When to change tip

roddyc

roddyc

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I know this question has probably been asked and answered a lot in the past, but I did search for this and was not able to find anything. Anyways, I'm wondering how often most people change their tips providing they don't mess with them excessively. I had an older Moori medium or soft (can't remember which it was) that was on my shaft for more than 2 years and I just recently cut it off because I found myself miscuing too often; it actually still had a lot of 'meat' left. I tried scuffing it, shaping off the top layer, tip piking it, and none of it seemed to help for long. I put a new Moori III S on it with a fiber pad and it hits great.

So I guess to make a long post short, is there a certain time interval to base tip changes on or is it just basically whenever it gets too thin? How does layered/non-layered and tip hardness affect the life of the tip?
 
There is no specified time limit, It's all personal preference. I play, break and jump with the medium moori. I like a hard tip but I don't like the quick moori's for my personal use. When it wears down enough and starts to affect the English, that's when I change it.
 
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it appears to me that when the tip is playing just right you need to replace it. that is when its thin and feels the best to me
 
I think i have an obssesive compulsive disorder when it comes to changing my tips. I feel that if the meat in the nickle or dime radius is thicker than the rest of the tip, it's time to change it.
 
Ive always heard that when the tip gets to be the thickness of a dime then you should change it. I also agree that when the tip is thin, thats when it really starts to hit nice. I try to milk it out as long as i can. Then usually change the tip at whatever time. I dont have any ivory ferrules to worry about damaging so its all good for me.
 
seiyaryu55 said:
Ive always heard that when the tip gets to be the thickness of a dime then you should change it. I also agree that when the tip is thin, thats when it really starts to hit nice. I try to milk it out as long as i can. Then usually change the tip at whatever time. I dont have any ivory ferrules to worry about damaging so its all good for me.
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Do you mean "when the shoulder of the tip" gets to the thickness of a dime? I tell most of my customers that when the shoulder is the thickness of a nickle, they should consider changing it. As said before, if you let it go too thin you are taking a chance of damaging the ferrule.
 
roddyc said:
How does layered/non-layered and tip hardness affect the life of the tip?
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In my experience, the harder the tip, the longer the life.

And for the same hardness tips, there doesn't seem to be much difference in life between layered and non-layered tips.

FWIW, most of my experience is with LePros (years prior), and (more recently) with Talisman WB mediums and Talisman PRO mediums (my current preference, installed on 314 shafts).
 
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Basically the life of the tip, depends on how much you mess with it. LEAVE IT ALONE! People pull out their shaft & without even looking at it, they begin to grind on it. Then they tap it Then they pull out some B-B-Q equipment & stab the poor thing. I play 4 times a week 3-4 hours a day. I break with my playing Q about 1/2 the time. I put my Q together, tap the tip & play. If I miss Q, then I tap the shinny spot. OTHER THAN THAT , LEAVE IT ALONE. I have guys who replace their tips every month. Don't get me wrong I love the money, but I just don't understand it...JER
 
the only person who touches my cue as far as doing any work on it is the guy who madr it. thats why i have 4 shafts for each Szamboti ive got, i dont want to bug him too much. btw, tips last me a long time because i dont reshape them all the time. im not sure what kind of tips he uses, but they are good. next time i talk to him ill ask
 
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