[djkx1]

Originally Posted by whammo57

Yes we may know what kind of tip a pro uses but I bet it's a new tip every match............

Kim

I know Shane will sometimes use a tip till all that's left is a sliver of leather and I'm sure a lot of pros will only change it once it is absolutely necessary. A lot of people will tell you that once you get used to something you don't change it unless you have to.

[IntoTheRail]

Originally Posted by whammo57

Yes we may know what kind of tip a pro uses but I bet it's a new tip every match............

Kim

Not likely. I remember Appleton saying on one of the TAR podcasts that he has had the same tip for over 2 years.

[arnaldo]

Originally Posted by djkx1

I know Shane will sometimes use a tip till all that's left is a sliver of leather and I'm sure a lot of pros will only change it once it is absolutely necessary. A lot of people will tell you that once you get used to something you don't change it unless you have to.

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That wait-until-it's-only-a-sliver is a reckless practice. I've seen more than few ferrules damaged that way. The reason is that miscues (essentially inevitable with any thickness of tip) pose a special danger to the ferrules of players who let their tip reduce to the cited "sliver" thickness. The result is moderate to severe deformation of the ferrule's end portion, along with lengthwise scratching and scarring of ferrules.

Deformations and scratching that would less likely have happened with a moderately thicker-than-mere-sliver tip.

Arnaldo

[garczar]

Efren's EM's are not STOCK tips. Buttermilk, pressed then shaped.

[CT06010]

Originally Posted by IntoTheRail

Not likely. I remember Appleton saying on one of the TAR podcasts that he has had the same tip for over 2 years.

Appleton uses Kamui Black S. SVB uses Kamui Brown M. From that exact podcast

[PoolBoy1]

Efren Reyes - Elk Master, that is a beautiful thing. $0.43 cents a tip. hahaha. My next tip. What a racket this cue and tip business is.

[Ak Guy]

Efren always uses a Elk Master and SVB uses Kamui Brown Medium and Appleton was using a Kamui Soft. Pretty much proves great players can use and adjust to any reasonably good tip, shaft or cue butt. it's the rest of us that are always searching for an equipment edge.

[john noe]

Yes, I read that Efren uses Elkmaster tips on his cues........ but not really due to the fact that he has them hardened up a bit using milk cream and a vice or something. So if we want to use the same tip Efren uses we are going to have to find out who treats his Elkmaster tips and try to get them to some for us.

[pinkspider]

Originally Posted by djkx1

I know Shane will sometimes use a tip till all that's left is a sliver of leather and I'm sure a lot of pros will only change it once it is absolutely necessary. A lot of people will tell you that once you get used to something you don't change it unless you have to.

Just to add to that i think it depends on the individual.. tips behave differently throughout its life and some would prefer the tips during the first couple of weeks (more lively) and some may prefer it when they are more or less hardened. Either way they choose to approach it, its as mentioned here: they want the behaviour of the tip to be consistent.

[Johnny Rosato]

TRIANGLE - (but I ain't a pro)

[Shuddy]

Originally Posted by PoolBoy1

Efren Reyes - Elk Master, that is a beautiful thing. $0.43 cents a tip. hahaha. My next tip. What a racket this cue and tip business is.

I wouldn’t say that. Markets lead to innovation. If people are willing to spend the money on new products, then companies will continue to develop new products, and every now and then we’ll get something awesome. For example, snooker players used triangle chalk for years. Then Taom comes along and makes the game better. I’m sure that all the competition over chalk in the pool market contributed to their ability to develop the Taom chalk.

I don’t think anyone actually believes a $25 tip will make them win more games, but if they enjoy the tip, good on ‘em. If they like the sound of a Zan Hybrid over an Elk Master, sweet. And well, even enjoying the appearance of one tip over another might be enough to give them a little more confidence.

Layered tips also last a looooong time. I don’t mind paying $25 every 12-18 months on something I use 10-15 hours a week.

[Johnny Rosato]

Originally Posted by john noe

Yes, I read that Efren uses Elkmaster tips on his cues........ but not really due to the fact that he has them hardened up a bit using milk cream and a vice or something. So if we want to use the same tip Efren uses we are going to have to find out who treats his Elkmaster tips and try to get them to some for us.

I was recently told the guy that makes Efren's uses 'Milk of Magnesia' to soak 'em for a couple days.
He does 50 at a time, lays 'em out lengthwise between 2 strips of duct tape and tapes it down on a railroad track, one straight row. Whatever he can find are good ones and he usually finds about half of 'em. Sells 'em for 3 beers each, (premium beer)!

[Tronpocket]

To be more specific ...while he was playing here..., Earl used primarily ELK Duds from a guy in NYC. Rock hard and cut low. But he's got a few shafts that may not have all same.

[JolietJames]

Originally Posted by Tronpocket

To be more specific ...while he was playing here..., Earl used primarily ELK Duds from a guy in NYC. Rock hard and cut low. But he's got a few shafts that may not have all same.

Most duds are pretty short from the start.

[TxBullDog]

https://www.tellmebest.com/pro-cuetips/ Latest list I saw but they change often...