Century Pro Cue Tip

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These particular tips are of medium-hard firmness which will suit a wide range of people. However, a word of caution is that the soft tips don’t tend to perform as well. If you’re looking for a soft tip, you might want to consider other options. Here’s a few other common questions we are asked about snooker cue tips. Which snooker cue tip is best?

The white layer of the cue tip is to show you that the tip is at the lowest wear point and getting ready to change. With a Stanley knife, carefully remove the old tip. Be careful not to cut into the brass ferrule in any way. There will be some of the old cue tip and glue still on the ferrule, carefully cut this excess away. Using the flat of the blade against the ferrule, rotate the cue around shaving off the excess glue. This will make the ferrule flat. It is vital both the tip and ferrule are perfectly flat before gluing. Then, you need to carefully use sandpaper and a cue tip shaper to get the perfect shape and ensure the tip never compresses too much in any one area.

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We employ advanced manufacturing techniques to ensure each layer of the multi-layer cue tip is bonded uniformly and securely. This not only reduces the risk of separation but also provides a consistent striking feel. Given most pros use a tip around 9.5mm to 10mm, an 8mm tip is best reserved for practicing positional play, due to the ease at which you can gain reaction from the cue ball. Which cue tip size is best? That’s because they have two big things going for them. Firstly, they are very good quality, the kind of level that suit all players (even Ronnie O’Sullivan has said he uses Elk Master tips!). G4 Century Pro Snooker Cue Tips – Snooker Crazy is please to announce the arrival of Century Pro Snooker Cue Tips to our range of snooker cue tips.

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The base of the tip must be perfectly flat before gluing to the ferrule. To achieve this use 800 grit paper (Wet & Dry, paper always dry). Place the 800 grit paper onto a perfectly flat surface. Take the tip, remove the grade label and rub onto the paper in a figure of 8 until the fibres are exposed but look sealed and smooth. Remove dust from bottom of tip. The tip is now ready to be fitted to the ferrule. N.B. Never score or cut the bottom of the tip with a Stanley knife. The base must be perfectly flat and smooth. Well, because of the testing system and individual focus, each tip can then beeasily matched to one of the four Century Cue Tip grades.

Following an extensive two-year period of research and development, Century Pro are proud to announce the launch of their latest innovative product: Century Pro Chalk. We found that with other harder tips, the chalk takes longer for it to grip and it’s the same with the G5. I have heard praises being sung about the Century Pro cue tips . They come highly recommended by the likes of amateur players to the pros. I decided to give one of these tips a try to see what all the buzz was about. I also wanted to find the disadvantages so that our readers can make a truly informed decision.

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Sporting standards are continually improving as advances in training, technique and application are developed and introduced. However, unless the equipment used keeps pace with these changes, progress becomes impaired or even stops. Snooker is no exception. Brass has been the material of choice for snooker cue ferrules for over a century, yet it is far from ideal. Due to the relative softness of brass, every retip reduces the diameter of the ferrule and compromises its shape. Even a light polish at the end of the job will remove material. This inevitably changes the way the cue feels and plays, making consistency impossible to achieve. Imagine a ferrule where this cannot happen. A ferrule that retains its structural integrity for life no matter how many times you retip. That ferrule is the Century Pro Ti-F. The downside is that, when exposed to high moisture environments, the tips will deteriorate faster. The difference between the Elk pro and the Regency pro tips is the feel. The Elks felt a lot “harder” than the Regency, but they did grip the cue ball well and chalking with Taom gold soft was simple enough as they gave a nice even coating of the new chalk. According to the spiel, Elk pros also work well with the traditional Triangle chalk as well. We did an initial test using an old piece of Triangle chalk and found that to be the case. However, SnookerZone’s chalk of choice is Taom gold soft. Once pressed from a single piece of premium A+ leather, each tip is tested scientifically to ensure that it’s hardness can be identified straight away. This is an important part of the cue tip making process as this ensures that each cue can be graded. So what?

He did this using the same G5 over a year long period; it is difficult to argue with these results. There are now more than ten professionals using the G5 including Shaun Murphy and Stephen Maguire. We have now decided to make this tip available for everyone to use, though they will be in very limited quantities made per year. If you want to be able to impart spin on the cue ball more easily, go for a tip around 9.5mm. However, if you want a tip a little more forgiving if you struggle to cue perfectly straight, choose something around 10mm.Approximately 70/80% of players currently on the professional WPBSA snooker tour now use Century Pro Cue Tips! As promised, we’ve also played with it using Taom gold soft chalk, and we found out of the three chalks used, Taom is the better chalk for this type of “extra hard” tip. We found there was less need to chalk with the Taom, strangely enough. The Master chalk came second in holding well on the tip.