best cue tips to use?

[bobmikeking]

What sort of process is used on leather that will be used to make tips? Is it dried or veg tanned or....?

[trying]

A hardness meter does not really work for tips because what we really mean is not about hardness it is about grip.

Works well. It's indicative. Saves fitting a softer or harder tip.

[ADR147]

Works well. It's indicative. Saves fitting a softer or harder tip.

Years ago I tried to put a number to every sort of tip but I felt the numbers were deceptive.

[tomwalker147]

I struggle with this topic, can't help but think we (amateurs) get a bit hung up on the technology around the game in the hope they'll provide quick fixes rather than putting the hours in on the practice table.
A lad at our club genuinely told me his game had improved dramatically since using Taom chalk, I just refuse to believe that.

I've had the same Elk on my one piece Butters cue for the last 18 months, it's kept it's shape and just requires a light brush with a bit of wire wool to help it hold chalk probably every couple months or so.
I play matches on mondays, thursdays with the odd practice wednesday or saturday, so probably play maybe 40 frames a week at a guess unless I enter a comp on a sunday too.
I thought about changing my tip about 3/4 months ago then went on a bit of a heavy scoring run so will wait now until the season ends in May I guess!

[Cue crafty]

Yes, and Ronnie also said that "*Most try different tips but then they always seem to come back to Elks"! And Jimmy White agreed with him, in that interview. Given that there will always be a small percent of pros using laminated tips or others.
Ps. * Ronnie is talking about pros here, and not club players of course.

Anyone know what tip Mark Allen uses? Makes a "crisp, klinky" decent sound, considering he rarely hits the ball hard?

And now it all makes sense, I just stumbled across these online:- https://www.sportsdirect.com/riley-r...edium=referral

[Neil Taperell]

I must beat the rush to get these

[DeanH]

they look used - by ROS?

[Cue crafty]

Yes, they look crap, cost 7 X the amount of a standard Elkmaster. Nice one Ron! We all got bills to pay I guess....

[DeanH]

any teeth marks?

[Cue crafty]

any teeth marks?

Lolz nice one Dean