What is the best cue tip for gripping the cue ball and to get a lot of English with little effort?

Question

I have just bought a good cue stick and it has a hard tip on it and it seem that I have to use a lot of effort to aquire english on the ball. what tips and calks and other items would you recommend.

Answer 1

I like elk master but that is pretty much all I have used.  I am sure the other ones that have been mentioned are good.  Another user was right when he said that practice is really what you need.  If you like a hard tip get a hard tip if you like soft get a soft. Just whatever you feel comfortable with

Answer 2

Tiger & masters  and just a little more effort

Answer 3

I like the Moori Medium and Sniper, but overall a layered tip is the best way to go.  Once you use one as opposed to a single piece of leather you will never go back.  English is applied effortlessly.  Takes a little getting used to, but once you get the feel of it, your ability to move the rock will improve greatly.

Answer 4

A lot of times it takes a while to adjust to a new cue.  The old rule of thumb is 24 hours of practice before you're used to it.

Personally, I see no need to get anything other than a hard tip.  I've been using hard layered tips for years now and do so because they last longer.  Softer tips really don't "grab" any more than hard ones do.  They only wear faster.

Most chalks out there are sufficient.  Masters obviously has the most popular chalk out there but the others I've seen (noteably Triangle & Tournament) are fine.  In fact, Triangle is made in the same exact building as Masters so there may not even be a chemical difference between the two.

Answer 5

I prefer a hard french leather tip. It allows me to get wicked english on the cueball.

Answer 6

You should look into Moori (medium hard) layered tips, I shoot with one and haven't played with anything better then that.  As far as chalk goes, the best is Master.  Now aside from that, you just need a good stroke and you should have no problems with english.  Good luck and keep rackn em up!

Answer 7

i would suggest leather....go ahead and have the ferrule replaced too so that your tip is one unit....professional installation should not cost more than $50 unless you go with elephant ivory for the ferrule - that alone is $50 and up....i like the leather or felt tips as opposed to the cork tip because as you said you get better draw/spin because leather and felt tend to hold the chalk....it seems to me that chalk just falls off of cork

Answer 8

I like Tiger tips, particularly the Sniper.  It's pretty low maintenance too.  Talisman isn't bad either.  The Moori's I've tried seem rather hard and lack feedback for me.  As for chalk, I use Sang Lee or Masters.

If money's no object, maybe you want to invest in a high end shaft, like Tiger X-Shaft, OB-1, or Predator.

Answer 9

it's not the arrow it's the indian, some people might be able to get more out of a house cue than you could with your regular speciality stick.  practice is your best bet

Answer 10

Actually, any HARD leather tip should generate the most spin with the least effort. The amount of spin you can generate is directly proportional to the amount of speed you apply to the cue ball, and a softer tip will absorb more of the energy from your stroke, thus requiring you to hit the ball harder to generate the same amount of speed and spin. For most players, the difference is pretty negligible though so it's not a big deal to use a softer tip if you prefer it.

As far as chalk goes, Master is best, hands down. Check the link below if you do not believe me.