What cue tips are the top pro's using ?

[frazz]

As I said john has these tips to try but.as of yet he hasn't used either yet. He will maybe wait until the new season to use there as he won't be in the club now win or lose for next month or so

[johno]

Hi Frazz.

Is it right that John uses a light cue of around 16 oz and quite short in lenght ? - also what size tip

[frazz]

His cue is light yes, not sure exactly as he had the butt re-spliced a few months ago to make it thicker but it normally is around 16 I think. It's about 55 maybe 56 inches in length and tip is 9.7mm

[escade]

anyone know judd's cue specs?

[Straight strike]

I have once suspected that JP was sponsoring the show as a couple of pros talking in front of the camera that they use Parris cues, but when it comes to Higgins's turn he mention his NW cue. It was by then I realized that it wasn't a sponsored TV commercial.

[highbreak 8]

Of the top 16 , Still can't fathom out what tip's Selby, Robertson, Murphy, Trump, Allen, Ebdon, Cope , and Hendry use ? any ideas .

[Pacino55]

You can usually tell by the colour on the edge of the tip whether a player is using a layered or single compressed leather style tip. Of the semi finalists I think only trump uses a normal tip, elk master I believe, Higgins and Ding both using Kamui, Williams looks to be using a talisman. Players change tips all the time, its a bit like experimenting and finding something that works for you at the time. I noticed Ronnie had gone back to an Elk now as are a few of the players.

as i know Ding and Liang using blue diamond which made in US.

[nostawmail]

when robertson won the worlds last year he was supposedly using a pro granite tip

[Matt-10ant]

Ding uses a Kaumi and Robertson an Elkmaster

[aussie147]

Shaun Murphy uses an elkmaster tip. A 10mm one trimmed down to the ferrule which makes it 8.75mm. Somebody asked him on twitter and he replied this morning. Hope that helps high break 8. Magician147 is twitter page.

[cueman]

I think only he and Matthew Stevens of the current top 16 use a tip size smaller than 9mm. Think Stevens is around 8mm. Really does surprise me that they can play at such a good level on these fine cloths and cue accurately and straight with such small tip size.

[khizzy]

ding - titan/blue diamond (keeps experimenting)
hendry, ronnie, bingham - elk master
wenbo,wattana, pengfei, guodong, and most chinese and thai- blue diamond

[BoBnoGG!n]

robbo uses a elky. changes it every 4 days i heard? he won last years world championship with that too.

[Neil Taperell]

Every 4 days !!! Blimey . Hardly time for it to bed in . Seems a bit excessive but it obviously works for him .

[ADR147]

i am pretty sure its not true - i will ask him.