New Aurora snooker tips samples

[jrc750]

....p.s. Cue looks absolutely spectacular.

Please post up some pics

[poolqjunkie]

Like Terry, I received my new cue from Airin this week, and it's fitted with new tip. Unlike Terry, I am a terrible snooker player !!! I'll use it for the first time tonight in practice and I'll post news over the weekend.

Brett

p.s. Cue looks absolutely spectacular.

Thank you very much Brett.

[fattfreddie]

Pics this weekend for certain.

[poolqjunkie]

Please post up some pics

May be something like this by any chance...

[poolqjunkie]

pqj and Forum Members:

I received my new Aurora 3/4-butt cue at the start of this week and it was purposely fitted with one of Aurora's new layered tips.

The only modification I made to the tip was to dome it a little bit more which is my preference. I've now used the tip for approximately 30 frames plus my daily warm-up exercises of shooting the spots and potting long balls across the blue spot from the baulk line and screwing back to the baulk line.

After all this pounding (I have to shoot extremely hard to screw back to the baulk line) I've found the tip to be just the right hardness (not too hard nor too soft) and it grips the cueball VERY well. I just had a close look at the tip with a magnifying glass and can find no compacting nor any change in shape at all.

I'm VERY impressed with this tip. Previously my preferred tip was the Pro Granite and I still like those a lot however I do find these Aurora tips to be just as good so now the test will be over time which looks like it might be a long time with this tip.

I've also noticed it is not getting any harder and it still is holding the chalk very well

Terry

Terry, thank you so much for your detailed feedback. It is very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Shown below is a tin of 40 Aurora laminated snooker tips.

[hotpot]

Put one of these on yesterday and will echo what terry said yes they are a very nice tip indeed , good solid hit and they grip the ball well and hold the chalk good . If i could alter anything i would like to see a little rougher bottom as the tip was sliding when fitting even though i roughed it up some what .

And from a personal perspective i would like to try one of these with four layers instead of five , which would be the ideal height for me .

All in all though a very good tip . Thanks Airin !!

[TheRowdyOne]

How much for each tip and how much to ship to Australia? It would be good to get a couple to pass on to other Aussie members of this forum to try.

[poolqjunkie]

Put one of these on yesterday and will echo what terry said yes they are a very nice tip indeed , good solid hit and they grip the ball well and hold the chalk good . If i could alter anything i would like to see a little rougher bottom as the tip was sliding when fitting even though i roughed it up some what .

And from a personal perspective i would like to try one of these with four layers instead of five , which would be the ideal height for me .

All in all though a very good tip . Thanks Airin !!

Thank you very much.

There is a sealant on the bottom to prevent the glue from being absorbed too much into the tip.

What I would recommend if the tip does not glue well is to:

1)put a drop of glue on the bottom of the tip,

2)spread it out evenly (make sure it is very thin),

3)wait till this layer of glue dries then

4)lightly sand the bottom (now covered with glue) until it is flat before applying some glue on the wood/ferrule (just a drop) and

5)glue this tip to the ferrule.

It should stay on very well.

Or you can just glue the tip as usual but hold the tip in place firmly for 30-45 seconds. It should be very still after that, eventhough it may slide in the beginning.

Or you may use 2 parts epoxy, clamp the tip on and just walk away.

Hope this helps.

Thank you once again for your kind comment.

[ken147]

Hello members,

I had a 3 hour practise session with the new Aurora laminted tip. The first impression is it hits very consistently. The first hour the tip felt hard but playing into the 2 hour mark the tip softened up a lot and felt more comfortable to play with.

The tip is very easy to cut with a sharp stanley knife and I used a fine nail file (emery pad) to shape the tip into my prefered dome shape. The tip is easier to shape and cut compared to the Talisman (S). The tip is more elastic than the Talisman hence the Aurora tip getting softer after an hour or so practise.

It holds chalk very well after 3 hours of solid practise and I did miss cue two times and the tip did not chip...

My inital impressions of the tip is it is better than the Talisan S tip, holds chalk better, the amount of spin generated on the tip is better than a pressed tip but just as good as a Talisman. The Aurora tip is softer hit compared to the Talisman S and also each layer of tip has only one glue line (circle) which enhances the tip holding more chalk.

The only thing I don't like about the tip is the sound it makes, a tinny thud but that's only a personal thing on my part which does not affect the performance of the tip.

Conclusion:

- Easy to cut and shape
- Holds chalk very well due to the single glue line, hence more leather.
- Plays all the shots consistently and with ease. Spin shots as good as Talisman. Feel is very good too.


