I have been trying different tips for the last year, too many to count, really liked the Kamui Athlete tip, wanted to try one more tip before I committed to the Kamui as my go to tip, the TAOM Fusion tip is a hybrid tip like the Kamui Athlete, I figured they would play similar but I was completely wrong, the TAOM Fusion is a much harder tip, I ALMOST gave up on it but it is now my go to tip, being a harder tip it holds great shape and chalk as well, I do use their chalk, 1 piece for over a year and still going and I practice daily, one side note, I used non layered tips for a long time, I used a Tip pick to rough up the tip, I would not use that tool on a layered tip, the shapers like the Tiger Tip tool, and Kamui gator grip tool work much better on layered tips, even the knock offs work really well IMHO and help make the layered tips last longer.