What cue tips are the top pro's using ?

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Hi

A question or two ; Firstly are the top pro's still using Layered tips ie Talisman ? Could anybody who knows confirm who uses what ,of say the top 16 players.

Sports shop's are now selling" PRO TIP'S "are they any good ? .

thanks ps hi break still 8 !!!!!

[cueman]

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.

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Thank's cueman , as i have asked the BBC on several occasions to inform the viewer's RE this information , plus size, weight , tip size , etc but have been met with total indifference . if any other members / yourself could provide a list of this information i would be most grateful.

[jrc750]

.....as i have asked the BBC on several occasions to inform the viewer's RE this information , plus size, weight , tip size , etc but have been met with total indifference....

Got to remember the BBC is not supposed to advertise ....maybe thats the reason

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Got to remember the BBC is not supposed to advertise ....maybe thats the reason

Thanks for the reply , but there is no reason why they cannot say using layered tip or old style tip ,or why they will not on players profile inform the viewer what size , weight , tip size ,cue they are using . i will write to Barry Hearn directly, as this really is annoying me and has done for years .

PS re advertising they must have mentioned during commantary Elkmaster about 200 times thus far .

[ADR147]

dings tip i am told is a titan. john parris gets a lot of free adverts on the bbc!

[Neil Taperell]

Thanks for the reply , but there is no reason why they cannot say using layered tip or old style tip ,or why they will not on players profile inform the viewer what size , weight , tip size ,cue they are using . i will write to Barry Hearn directly, as this really is annoying me and has done for years .

PS re advertising they must have mentioned during commantary Elkmaster about 200 times thus far .

I asked the same sometime ago . It's about time the BBC looked at it's programming and made it more informative .

Also they might find out that there is also more than one cuemaker on the planet ! As ADR's previous post .
Though , i did here Terry Griffiths in a couple of tournaments back mention that a bloke called Trevor made Ryan Day's cue .

[stewart31]

john higgins and steven maguire both use black kamui, 100% guaranteed, how do i know ,well he is good freinds with owner of my club, often in playing anthony maggill who uses talisman just finished first year on pro tour, about 54 on rankings, i also use black kamui, defo the best

[Woolf147]

john higgins and steven maguire both use black kamui, 100% guaranteed, how do i know ,well he is good freinds with owner of my club, often in playing anthony maggill who uses talisman just finished first year on pro tour, about 54 on rankings, i also use black kamui, defo the best

What kamui grade, soft,medium or hard?
Cheers

[johno]

is that black kamui medium - am I right in thinking these are harder that Talisman mediums ?

[stewart31]

dont know what grade, i use the the med,and find them like tali soft, i would guess john and steven would be on the hards, i will find out for you and post back in a day or so

[stewart31]

i would say slightly softer and a lot more responsive

[hotpot]

is that black kamui medium - am I right in thinking these are harder that Talisman mediums ?

I would,nt say they,re harder , They are a different hit , both firm tips but the Kamui has more of an elastic feeling to it .

I like to put a Kamui on a cue that is solid and a Tally on one that is more springy .

[frazz]

john is using black kamui med/hard but has black kamui 2 med/hard to try out and also kamui 2 med/hard in pink to try. graham dott is using a kamui black med/hard right now but had been using black talisman hard since last years world. jamie burnett uses elk master tips or blue diamond, whichever he finds good at that point. i know because i do their tips.

[Neil Taperell]

Hi Frazz , What's the difference between Kamui and Kamui 2 ? I have 2 Kamui med/hard tips [ bought of ADR ], how do i tell the difference .

Never new they did them in pink either .

Thanks Neil