Help me decide. Think its goin be a Phoenix Tip

[Maverick54]

Sliced the ****ty cheap tip off a new cue ive just bought.

Got a couple of Blue Diamonds and a couple of Elks here. Do I stick one of those on or get a phoenix Black Hard for £4.00 from Chesworth snooker? (Andrews only got the medium listed)

Heard mixed reviews about the phoenix tips but half the price of the Pro Granite and Kamui. Tried Talismans a couple of times but wasnt impressed. Descisions decisions.

Give me some positive vibes lads.

[hotpot]

Think i,ve tried almost every tip i can lay my hand on bar some of the 14mm ones . Been using phoenix hard for must be over a year which is a record for me . Just love them the feel , the hit the way they hold their shape and size , the way they hold chalk . Its only my opinion but for me they are the nicest tip i have found out there and if you are considering price and the value for money compare to some laminated tips they come up trumps for me .

[RogiBear]

Personally I didn't like the hard ones (too hard for me) but the medium ones were quite nice but still prefer Kamui mh

[cueman]

gotta agree with hotpot, phoenix are very good tips. I wouldn't touch another tip now unless the quality of these were to go downhill, I think I'll invest in a few packs of 10 just in case that were ever to happen.
Only tried the medium which are fairly hard anyway, if you are comparing an elk or BD to a medium phoenix you would notice the difference, trying a hard phoenix may just be too hard IMO.

[Maverick54]

Notice not all the Phoenix tips are advertised as Black. Are there different ones?

[SouthPaw]

If you get on with pressed tips you'll probably find the phoenix hard too firm, would go with the medium but like said it's still pretty hard...

Anyone know the story with the phoenix soft tips, do they still fall apart easily?

[Maverick54]

Taken onboard all your comments and ordered a Phoenix medium. Thanks for the input.

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[The Stig]

Ive been using the Phoenix laminated tips for over a year now, the ones ive been using are the soft which have a great feel. I found the medium ones too hard, they felt like marble.

[Dave Walton]

Get an Adr147 tip, they're excellent

[Byrom]

make yer own compressed elk milk duds or get someone to do it for ya - its the future

Them old type blue diamonds held it together well too - supprisingly good tips actually.

[sberry]

Davis and Hendry won all their world titles with elks, Ronnie can't get enough of them, blindfolded you would not be able to tell the difference and they only make a difference in your mind, really they do - it's a great thing imagination.

[damienlch]

Davis and Hendry won all their world titles with elks, Ronnie can't get enough of them, blindfolded you would not be able to tell the difference and they only make a difference in your mind, really they do - it's a great thing imagination.

No fair, they have loads of talent and can probably play to the highest standards with any type of tips available in the market.

I'd agree that oftentimes it's all in the mind, but then again, a major part of this game is played in the mind. Call it placebo effect or whatever, if a player finds confidence in playing with a certain brand/type of tip, then that's all that matters...

[fkhan]

Any mediums available in 11mm?

[Davebarker1978]

Any mediums available in 11mm?

Craftsman cues sell them.

http://www.craftsmancues.com/acatalo...1.html#SID=198