I will give a further report when I've played with the tip for 2-3 weeks. I like the tip very much. I want to see in the long term if the tip still holds chalk well and still performs to its qualities.

I've used many tips and I would put this up there with MW super tip (pressed) and number 1 in the laminated tip (layers) category.

Ken

[fattfreddie]

One day of play

Though I cannot come close to the detail of the description above, I can chime in that the tip has a great feel. I do have the impression that it is not fully broken in, after about five hours of play. Did feel soft at first, but becoming increasingly solid. I'll add that I potted the first seven balls I attempted with my new cue/tip combination, which is a rather unusual feat for me

More after I have spent additional time with it.

Cheers,

Brett

[the montrealer]

Hi,

I have about 10-15 new Aurora laminated snooker tip that I would like to offer to members on this forum as samples. The only thing I ask for is to please post your honest feedback here for others to read.

Please email me your address at auroracues at aol dot com, no PM please. The samples will be posted on a first come first served basis.

A lot of you might know that I build snooker cues. I have never been 100% happy with the laminated tips on the market. So, I set out to work with a company in Japan to make me a special laminated tip specially designed for the game of snooker. It has been 5 months and I am happy to say that I am very pleased with the final product. I would like to offer some samples and hear your feedback. Thank you.



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As you all know, most US pool tips are made to last forever, so they are usually very hard.

Some of these companies are now producing the snooker version of their pool tips but the process and leather used are pretty much the same.

A lot of laminated tips do not hold chalk that well, and tend to harden over time, making them very durable but lacks the feel and touch for the game of snooker.

Aurora laminated tip is designed with playability as its #1 priority.

It features 5 evenly pressed layers and is designed to be used to its full height. There is no need to cut off and waste lots of leather layers for nothing.

It features a special treated pigskin leather which is more flexible than the usual pigskin found on other US pool cue tips.

The leather on Aurora snooker tips holds chalk very well and offers more "spring" upon impact. Shown below is a 3 months old Aurora snooker tip. I have never shaped or filed it.



Aurora snooker tip is designed to maximize leather contact area between the tip and the cue ball. If you look at the top of your laminated tip, you will notice that a lot of laminated tips have many glue lines on the chalk surface. These glue lines do not hold chalk well, and do not hit like leather. I decided to design a tip with as little glue line on the contact surface as possible--when installed to its full height, Aurora laminated tip only has one glue line on the surface, so you get a contact surface pretty much consists of leather only. A leather-only surface offers a more true "feel", better control, and grips the cue ball better.



Aurora laminated tip is designed to play a bit softer over time. When installed with its full height of 5 layers, there should be 3 layers on the rim, and 2 layers on the doom. If you like a firmer hit, you can shape off 1 layer leaving 2 layers on the rim, and 2 layers on the doom. To make it even harder, you can take off yet another layer so you will get a "hard hit" with only 1 layer on the rim.



When sharping the tip, please use 400 or higher sand paper or a fine file. The leather used on this tip is more porous and elastic so very coarse sand paper will fray the leather causing a lot of "hair" on the top. The fibres of this leather have been treated specially to be more elastic. Therefore, please use fine sand paper and only file downward when you sand it to keep the fibres of the tip intact.

For more info and pictures, you may also visit my facebook page. Please click here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...9&l=17b6381936

Thank you.

hi poolqjunkie i would like to try them also can you send me two of them and i can give one of them to Alain Robidoux who was the Canadian Snooker Champion on several occasions. cheers Leonard from Canada

[snookerloopy32]

Would love to try these if u have any spare,still trying to find the right tip to suite me in 8ball pool and snooker
thanks
Simon

[hotpot]

Had another few hours playing with this tip yesterday and the tip is getting better . Those delicate stun shots require a consistent feeling and these tips certainly offer that .

I think i,ve tried most tips available and these are deffo one of my favourites .

Looks like these tips will last a good few months , i,m looking forward to buying a few as i cant see me using anyting else .

[snookerloopy32]

good to hear,i also have tried most tips around and most were too hard while not having much give in the tips for playing confident deep screw or side.

[nostawmail]

first impressions are

the tip is very easy to fit and shape, i used a 240 grit slowly sanding downwards to get the shape going then used a 400 grit for final shaping and the tip did not fray at all.

ive had a few sessions with the tip now and it just feels better and better it has settled very well it holds the chalk great and has grip on the cue ball

i will give a review in the coming weeks where i will be having a fair few hours practice to comment on shape and hardness etc of the tip