best cue tips to use?

[Shockerz]

Thanks to snooker crazy website Marc, I've managed a half decent fitting of a Century tip! I completely agree with you about the combinations, I also think it's important to factor in the type of cue. Modern cue makers like Maximus, who have developed a more forward weighted cue (generally) possibly need a different tip compared to a older style cue with the base of the weight in the butt. It really is "horses for courses" and I'm afraid a fair bit of trial an error.

picture of my effort attached and I recommend anyone deciding to have a go to watch Marc's excellent videos on his website and Youtube. I've been fitting my own tips since I started playing, but things have changed a little over the years and this advice is absolutely invaluable!

Thanks for the mention and very nice tip by the way!

The You Tube videos where to answer some of the emails I get so some are long winded as people generally ask for a go slow so they can capture as much as they can as most have never fitted a tip.

The Snooker Crazy Group Channel

I've been trying a few different cues myself over the last few months. There are certain cues I have tried over the various shots where I think most would just get to the next cue but as I'm changing the tip whilst I,m at the club it's quite an eye opener how the cue can then become a player.

I'm not saying the tip makes a non playing cue a player but sometimes you can change the combination and get to where you want to be so don't always stick to your favourite tip when changing a cue as you will probably think the new cue isn't up to it when in fact it might be, you are just stuck on your favourite tip!

I always find it interesting when people say that 'x' is the best tip on the market and that's it! Hmm

[Cue crafty]

It's funny, but the more time that passes I feel that things are a combination of the tip, the cue and the chalk and all 3 either compliment or ruin the perfect match.

We all have a favourite tip but not always sure they match every cue regardless.

There are many decent tips out there that are reliable but I quite like an LT2, a G2/G3 and also a Grand Soft; these are by no means the only decent ones out there but there is just a lot of choice. I will get around to trying thew ADR tips as I have heard nothing but great stuff.

Thanks to snooker crazy website Marc, I've managed a half decent fitting of a Century tip! I completely agree with you about the combinations, I also think it's important to factor in the type of cue. Modern cue makers like Maximus, who have developed a more forward weighted cue (generally) possibly need a different tip compared to a older style cue with the base of the weight in the butt. It really is "horses for courses" and I'm afraid a fair bit of trial an error.

picture of my effort attached and I recommend anyone deciding to have a go to watch Marc's excellent videos on his website and Youtube. I've been fitting my own tips since I started playing, but things have changed a little over the years and this advice is absolutely invaluable!

[bobmikeking]

I would like to disagree with that. On the contrary, what pros use is well tested for thousands of hours, and hence "should" be good for us. They are going for Century Pro Tips, G1 [Soft] through G4 [Hard], and I would recommend to try them.

And just because their clothes are faster doesn't mean the tip will fail on slower clothes. More importantly, only the TV tables are 'lightening fast', the other eight outside tables are not. Go with Century Pro Tips.

At least 6 of the current top 10 are not using Century tips

[mike1234]

Well I guess I should say something on this topic eh! firstly what pros use is not a good idea, they play on lightening fast cloths and they cue the ball perfectly, us mortals do not. Next the question is what else have you tried because almost anything is better than elks. If you liked the kamui then my layered tips are a better version of the same idea.

I would like to disagree with that. On the contrary, what pros use is well tested for thousands of hours, and hence "should" be good for us. They are going for Century Pro Tips, G1 [Soft] through G4 [Hard], and I would recommend to try them.

And just because their clothes are faster doesn't mean the tip will fail on slower clothes. More importantly, only the TV tables are 'lightening fast', the other eight outside tables are not. Go with Century Pro Tips.

[Shockerz]

It's funny, but the more time that passes I feel that things are a combination of the tip, the cue and the chalk and all 3 either compliment or ruin the perfect match.

We all have a favourite tip but not always sure they match every cue regardless.

There are many decent tips out there that are reliable but I quite like an LT2, a G2/G3 and also a Grand Soft; these are by no means the only decent ones out there but there is just a lot of choice. I will get around to trying thew ADR tips as I have heard nothing but great stuff.

[ADR147]

Well I guess I should say something on this topic eh! firstly what pros use is not a good idea, they play on lightening fast cloths and they cue the ball perfectly, us mortals do not. Next the question is what else have you tried because almost anything is better than elks. If you liked the kamui then my layered tips are a better version of the same idea.

[trying]

Century Pro

[DeanH]

after bouncing around a few tips, some good some rubbish - I have settled into a MW Supertip which is very very good

[Neil Taperell]

Try Mike Wooldridge Supertip or the ADR147 pressed tip , both very consistent .

[snooker beast]

hi
i have been using else master tip medium but recently cant find any good ones, bought 2 packs and cannot find a single good tip.
used a kamoui layer tip and i liked it, but after few weeks the tip broken from middle. didnt like blue diamond since its too hard.
what is the best tip? what tips pros use?

please share your ideas and what tips have u used
tnx