New Aurora snooker tips samples

[poolqjunkie]

Im not personally testing the tip. im givin it to my mate, whos a very good player to try out n review. will get bak to u soon mate

Thanks mate, will look forward to your feedback.

Cheers.

[poolqjunkie]

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

Hi Ken,
I am just wondering how do you like your Aurora snooker tip after playign with it a bit more? Is it still holding chalk well?
Thank you.

[ken147]

Hello,

This is my 2nd report on the Aruroa laminated tip. Had a 3 hour session with my mate and the tip is holding chalk very well. I did have a miscue but I think it was due to me not chalking the cue on a deep screw shot. The shape of the tip has not changed and still domed.

I did notice that the tip would go shiney but a little roughing up makes it grip the cue ball more. The tip is very consistent and I feel very confident playing all the shots.

I would recommend members to try the tip when it goes on sale, if you like Talisman you will definately like Aruroa tips as it hits more softer and holds chalk very well.

Ken

[Mick Dundee]

I will echo kens thoughts about the tips
after a good nights play my tip also went
a bit shiny, but a bit of work with some
sandpaper and it was back to normal
I seem to be generating plenty of spin
especially on soft screw and stun shots
and middle distance shots meaning a bit
less pace to generate the desired effect
on the cue ball
as I said before a very good tip!

[poolqjunkie]

I will echo kens thoughts about the tips
after a good nights play my tip also went
a bit shiny, but a bit of work with some
sandpaper and it was back to normal
I seem to be generating plenty of spin
especially on soft screw and stun shots
and middle distance shots meaning a bit
less pace to generate the desired effect
on the cue ball
as I said before a very good tip!

Thank you very much for your feedback, appreciate it.

[amashun]

I bought a few from Airin a while back and tested it for 3 times over 3 weeks(2-3hrs per go). it holds chalk very well just like the Elk master tip but the good thing about them, it never change shape. when it compares to the Talisman S tips, i actually like this more than the Talisman because the Aurora tips give me more elastic feeling (more cue power) and easily spin the cue ball

the bad side is, i have to trim the tip down and sand it down to the tip shape i like. I personal think it is a bit time consuming and it could be PITA. If Airin could make it pre-shaped then i would only use Aurora tips.

Would also highly recommend everyone to try it, it is well worth the money IMO. i can post some pics of my tips after sand it down if anyone in doubts, but it looks exactly like Airin's photo.

[grimreaper]

I found the tip easy to trim done to 8 mm. It does take a bit time to shape the tip but thats no big deal. Holds it shape very well.Holds chaulk really good. Have not had a miss cue in 10 hrs of practice.All in all a very good tip would recomend them to any one.

[poolqjunkie]

I found the tip easy to trim done to 8 mm. It does take a bit time to shape the tip but thats no big deal. Holds it shape very well.Holds chaulk really good. Have not had a miss cue in 10 hrs of practice.All in all a very good tip would recomend them to any one.

Thank you.

[fattfreddie]

Follow up

Just a quick followup to my initial feedback:

I have about 20 hours of practice on the new tip (which came mounted to a lovely new Aurora cue, by the way) and I'm quite pleased with it. I chalk consistently every, or every other shot, so I have not experienced the shiny-ness that other reviewers note. The tip provides good feedback, and I have had no issues with the tip gripping the ball. In fact, with regard to feel, it's by far the most responsive tip I have played with.

I do have a spare tip which I plan to mount to my Aeon cue, just for comparison sake. More then.

Cheers,


Brett

[poolqjunkie]

Just a quick followup to my initial feedback:

I have about 20 hours of practice on the new tip (which came mounted to a lovely new Aurora cue, by the way) and I'm quite pleased with it. I chalk consistently every, or every other shot, so I have not experienced the shiny-ness that other reviewers note. The tip provides good feedback, and I have had no issues with the tip gripping the ball. In fact, with regard to feel, it's by far the most responsive tip I have played with.

I do have a spare tip which I plan to mount to my Aeon cue, just for comparison sake. More then.

Cheers,


Brett

Thanks Brett.
I will officialy launch the new Aurora snooker tip in October.
I am offering a special promotional price from now on until the end of Sept.
You may drop me an email at auroracues at aol dot com or Pm me if you are interested.

[Mick Dundee]

Just recieved my tips today
thanks for the great service
cheers Airin

[chopper]

Finally managed to test the tip out, sorry for the delay. Holds chalk really well far better than the Talisman in that respect, didn't really have a bedding in period was very consistent from the off. No mis cues and generated bucket loads of spin, very responsive felt confident playing soft screws immediately.
From limited experience of BD, MW super tip, Talisman and Pro Granites i'd recommend these and the Pro G.

Thanks Airin cracking tip just need one of your cues to acompany it, let me know if you have any cue samples you want testing .

[paulperks]

snooker tips

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.



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.

*Plesse use very sharp new blade to cut the tip.

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.[/QUOTE]

hi i would love to try your tips and then give my opinion . i had a 115 break last week and my top break is 127 . thanks paul perks 6 abbeyholme overton road cheltenham gloucestershire gl50 3bz uk

[fredkite]

Paul, it's not advisable to put your address on a public forum.

[paulperks]

hi thanks i did not think about that .do you know how i take it off .thanks paul