Pre Rounded Tips?

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Hey guys i want to ask is there a brand where the tips come rounded off? Im new to fiddling with shafts and tips so i want something i can just fit and play without much fuss

Also any recommendations on the glue that needs to be used?

Thank you sorry for making a whole thread im at work and can't browse much!

[DeanH]

Glue - I use Loctite Superglue GEL Repositionable - gives you a few seconds to get the tip "just so"
Tip - all tips worth having will need at least a little shaping [No free rides, Philly boy. No free rides]

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Glue - I use Loctite Superglue GEL Repositionable - gives you a few seconds to get the tip "just so"
Tip - all tips worth having will need at least a little shaping [No free rides, Philly boy. No free rides]

Right on, I'm about to order century pro g3 tips and I'll give that glue a try!

What difference does hard or soft tip make?

[tomwalker147]

Right on, I'm about to order century pro g3 tips and I'll give that glue a try!

What difference does hard or soft tip make?

Why Century G3 out of interest? Recent feedback for them has been poor, i've had a few of my friends say they've constantly needed re-shaping less than a week after putting a new one on.
I use TalismanPro soft , had the same tip on for a year now and it's held its shape really well and still performs great.

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Why Century G3 out of interest? Recent feedback for them has been poor, i've had a few of my friends say they've constantly needed re-shaping less than a week after putting a new one on.
I use TalismanPro soft , had the same tip on for a year now and it's held its shape really well and still performs great.

No idea why, mainly because amazon ships it fast and the cue i ordered comes with a crap tip apparently. Im non the wiser about different tips and their performance

[fkhan]

99% of new cue tips require shaping. Of the top of my head, I remember Talisman wb provide pre-domed tips.

[DeanH]

Tips are down to personal preferences (or total ambivalence )
for example I use Mike Wooldridge Supertip great tip (for me) gives me feel of the shot and the reaction of the cue ball I was wanting
So welcome to TSF and the hunt for the "tip" that suits you! [fanfare!]

[mikee]

The most expensive tips can be bad depending on what you get ,I used to use Elkmaster for years then last year had a G3 fitted and it’s fine ,keeps it’s shape well and feels great. everybody’s different and so are tips .

[vmax]

BTW, if you shape a tip don't use sandpaper as a piece of the grit may come loose and embed itself in the tip which will not only damage the tip but will scratch the cue ball. Use a fine diamond file, easily available and cheap to buy and small enough to keep in your case should you need to re-shape your tip during a match.