Cannon Blue Velvet Tips

[the nugget]

Has anyone used these, what quality are they, and where do they rate in hardness/softness in relation to BDs and elks?

[ADR147]

yes they are softer

[the nugget]

thats good coz me sis is sending me some, as i think you pointed out in your tip guide im in nightmare blue diamond territory at the mo. The last box our club had there was some variation to them, some rock solid,some very soft, and the rest in between, so there was always a few keepers for everybody. Heres the problem, i re-ferruled my trusty 25yr old 1piece ash powerglide excalibur after a cpl of years with the ferrule need filing down till it was a tiny band. Anyway did the job only lost half inch but the cue throws much less predictibly ever since because its that little bit stiffer. This is where the tips come in, ive discovered that when i get a softish BD i get better grip on the cueball and this helps balance the change in stiffness of the cue. Problem is that the current box of BDs weve got are all very firm to rock hard and i can get on wit these at all. Could easily go through a doz tips to find a good un, no harm in giving these blue velvets a go til i get a new box of better BDs. Sorry to go on but i feel a lot of the time people can get on with their cues and change them not realising that possibly they only need to find a better tip

[Jasonteh6688]

you can try buffalo diamond plus tip, very very soft tip.

[ADR147]

you can try buffalo diamond plus tip, very very soft tip.

yes or if you can find them the mastercue tips are also.

[perpetualboredom]

I used to love blue velvets, very soft so if you like to keep roughing the tip up they disapear quickly. On the upside they're a dream to fit and shape.

[the nugget]

cheers fellas have got a box of buffalo diamond plus still havin trouble findin keepers, tip hell im afraid for now, but with each new tip theres expectancy!

[ADR147]

I used to love blue velvets, very soft so if you like to keep roughing the tip up they disapear quickly. On the upside they're a dream to fit and shape.

same but i was changing tips every two weeks!

[the nugget]

A lot of the BDs in the box in our club are lopsided, being very compressed on one side and less on the other, doesnt make for a consistent hit. will try to get a cpl of pics up, cant work out how yet tho!