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Steve B

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Dec 18, 2009, 11:01:31 PM12/18/09
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I have one of these, and use it occasionally. It has two different grits on
it, one shaping, one scuffing. It seems to improve English for a bit until
the tip hardens again. I use some relatively thick elk hide tips. Just how
often should one scuff up the tip, or reshape it? And what is the purpose
of this? And how does one tell when it is indicated? By the shape of the
tip? Meaning round, flat, etc, and not new or old.

Steve


JakartaDean

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Dec 18, 2009, 10:39:27 PM12/18/09
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I think you'll find most people on here have decided to shape the tip
once, when it's new, and nevermore. I do like the pinprick thing, I
forget what it's called, if a tip has trouble holding chalk. I don't
use one now, because:
1. My tip (old Moori near the end of its life) doesn't need to; and
2. Someone stole it (the second time that's happened).

My experience has been that a good layered tip needs very little shaping
/ scuffing / pinpricking.

YMMV

Dean

Jack Stein

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Dec 19, 2009, 9:31:04 AM12/19/09
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I use only hard layered tips. I shape my tip when I put it on the cue,
and never ever touch it again. I recently (last year) switched from
Talisman Hard Pro tips to Tiger Everest tips. These tips are HARD and
don't mushroom like non-layered tips. I NEVER do anything other than
chalk my tips, and I rarely miscue and use as much english as any normal
person.

The Talisman tips "look" like they don't hold chalk well but I found out
through experience that this is an illusion.

Proper chalking technique is important and what chalk you use is REALLY
important. Use only Masters or Silver cup, anything else is high risk,
at least I'm not wasting my time trying to find something else that
works. Masters, or Tweetens also makes NTC chalk I think, and that shit
will cost you big time. It's what you scatter around the table for your
opponent to trip over. Always bring your own chalk in case there is no
good chalk around.

--
Jack
Got Change: General Motors =====> Government Motors!
http://jbstein.com

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lfigueroa

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Dec 21, 2009, 9:00:17 AM12/21/09
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Yeah, I think Deno is the guy responsible for this. I have a drawer at
home with probably near every scruffer known to man. I never use any of
them.

I do love it though when I'm playing a guy and he turns his cue upside
down and does the fire-starter routine with one of those glass encrusted
thingies. I know he's turning his tip to mush and he has no chance :-)

Lou Figueroa

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