New Professional Tips

[ADR147]

Just had a hit with one of these last night. Although I don't normally play with a pressed tip or a soft one for that matter, I found these tips to be nice to play with. They were simple enough to cut and easy to shape. Tale the chalk well and overall I was impressed. I much prefer a harder tip but for someone who likes a softer tip this is just the job. A good bit softer that pro granite so a good alternative.

that was about my view also - there are not many good soft tips about.

[snooker warrior]

Just had a hit with one of these last night. Although I don't normally play with a pressed tip or a soft one for that matter, I found these tips to be nice to play with. They were simple enough to cut and easy to shape. Tale the chalk well and overall I was impressed. I much prefer a harder tip but for someone who likes a softer tip this is just the job. A good bit softer that pro granite so a good alternative.

hi doc, would you say these are a little bit softer than an elk ????????

[nevets]

Many thanks for the free tip ADR, just got round to trying it. A nice gesture which deserves an honest review.

I don't quite understand the comments referring to this a a soft tip. I usually use pro granites or Talisman softs, and my tip was comparable to a pro granite IMO.
Played well and held chalk okay, it was easy to fit and shape.
Only downside for me was the sound it made - a bit tinny for me.

Overall, good tip, but I'll be sticking to the PGs (from ADR of course!).

[jrc750]

..... and my tip was comparable to a pro granite IMO.......Only downside for me was the sound it made - a bit tinny for me....

You sure you put the right one on lol
Mine is very soft indeed, and whereas i do kind of like it, i think i will probably go back to a MW pressed supertip, mainly because that is what i have become used to since taking up the game again.

[nevets]

You sure you put the right one on lol
Mine is very soft indeed, and whereas i do kind of like it, i think i will probably go back to a MW pressed supertip, mainly because that is what i have become used to since taking up the game again.

I know jrc! It doesn't make sense to me. I definately put the right one on, and I know my tips, but I would certainly not class mine as soft.

Maybe I got some superglue in it???

[jrc750]

Mind you maybe i should stick with them.....played a league match tonight with my newish JP Trad cue + this Baron tip and won 5-0
(i was getting 14 start but he is a better player.....usually ....honest )

[nevets]

Mind you maybe i should stick with them.....played a league match tonight with my newish JP Trad cue + this Baron tip and won 5-0
(i was getting 14 start but he is a better player.....usually ....honest )

I won my last league match with it too. I did say it played well!

[Mick Dundee]

Many thanks for the tip Andrew
mine were nowhere near as hard as a
pro granite
I found the tip was easy to fit as other
posters have said
but in contrast I found the tip really good
at first I played the tip in before shaping
and taking a bit off then had a decent
session with it
as I said before the tip played well at first
but after about 15 mins play, unlike most
others who have posted I found the tip to have
gone a bit shiny and any screw shots from
distance had me jumping the White
it still had a pretty good feel to it so out came
my tip file and roughed it up all good
another few minutes play and back to being shiny
and I didn't seem able to get chalk to stay on well
enough for me to have any real confidence whilst
playing with bottom from a distance
as the previous poster said as Andrew was good
enough to send the tips out so they deserve an
honest review
I think I'm in the minority about the chalk retension
and around the balls they played really well
sorry for rambling on
thanks again

[nevets]

Hmmm, so maybe some inconsistency in the tips??

[andy carson]

Hmmm, so maybe some inconsistency in the tips??

appears so...

i couldnt actually get mine to stay on the cue, put a fresh pro granite on and it stuck first time as usual using same superglue gel and retipping no different between the two.

[hotpot]

appears so...

i couldnt actually get mine to stay on the cue, put a fresh pro granite on and it stuck first time as usual using same superglue gel and retipping no different between the two.

Funny you say that , i had the same problem with an aurora tip , put on twice come off twice even with a good roughing up and a few slits with a stanley knife to add some grip .

[poolqjunkie]

Have you tried using Le Page Epoxy, which is what I use and I highly recommend it to anyone with any tip. It sets in about 20 minutes, and then cures in about 8 hours or so but you can use it after about 1 hour or even 30 minutes. The excess can be wipe off easily before the epoxy dries up, give you a rubbery layer between the tip and the ferrule, rather than the brittle crystal layer when using super glue.
Hope this helps.

[davidarcher]

just fitted a new elkmaster, see pic.......also ordered some pro-granites just to see what all the fuss is about, hope they're as good as everyone else says they are

[goku]

just fitted a new elkmaster, see pic.......also ordered some pro-granites just to see what all the fuss is about, hope they're as good as everyone else says they are

hey david cant see no pics attached

[Andy W]

just fitted a new elkmaster, see pic.......also ordered some pro-granites just to see what all the fuss is about, hope they're as good as everyone else says they are

I have just got some pro-granites from ADR, not fitted them yet but they look good, a bit fatter than the elks. I will try and fit them tomorrow and give them a go at the weekend.