Professionals cue tips??

[Piruz]

Hi.
Does anybody knows which tips pro players like Higgins or Stevens use? Are they using just some cheap Elkmasters or what? I have Mike Wooldridges cue and laminated tip I got with my cue. I havent seen or heard that anybody else use laminated tips. But I dont believe O´Sullivan use Elkmaster either.

Does anybody know? I think somebody does. But can you share the info with us?

[ferret]

I have given out Mikes tips to the pro's in the past and I believe one of them has even used his tips in professional comopetition.

MOst of them do use Elks or BD's though.

[ADR147]

Hi.
Does anybody knows which tips pro players like Higgins or Stevens use? Are they using just some cheap Elkmasters or what? I have Mike Wooldridges cue and laminated tip I got with my cue. I havent seen or heard that anybody else use laminated tips. But I dont believe O´Sullivan use Elkmaster either.

Does anybody know? I think somebody does. But can you share the info with us?

john higgins and ronnie o'sullivan use talisman tips as does stuart bingham. joe perry uses a wooldridge. the vast majority still use elkmasters.

[trevs1]

Practiaclly all I've ever dealt with prefer Elks.

They are cheap, and if carefully selected, are as good as anything else about.

[craigslater]

Practiaclly all I've ever dealt with prefer Elks.

They are cheap, and if carefully selected, are as good as anything else about.

How do you carefully select one though they all look the same?

Hi Trevor by the way

[ADR147]

How do you carefully select one though they all look the same?

Hi Trevor by the way

its a dark art!

[trevs1]

Well, here we go then.

What I'd advise anyone to do when selecting an Elk tip is to grip the tip between your forefingers, then try to dig your thumb nails into the sides of the tip and see if you are able to see any movement in it.

"This is almost as if you're trying to pull the tip apart"

IF YOU LIKE A HARD TIP:

One that allows no movement (very firm) is going to do the job, as long as it is fitted correctly, and, bedded in well by striking it with something to compress it.
Then re-shape and compress it again, finally re-shape and away you go.

MEDIUM TIP:

One which has a little movement, where you're just able to get the tip to slightly move apart (instead of totally unmoveable like the hard type).
Again, must be fitted correctly, shaped and bedded in slightly by lightly compressing it (striking with a wooden block is fine). Then re-shape and away you go.

SOFT TIP:

Pick a tip which has more movement (not so much as to come completely apart). These are slightly more difficult to fit well, as they'll tend to tear unless a very sharp blade is used to trim them. Again though, once fitted, shape well and bed in by compression, re-shape and you're done.

Sorry if this is an over simplistic view of how to select these tips, but, with a little experience, you'll find they'll do the job as well as anything you'll ever buy.

The way I would look at it is this.

If these tips have been good enough for the likes of Professional ranking event winners, playing the sort of amazing standard snooker so many of you have seen for years, then they're likely to be good enough for anyone reading this.

Obviously, there will be those that choose to use something else, but in all honesty, do we really believe the tips sold for silly money are 'really' offering anything extra in performance???

[ADR147]

Well, here we go then.

What I'd advise anyone to do when selecting an Elk tip is to grip the tip between your forefingers, then try to dig your thumb nails into the sides of the tip and see if you are able to see any movement in it.

"This is almost as if you're trying to pull the tip apart"

IF YOU LIKE A HARD TIP:

One that allows no movement (very firm) is going to do the job, as long as it is fitted correctly, and, bedded in well by striking it with something to compress it.
Then re-shape and compress it again, finally re-shape and away you go.

MEDIUM TIP:

One which has a little movement, where you're just able to get the tip to slightly move apart (instead of totally unmoveable like the hard type).
Again, must be fitted correctly, shaped and bedded in slightly by lightly compressing it (striking with a wooden block is fine). Then re-shape and away you go.

SOFT TIP:

Pick a tip which has more movement (not so much as to come completely apart). These are slightly more difficult to fit well, as they'll tend to tear unless a very sharp blade is used to trim them. Again though, once fitted, shape well and bed in by compression, re-shape and you're done.

Sorry if this is an over simplistic view of how to select these tips, but, with a little experience, you'll find they'll do the job as well as anything you'll ever buy.

The way I would look at it is this.

If these tips have been good enough for the likes of Professional ranking event winners, playing the sort of amazing standard snooker so many of you have seen for years, then they're likely to be good enough for anyone reading this.

Obviously, there will be those that choose to use something else, but in all honesty, do we really believe the tips sold for silly money are 'really' offering anything extra in performance???

good post.

[Belloz22]

hi trevs, are you trevor white from bridgend, if so my dad wants work done to his cue?