talisman tips are rubbish dont buy

[anglogreco]

I've been using Talisman tips for the past 2 years and have had no trouble with them at all.

I use the hard version. I have found that the secret to using Talisman tips is NOT to file them too far down through the layers. If you grind them down or try roughing them up with sandpaper every time you play, you will easily dismantle the laminate. i would also say that if you like to play with a small, thin tip, then Talisman is probably not for you.

[ADR147]

just been trying out these new talisman tips they are rubbish just NO
feel from them at all they are either too soft or too hard and they keep breaking, miss cue or try play a deep screw and they will snap.i have tried about six in the last couple of weeks , and they all split in two no way are they worth the money , I have gone back tp the Old reliable ELK TIP STILL THE BEST TIP OUT THERE

i know thousnds of people who would not agree with you! - tips are all a matter of personal taste.

[Neil Taperell]

Nice to have you back Andrew , hope everything is ok .

[ADR147]

Nice to have you back Andrew , hope everything is ok .

thank you mate - not really ok but once your dead the rest is time to recover eh! glad to be back - now i need to do some work and earn some money!

[Dragonsye]

First of all, with any layered tip you have to treat them a little differently. You must NOT turn the cue over and cut off the excess with a craft knife and you must NOT use sandpaper to shape it, use a fine metal file and then a metal nailfile to do the final shaping.

I have no problem with Talisman and I install and shape them as above.

I suspect the de-layering is coming from people who turn the cue over and cut off the excess with a craft knife and no matter how sharp the knife and how careful they are there is still pressure applied to the tip in the wrong direction

Terry

Thank god I did't fit my Talisman yet!! So if trimming the edges with a craft knife is a no-no, what gives?? What is the best way to trim it??

[Bulkie]

Thank god I did't fit my Talisman yet!! So if trimming the edges with a craft knife is a no-no, what gives?? What is the best way to trim it??

I'm looking for clues as well. According to Terry, filing it downwards works.

I'm just not confident I'll not hurt my ferrule in the process lol.

[The Doctor]

I have put a guide on the other Talisman thread.
It is ok to use a stanly or scalpel just do not cut down, use the knife at an angle and turn the cue. A mushroom grazer does this well, a bit like a pencil sharpner. The important thing is to seal the sides of tip by either burnishing or/and applying a thin layer of glue. For a more detailed guide, see other thread

[denden]

in the recent past i right struggled with my tips getting through 2 a month when i switched over to a more weighty parris cue..... i tried a talisman medium, the first one i had put on i noticed there was like pit holes in the tip... boardering craters, however i gave them the benefit of the doubt and wacked another on and touch wood i aint had no problems.
Thinking i might try one of these super mw tips, do they come in different hardness??

[Son of Cliff]

Hi

Why not try Mike Wooldridge Supertips.

http://www.handmadecues.com/extras/22-supertips.htm

It says on his site that 'they are like getting a good elkmaster every time.'

They sound great. They are expensive but I have heard that they are worth every penny (check out the testimonials on his site).

Availible from ADR147.

Must agree MW Supertips are the best I have ever used. Did not like the Talisman at all. :snooker:

[dpdubai]

Talisman tips are good tips, it's just a taste thing wether they are for you or not.

In fact the two best players in the world right now both use the hard talisman tip. Nuff said.

[goku]

i've moved across to the talisman tips a few weeks ago which i purchased of adr147. i bought the 11mm tips and fitted them using the guide adr147 has produced, was impressed at how well i fitted the tip.
anyways i've only ever used elks and started to become abit frustrated with the inconsistency of the tips so decided to try the talismans (after my elk came off). think i moved across 2 years too late, these tips play really well, i'm biting the cue-ball alot better- side, screw or tops in return allowing me to control the cue ball alot better boosting my confidence. even the lads at the club have noticed my game notch up a step......looks like my handicap come down grrrr, lol. very much down to personal preference and think its a brilliant tip.

[Strickimicki]

Hi all,

I've been using the tip (Talisman) for about 1 1/2 - 2 years now. I've never split one, and they are the bees knees if you want my opinion.

Like it has been mentioned, don't cut off the excess waste like you would a Blue/Elk, but sort of saw through them in a sawing movement with a sharp blade.

They do take a bit of getting used to, after fitting don't expect to much for the first 2-4 hours of playing. But then they'll do the same thing as any other good tip. But you don't have to reshape every few hours, or replace every other week. I would say that one can play a talisman for 20 hours a week and that for about 3-4 months no problem. Just press a sand paper type file against the tip every so often to let it take the chalk a bit better! Don't file, press!

Just in case anybody has interest!

Thanks for reading,

Bri