PRESENTATION

Description :

Located at the end of the cue, the cue tip is the part that comes in contact with the cue ball.

It sticks on a plastic ring ( the ferrule ) which is itself screwed on the tip of the shaft.
- cue tip - ferrule - end of the shaft

- End of the shaft

Composition :

The cue tips can consist of three different materials:

Leather
Skin agglomerated

The cue tips are carried out in leather technology mono-layer or multi-layer technique (multiple layers bonded with glue).

Mono-layer cue tips

Multi-layer cue tips

The multi-layer cue tips are more expensive but they last longer.

Hardness :

They are divided into 3 ranges:

SOFT (tender cue tip)
1 / 2 HARD (intermediate)
HARD (hard cue tip)

HOW TO CHOOSE OUR CUE TIP ?

For free games, the 'soft' tooltips seem to be good.

The next list shows the density of a lot of tip brand.

Soft cue tips need more maintenance than hard tips to have a correct level of quality.

The next list shows the density of a lot of tip brand.

Soft cue tips need more maintenance than hard tips to have a correct level of quality.

Soft tips are recommended for free games.

List of density

Description	Tip Brand	Density
	Elk Master	66.8
	Kamui Black (Super Soft) Kamui Black (Soft) Kamui Black (Medium) Kamui Black (Hard)	67.5 72.3 78.7 84.8
	Da Vinci (Soft) Da Vinci (Medium) Da Vinci (Hard)	68.7 73.6 81.9
	Black Heart (Soft) Black Heart (Medium) Black Heart (Hard)	68.7 76.6 88.2
	Moori (Soft) Moori (Medium) Moori V Moori (Hard)	72.8 75.5 79.3 84.4
	Aramith Laminated (Medium) Aramith Laminated (Hard)	75.8 86.6
	Kamui II (Soft) Kamui II (Medium Soft) Kamui II (Medium) Kamui II (Hard)	78.1 82.2 83.4 92.2
	Le Pro	88.2
	Triangle	91.0
	Triumph	92.0

FORM

The cue tip must not exceed the width of the diameter of the shaft.
The cue tip must be slightly rounded to provide a better contact with the cue ball.