Hardest cue tips for snooker

[GabrielOng]

Hi everyone. Good day to all of you. I'm looking for the hard type of tip for a snooker cue. Although this question may been asked before, but I am looking for the latest info. I tried the pro granite and Talisman WB hard before but still find it quite soft. Any tip harder than these ? Thank you.

[Maverick54]

O'min tips. Very hard

[Ramon]

Hi everyone. Good day to all of you. I'm looking for the hard type of tip for a snooker cue. Although this question may been asked before, but I am looking for the latest info. I tried the pro granite and Talisman WB hard before but still find it quite soft. Any tip harder than these ? Thank you.

Pro grant tips,, soft for snooker??? as far as I know, you're the first player to say that.!!! Anyway, try moori hard. usually used by pool players (American Pool). they are much harder than pro grant or Talisman.

[coomsey76]

Maybe you try one of the Kamui hard tips..... It's like having a piece of granite on the end of your cue!!

[RogiBear]

Maybe you try one of the Kamui hard tips..... It's like having a piece of granite on the end of your cue!!

That's why I like them

[hotpot]

Master black magic are very hard , nice tips aswell

[cyberheater]

What is the benefit of having a really hard tip?

[hotpot]

What is the benefit of having a really hard tip?

No benefits really i think its just personal preference , for me its just having that nice crisp solid feel on every shot .

[cyberheater]

No benefits really i think its just personal preference , for me its just having that nice crisp solid feel on every shot .

Does it grip any better. Do you get less miss-cues?

[hotpot]

Does it grip any better. Do you get less miss-cues?

Dont think any laminated tip will grip as well a a pressed tip , i use dark green triange chalk and dont get any miss cus unless i hit the ball bad .

[cyberheater]

Dont think any laminated tip will grip as well a a pressed tip , i use dark green triange chalk and dont get any miss cus unless i hit the ball bad .

Thanks hotpot. I think I'll stick to my Elks for now.

[Terry Davidson]

O'min tips. Very hard

The hardest tips I've ever seen.

Terry

[thelongbomber]

No benefits really i think its just personal preference , for me its just having that nice crisp solid feel on every shot .

Respectfully disagree. In theory, a harder tip will offer more throw akin to playing with a more "stiff" shaft. With soft tips, the tip "bends" and absorbs impact, and then releases the cue ball more slowly also. If you play with side, a softer tip will throw the cue ball "less" offline, while a harder tip will throw the cue ball "more" offline. One way to "fix" a "whippy" cue is to use a harder tip. Same with an overly stiff shaft, and softer tip. John Higgins uses a hard tip last time I heard commentators mention it (few years back).

More theory/discussion:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx4r0NSsxqo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72p2IGBV1N8

[TooDark]

Omin!
Loved them on my old stiff Phoenix cue but not so much on my new whippier John Parris to the point that I've ordered a couple of adr147 medium tips for it.

[Dave Walton]

Omin red, but if a talisman wb hard isn't hard enough for you then you may have damaged the fibres/layers when fitting and caused it to feel soft because of that