your top 3 tips

[Erwan_BZH]

ADR 147s are the best laminated tip out there.They can be played with high, don't really need trimming that much and they last a long time!

Yeah I know but I don't like having high tips...

[mikeyd100]

Yeah I know but I don't like having high tips...

Good point re the huge size of the tips, its like its designed for a US pool cue.
Maybe a smaller version at a lower price could be the future - ( wonder if ADR is reading haha ).

I'm like you and find it leave the tip too high then a lot of feeling is lost.

[Erwan_BZH]

yep the thing is great but it comes in 11mm size by default. It's so huge once glued. You never see a pro with a high tip fitted on his cue. That's the only bad things about laminated tips really....

[mikeyd100]

yep the thing is great but it comes in 11mm size by default. It's so huge once glued. You never see a pro with a high tip fitted on his cue. That's the only bad things about laminated tips really....

Takes a lot of work, however its worth it in the end

[itsnoteasy]

yep the thing is great but it comes in 11mm size by default. It's so huge once glued. You never see a pro with a high tip fitted on his cue. That's the only bad things about laminated tips really....

Is this the ADR tip you are on about, sorry just checking as I don't like the idea of them not coming in a ten mill size.

[Erwan_BZH]

Yes, the ADR Black Medium mate. Like the way it plays so far, but what a pain to work.

[mikeyd100]

Yes, the ADR Black Medium mate. Like the way it plays so far, but what a pain to work.

How firm, grippy is the Medium? I've only tried Soft and Super Soft.
Hard to describe in words I guess though.

[Erwan_BZH]

As said, just had the opportunity of playing one hour yesterday. I'll get a better feeling tomorrow after a longer session.
But for a medium lammy, I was surprised by the grip. Was softer than expected though. Didn't have that typical harsh sound of the laminated tips.

[mikeyd100]

Okay thanks for that.

[itsnoteasy]

Yes, the ADR Black Medium mate. Like the way it plays so far, but what a pain to work.

Thanks Erwan, I have no idea how the eight ball fellas are sticking an 11 mm tip on their little ferrules, the tip must seem twice as high on an eight and a half mill ferrule. Think I may look down another avenue for my new tip.

[Erwan_BZH]

Indeed! It looks huge even on a snooker cue so a pool cue...can't imagine! To be honest, it was so pain in the **** to trim down that I cut 30% of it with the blade to save me half an hour
Even though it plays nice, I'm still skeptical it is really worth the pain and price. Losing 30% of the whole body of a 50p Elkie is fine to me. Losing 50% of an £8 tip is more annoying Ik knew it when I purchased it so no complain on this one (I got it for a test mainly), but it is far from certain I will make it my default tip.

[andi mack]

Thanks Erwan, I have no idea how the eight ball fellas are sticking an 11 mm tip on their little ferrules, the tip must seem twice as high on an eight and a half mill ferrule. Think I may look down another avenue for my new tip.

I'm using an ADR super soft on a 9mm ferrule for 8ball, think it took me 10 mins to get the tip on, down to size and shaped how i like it. Although my tip is probably higher than you would like (dome starts at the top of the 3rd layer from bottom).

A medium (10mm ferrule) lasted me well over a year (snooker) and i only changed tip to try out the soft (curiosity won out). In fact the medium went on a friends cue when his needed a new tip in the middle of a match night and it's still on his cue now 9 months later.

Personally I'm happy to pay the small premium for the ADR tips, the longevity, consistency, grip etc they offer, makes them worth it to me. However i can understand if it's not something you wish to do.

Andi

[itsnoteasy]

It's not the money side of it Andi, I just don't like very high tips and I don't like the idea of cutting it down in case you cut across two layers if you know what I mean.

[andi mack]

It's not the money side of it Andi, I just don't like very high tips and I don't like the idea of cutting it down in case you cut across two layers if you know what I mean.

Yeah no worries, the cost side of it isn't really a factor for most of us. Sorry that bit was in reply to erwan's "losing 50% of an £8 tip" comment. I probably should have quoted him to be clearer.

I understand mate, especially if you are only going to be using the bottom 2 or 3 layers of a laminated tip, it can be pretty time consuming knocking off the other 3 or 4 layers.

Out of interest how high / tall is your tip?

[itsnoteasy]

I always put mine through a press Andi, I would say I'm just getting happy with my tip when most folk would be whipping it off lol.
Although to be fair, I have an unpressed MW tip on my grand cue that's quite a flexible cue and the amount of reaction I'm getting is unreal, I'm struggling to get hold of the White.