalo leather. The leather used for LePros is oak-tanned water buffalo leather. The rest of the processes (cutting, pressing, turning) is the same for both. But the starting leather is what differentiates these two.

http://home.comcast.net/~ohagnir1/Photos/Tips - Sept2004.pdf

Fred
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Thank you for clarifying the differences !!!!!


- Eddie Wheat
 
I have played with/owned ElkMAsters (too soft), LePro's (dont hold chalk for crap after a few weeks of play) and Triangles (my wheelhouse)...

I have Triangles on every shaft I play with, including my Predator Z shaft
 
I did fit a triangle on one of my 314-2 shafts and it played great and felt a medium to medium/hard hit. The tip seemed to grip to ball well when applying english, at times i felt it was generating more than a sniper.

I have just ordered a OB-1 to try and have requested a triangle tip to be installed.

Thanks for all of your inputs.

Dave
 
Well the triangle on the OB-1 is great this is the shaft to play with, i was concerned about the ferrule but having hit with the shaft its just great.......
 
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the one thing i'll assuredly say about triangles, if you're playing lepro's, switch to triangles as its about the same hit but just a better tip.
 
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