What tip do you use?

I have a different tip on every shaft in my bag, that way when I play bad I can blame it on the tip and make a change, it's hard to beat any medium layered tip especialy moori.
 
I've been using a Moori Medium (rated at 74.2) for a while now. It mushroomed slifhtly after the first couple of weeks. Trimmed it and it has stayed the same after almost 2 years of use. GIves me good control of the cue ball and almost never miscues. Have a Wizard Medium (rated at 75.7) on my second cue and I like it almost as well as the Moori. Don't like LePro or Elkmaster tips. Just purchased some SupePros just to try. With so much chatter about Kamui I'll have to try one. Might go for the soft black.
 
About half my Cues have Moori Mediums and the other half have SuperPros ...

I tend to play a "little" better (more accurate) with the SuperPros, but not certain why ?

Tip sizes range from 12.75mm - 13.2mm
 
Honestly, I do not have an absolute favorite tip... It totally depends on the cue, with a Schon, Joss, Richard Black etc, for the most part I prefer either the Triangle or Le pro. My current playing Jacoby (phenolic radial flat face) I like the Everest.
 
Instroke layered tip. Hardness low to mid 90's.

I found something I liked and quit wasting time trying tips.

Downside #1, they do glaze over a bit too much, but it is tolerable.

Downside #2, they aren't made anymore. I'll worry about that when my supply runs out.
 
jongreve said:
Instroke layered tip. Hardness low to mid 90's.

I found something I liked and quit wasting time trying tips.

Downside #1, they do glaze over a bit too much, but it is tolerable.

Downside #2, they aren't made anymore. I'll worry about that when my supply runs out.
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Have you tried a single layer water buffalo? those are hard, and play great!



Joe
 
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I use a Hercules 2 (medium hard) layered tip. They take little maintenance (initial shaping, sanding, just a touchup after that, use a Tippik), and they usually last me 3 to 3.5 years.
 
Super Pros play as well as any I've tried... that being Morri Quick and Talisman H or XH, and cost so much less than the others that I can't see any reason to even try others.
 
suprnva said:
Don't quote me on these but I believe Schmidt uses the Talisman Medium that comes on the OB shafts. Deuel uses Elk Masters. SVB uses Triangles.

This one you can quote me on...Larry Nevel uses both Moori Softs or Kamaui Softs. Last time I asked it was the Kamaui, but I believe that's on the Diviney for sale here on AZ.
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I believe Schmidt said on an InsidePool video that he uses Everest not Talisman.
 
Wow, that's almost exactly what I was going to say. I've used a Moori Med for about 2 years now. It mushroomed slightly after about 2 weeks of play but I trimmed it and it hasn't mushroomed since. I put a Wizard on my backup cue after reading some posts on this forum. It plays extremely well very similiar to the Moori. I've just put a Super Pro on my McDermott I-3 shaft and really like the feel of the hit. Mueller rates the Super Pro as a medium 74 but it's got to be a lot harder than that. Chalk squeaks when you chalk the tip.
 
For several years, I was using either Triangle or Everest tips. I tried a Kamui II Medium one day and was sold from the very first hit; cue ball was 5 diamonds from object ball and I was able to draw it all the way back, and another three diamonds off of the short rail. I stuck with Kamui II mediums because they allowed me to get the cue ball movement with a lighter stroke. I bought into the hype on the Kamui blacks and tried the Medium. Took it off after a week, and put on a Kamui Black MS. That came off after 4 days and I went back to Kamui II Mediums. Some would say that I didn't give it enough time. I knew from the first hit that I loved the Kamui II, and I knew from the first hit that I didn't like either of the Kamui Blacks. Could I learn to love them? Probably. But why bother?
 
I'm shooting with a Titelist conversion. It seems to really play well with a M. Moori, but a Hard would probably have been the same since I pack the medium by breaking with it and then trimming it down. I've got a homemade Milk Dud on the other shaft . What I really like about harder tips is how they transfer the "tone' of the hit through the cue. I not only see and feel the hit, I hear it! My cue sounds good with the right tip!:smile:
 
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