What Tip Do You Use?

[Qubit]

Just to clarify, im quite sure a lot of other people would be more than happy with the supertip i tried, but it was just too hard for me personally. Ill save the other 2 for re-tipping my team mate's cue as i know he'll like them.

[Harv]

I was using a supertip for the first time last night and although it took me a while to get used to it I did knock in a 50+ so im happy.

[MikeWooldridge]

Just to clarify, im quite sure a lot of other people would be more than happy with the supertip i tried, but it was just too hard for me personally. Ill save the other 2 for re-tipping my team mate's cue as i know he'll like them.

the consistency is very good with these tips, but occasionally there are ones that slip through the net that are too hard or too soft. that's just a leather issue, being natural etc... the manufacturing process is the same.

email me and i'll send you some more to try. it could be you prefer the ones that are discarded during quality control which appear too soft, but could be perfect for you...

[Qubit]

Cheers Mike. I find it a b*gger to select tips sometimes (havent been doing it that long), its easy enough to reject the elks that are clearly just crap spongey ones for example, but harder to know what the remainder will play like.

[spartacus_ck]

Found this on a website with info on various cue tips and density levels. Even though it's mainly pool cue tips, I still think it's pretty informative, so I thought I'd share it here:

Soft (Density = 60-65)
Elk Master - 60.1
Royal Oak - 66.5
Blue Knights - 61.2
Silver King - 60.3
Chandivert Eureka - 64.4
Porper Ram - 64.1
Stratos - 65.8
Tiger Laminated - 65.3
Moori - 63.8
Talisman - 64.3

Medium (Density = 66-75)
Tiger Sniper - 66.9
Chandivert Super Royal - 75.8
Porper Ram - 75.1
Tsunami - 75.8
Tiger Everest - 75.1
Tiger Laminated - 74.5
Moori - 74.2
Talisman - 73.9

Medium Hard (Density = 76-80)
Le Pro - 78.2
Triumph - 76.9
Chandivert Champion - 74.2
Chandivert Crown - 77.1
Chandivert Comprime - 78.7
Tiger Dynamite - 77.2
Wild Boar - 77.8
Talisman Pro - 77.0
Porper Majestic - 77.4

Hard (Density = 81-85)
Sumo - 82.0
Triangle - 81.4
Tsunami - 82.4
Stratos - 81.1
Tiger Laminated - 81.0
Stingray - 83.5
Chandivert Rocky - 82.1
Moori - 82.7
Talisman - 81.4

Extra Hard (Density = 86+)
Talisman - 86.1
Stratos - 87.3
Tiger Jump/Break - 99

Here's the link to the website: http://www.poolcuenews.com/2008/02/2...y-tip-is-hard/

[Wity]

Theres already links on the forum to simlar lists the question remains though as to how many tips were sampled to get the figure. In the case of elkmaster if they sampled 100 and took the average figure it'd be pointless as they vary so much.

[Burwat Champ]

I use whatever tip Trevor White puts on my cues.

I havnt changed a tip in 3 years cos every time it comes close to putting a new one on I buy another cue off Trev.

[bongo]

At the moment I use a standard ElkMaster cue tip on my cue. I have just fitted a new tip recently and first played with it today. I have no real problems with ElkMasters.

[spartacus_ck]

Has anyone tried O'Min's layer cue tips? What's your verdict on it? They say it comes from the same factory that produces Talisman tips, is that true?

[spartacus_ck]

Hahaha just had my Ronnie O'Sullivan moment...my old Moori tip was too hard to cut off, so I decided biting it off was the fastest and easiest solution! Gotta admit though, saved me lots of time and energy trying to cut the damn thing, i only had to use my scalpel to trim the end bits, that's all. Now I'm highly recommending biting off cue tips to others!

[snookerfan92]

Does anyone know where is the cheapest place to purchase mike wooldridge cue tips? Not many people seem to be selling this type of tip.

[ADR147]

Does anyone know where is the cheapest place to purchase mike wooldridge cue tips? Not many people seem to be selling this type of tip.

PM me !!

[scoo24]

The "Supertip" living up to its name

I've used BD and Elks in the past, changed to Talisman Hard and lately have been using the Mike Wooldridge "Supertip" and it's like the ultimate search for the perfect tip is over

I've had only one century during the last year but eversince I put on the supertip, I've had more half centuries than I can recall in the first week. In the second week, I've had a couple of 80's & 3x90's. Third week, I had 3 tons so the tip's living up to its name I guess and I can only put this down to being confident as I was always "tip conscious" in the past... Not anymore though

[mihnea]

Which are the advantages or disadvantages of using a soft or a hard tip? I used only ElkMaster tip and i have a lot of 80+ breaks, but i want to change the tip.

[snookerfan92]

Which are the advantages or disadvantages of using a soft or a hard tip? I used only ElkMaster tip and i have a lot of 80+ breaks, but i want to change the tip.

Elkmasters are softer than BDs when you first put them on (and also if you continully "fluff" them up with sandpaper), but once they've bedded in they then go harder than BDs.

A softer tip will grip the cue ball more so than a harder one plus it'll hold the chalk better which further enhances the grip so playing with side you have less likelyhood of a miscue. Elkmaster tips are softer, but they dont last as long as blue diamond.

A harder tip is not recommended in snooker like a hard talisman. They are far too hard, but they do keep their shape for quite a long time. You are likely to miscue with a harder tip than a softer one but its harder to be able to preform a range of shots needed for snooker, using a talisman hard. I think Ronnie O'Sullivan uses a hard talisman, because of the amount of cue power & skill he has. Anyway, talisman tips are usually used for pool, not snooker. BD tips are harder than elkmaster, but not too hard like talisman hard tips. I think reason why BDs are more expensive than Elks, is because they tend to keep their shape for longer, and last longer than elks.