What chalk are you using on your phenolic tips?

iusedtoberich said:
Are phenolic tips still around? I thought they were banned 10 or so years ago.

I actually have an old jump cue from probably 20 years ago with a phenolic tip. I just took it out a a closet a few days ago, first time in years. I put Taom V10 on it, and it wouldn't take at all. I forgot if it took masters, its been so many years since I last used this cue.
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Unless he changed the tip, the LiSi break cue Krause uses has a phenolic tip as standard.
 
Flakeandrun said:
Unless he changed the tip, the LiSi break cue Krause uses has a phenolic tip as standard.
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There must be something different, or they would be in violation. They were cracking all the CB's for years. They'd make little semicircle cracks on the CB's. Then the WPA rulebook was rewritten and said all tips, including jump and break tips, had to be pliable and/or leather-like. Something like that, I forget the exact text.
 
iusedtoberich said:
There must be something different, or they would be in violation. They were cracking all the CB's for years. They'd make little semicircle cracks on the CB's. Then the WPA rulebook was rewritten and said all tips, including jump and break tips, had to be pliable and/or leather-like. Something like that, I forget the exact text.
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Yeah, I had heard/read that too. Maybe he's changed the tip for something else? Maybe it's because of the slower breaking speed in MR events, so they don't care? I sold my LiSi cue because I couldn't be bothered to go through the hassle of changing and finding a tip that worked on it, and I know it's popular here with Chinese-8 players when sold as it is and easy to sell here. Then I tried loads of cues. Got a PBkai, and then traded the wood shaft with a little cash for an ignite G shaft.
 
iusedtoberich said:
Are phenolic tips still around? I thought they were banned 10 or so years ago.

I actually have an old jump cue from probably 20 years ago with a phenolic tip. I just took it out of a closet a few days ago, first time in years. I put Taom V10 on it, and it wouldn't take at all. I forgot if it took masters, its been so many years since I last used this cue.
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Yeah mine doesn't like V10 either. Lol. They might be banned in some associations but none of the leagues I play in.
 
I got a plain jane players j/b cue with the stock phenolic tip. I just use my same silver cup or masters. I have V10 that I found lying around and haven’t tried it on the j/b yet.

I have scuffed the tip a little and it takes more time to chalk it up before I break. It never looks the same as a nicely chalked leather tip, because it’s not leather. It just has a thin layer and can’t penetrate any further. It’s kind of like painting over a wall with just a single coat of white paint. What’s underneath will show through.
So yes it’s an even coat with no bald spots but it’s not the same as when you put two or coats on it.
I just make sure it’s nice and even and that’s it. Let it rip. Besides even a full tip of English or side is a lot for a break shot. You should be playing pretty close to center imho.
 
David in FL said:
Fwiw, I'm a believer that most people would be better served with less chalk on a jump cue rather than more.

Because the cue is elevated, more chalk allows for more unintended swerve for any off center hit.

Of course intentional swerve or jumps otherwise played with intentional draw/follow/English will benefit from chalk, like always.

It takes a reasonably skilled player to intentionally play those shots though...
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That's plain wrong
 
Catalin said:
That's plain wrong
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Interesting.

Which part is wrong?

That the increased cue elevation used to jump and an off-center hit can result in unintended swerve, that a chalked tip will increase the spin that causes that swerve, or both?

Thanks. I'm always looking to learn.
 
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