Whats the best tip these days

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gordml

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I haven't needed to buy a new tip for some time.
A few years ago I bought an OB1 shaft and love it.
But the tip is just about worn out.
Does anyone have any reccomendations for a new tip?
(Im used to hard)
I have no idea which tip was on the shaft when I bought it but if I could get that I'd be happy.
Thanks in advance.
 
The standard tip on OB shafts is the Everest laminated tip made by Tiger.

As to what is the best tip..it really comes down to what's best for YOU. There are many choices in laminated tips available from Kamui, Tiger, Moori, Hirano, and others. In non laminated tips a lot of guys rave about Triangle and/or soaked and pressed Elkmaster "milk duds". To find the best for you, you have to try a few of them out and see if you like one particular one more than the others.
 
I've been looking at tips a lot as well.

Years ago, the tip was the Le Pro, but they were so inconsistent in terms of hardness that some would last forever and others you'd have to cut off after a day or two of use.

I am currently trying Talisman mediums. Not sure I like them. They seem to get really hard really quick. I feel like I am constantly playing with them to keep them from getting too smooth. I miscue more with them then I ever did with LePros. When done with the couple I bought, I'm going to change to something like a Sniper. The problem is that the newer laminated tips are expensive...hard to try out a bunch of them without spending a good deal of money.

On a side note, I've asked around the pool hall where I shoot. As usual, everyone has their own opinion. Snipers, Kamui's and Moori's all seem to have good reputations.

John
 
gordml said:
I haven't needed to buy a new tip for some time.
A few years ago I bought an OB1 shaft and love it.
But the tip is just about worn out.
Does anyone have any reccomendations for a new tip?
(Im used to hard)
I have no idea which tip was on the shaft when I bought it but if I could get that I'd be happy.
Thanks in advance.
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Try as many as you can. I've always went back to Triangle and prefer them to laminated tips. I install my own so replacement costs hasn't been an issue.
 
I only starting playing again after a long break (late 90's).

I'm playing with (I'm fairly certain) some of the original style Moori's, back when he was still doing them by hand. They were very hard to come by, and expensive.

I'm going to hate it when I finally have to put a new one on....
 
I've been using a Kamui medium-soft for the last year, which means it's hard. I haven't seen a whole lot of difference between hard and soft, except I actually have to chalk every couple shots when it's hard, and I only have to chalk once an hour when it's soft. Again, it's all about what you think you'd prefer. Hard tips give you a longer life and more consistent contact, soft tips give you more grab and spin. I haven't had any problem grabbing and spinning with my hard tip, so I tend towards hard.
 
i would say try one of pooldawgs jeff milkdud elkmasters....there arent expensive, i absolutely love them.....they hold shape and play great:thumbup:.....he is selling them in for the for sale section....and if you dont like it that was only 4bucks and try something else....
 
The most popular tips today are the Kamui S and SS or at least on this board. What works for everyone else may not work for you, try a couple and decide for yourself. You can play around with the cheaper tips, but the laminated tips are too expensive too just "try one of each"
 
I prefer layered tips. In fact, one single layer that is made of leather. Preferably from a bovine creature. Or porcine for that matter. I really don't give a sh$t. It won't improve my stroke one way or another.

Oh yeah, it should be glued on the ferrule end of the cue...
 
One of the best tips I've played with was a Kamui black soft, but
in my opinion the wave of the future will be 4-layer & 5-layer tips.
I would also like to try a Madman 3-layer.
I don't know much about the Tad tips other than they play very good.
Hirano makes a terrific 4-layer, and I've been using Tiger Dynamite 5-layer.
It wouldn't surprise me if Kamui comes out with a 4 or 5 layer tip.
 
I would have to rate Kamui regular (browns) and milk duds equals as far as the best tips I've ever used. But considering the milk duds are only $4, and they install easier than any of the layered tips, for those two reasons I tend to favor the milk duds slightly over the Kamui. I am very curious to try the kamui black however. Heard lot's of great things about them, but at 4-5 times the price of my milk duds, they need to be pretty snappy to get me to change.
dave
 
Cue tips soaked in milk, eh? That sounds pretty good. But how about a le pro that has been marinated in a nice, well balanced chardonnay and then sauteed with onions and little neck clams? Naturally, this should be accompanied by a freshly baked baguette.

You could run many racks with such a tip, and man, would they taste great!
 
I like a plain Pressed Elk Master, not a milk dud. Milk Duds hit a little to hard for me. They're close to a Moori Medium and the pressed Elk Masters are very close to a Moori Soft. I've had it 4 months and it hasn't mushroomed or needed shaping.
 
gordml said:
A few years ago I bought an OB1 shaft and love it.
But the tip is just about worn out.
Does anyone have any reccomendations for a new tip?
(Im used to hard)
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boy did you open a can of worms, every person has a different preference, and most will probably say its a very subjective topic and its up to you to decide.

Depending on when (and where, and if bought used), the default tip may vary.
When the OB-1s first came out, this was at least 2005 when I heard of them, the default tip at the time was single layered Triangle tip. Afterwards, around Mid 2006 or early 2007, they switched the default tip to Talisman M. After some delamination issues with the Talisman Tips, in 2008, they changed their default tip to Tiger Everest. Before the introduction of the OB-2, the label on the shaft was just the company logo. With the OB-2 came the labels of OB-1 and OB-2 below the logo on the shaft.
 
ask 10 people and you will get 12 opinions...

personally I have Kamui Black SS on one 314-2 and Sniper on another 314-2.....I prefer Sniper
 
jalapus logan said:
I prefer layered tips. In fact, one single layer that is made of leather. Preferably from a bovine creature. Or porcine for that matter. I really don't give a sh$t. It won't improve my stroke one way or another.

Oh yeah, it should be glued on the ferrule end of the cue...
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absolutely !!!!

Kim
 
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gordml said:
I haven't needed to buy a new tip for some time.
A few years ago I bought an OB1 shaft and love it.
But the tip is just about worn out.
Does anyone have any reccomendations for a new tip?
(Im used to hard)
I have no idea which tip was on the shaft when I bought it but if I could get that I'd be happy.
Thanks in advance.
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I have had great results with the original tip as well and I am going to replace with that when the time comes. Go to youtube and search for "Earl Strickland's Favorite Shot" ~ I have done that shot with my OB shaft with the tip that came on it. No, I cannot consistently do that, but one night two weeks ago when my alignments were right I stroked like that all night. My problem is consistency (I had a lazy eye repair as a kid, and having my visual field line up with reality is intermittently a problem with no predictable pattern or cause.) But if that kind of stuff is possible with that tip, and it holds chalk and doesn't glaze or mushroom badly, then stay with that. It's not the arrow, it's the Indian. I am part indian, and I don't use bad arrows.
 
tattoo said:
i would say try one of pooldawgs jeff milkdud elkmasters....there arent expensive, i absolutely love them.....they hold shape and play great:thumbup:.....he is selling them in for the for sale section....and if you dont like it that was only 4bucks and try something else....
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Agreed...unbeatable for quality/ price.

I tried damn near 'em all and 'I kid you not'.
 
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