elks vs blue diamonds and hardness.

[the nugget]

yes guys i need to know what your experience is regarding whether elks or BDs are harder, according to craftsmans and johnparrot site they both maintain that BDs r the harder tip although in my own experience ive always found elks to be harder

[ste bed]

i to have always found elks to be alot harder than bds

[ADR147]

yes guys i need to know what your experience is regarding whether elks or BDs are harder, according to craftsmans and johnparrot site they both maintain that BDs r the harder tip although in my own experience ive always found elks to be harder

generally i would say you are correct.

[deant1982]

In my experience I too have always found Elk the firmer tip of the two.

[jaffa.johnson]

Me too....

[cueman]

I think the extra height is what makes BD's softer, but I bet if they are both played in and roughly the same height they would be very similar. Elks seem harder from the start, no question.

[sootyvrs]

I think the extra height is what makes BD's softer, but I bet if they are both played in and roughly the same height they would be very similar. Elks seem harder from the start, no question.

That could be the difference.

I recently put a new MW tip on my cue to replace a worn MW tip which had gone a little harder over 3 months play and decided to shape it to the same height as the old tip and sliced (with sharp stanley) a few mm off the top to save all that sanding to get it to same height as old tip.

The tip was just as hard as the one I removed so I ended up ripping it off after a few hours play and put another new one on without trimming height and it now plays perfect albeit 2-3mm higher. It does look a little perched high but as long as it plays right (hardness/softness) that doesn't bother me.

[the nugget]

That could be the difference.

I recently put a new MW tip on my cue to replace a worn MW tip which had gone a little harder over 3 months play and decided to shape it to the same height as the old tip and sliced (with sharp stanley) a few mm off the top to save all that sanding to get it to same height as old tip.

The tip was just as hard as the one I removed so I ended up ripping it off after a few hours play and put another new one on without trimming height and it now plays perfect albeit 2-3mm higher. It does look a little perched high but as long as it plays right (hardness/softness) that doesn't bother me.

interesting, yeah i do that too, must get some wooly tips to see if there all theyre cracked up to be.

[deant1982]

interesting, yeah i do that too, must get some wooly tips to see if there all theyre cracked up to be.

I'm sure mike will tell you they are! I've not tried them, but never read a bad word about them.