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How To Tip A Pool Cue??

I just bought a Pool Cue for my Wife. I know nothing about pool cues and she is just getting into it. She has always used the pool cues that are at the tables where the tips are already ruff. The pool cue I bought her has a hard wooden tip. How do you ruff the tip up so it holds chalk? What tips are the best type? Do all tips glue on? Any sugestions would be great.
This is the pool cue I got her. Its just a starter pool cue and she is a big Long Horn Fan

First of all, the tip is leather. As far as roughing it up, 120 grit sandpaper will do fine, or you can buy a scuffer or shaper which helps it to hold chalk better. Most people prefer anything from a nickel to dime shaped tip. You can either achieve this shape by manually sanding the tip or purchase a shaper that is designed to shape it to a certain radius. There are several on the market and most pool halls, or game room stores carry these.

The tip is one of the most crucial parts of a pool cue and it affects play more than anything else. If she plays at a pool hall regularly, perhaps they have a pro shop or someone that does repairs etc. If so they would be able to help her get her cue in good playing condition.

There are several brands of laminated leather tips (Sniper,Moori,Talisman,Hecules etc) that are generally considered the best due to their consistancy and long life. Other less expensive tips are one piece leather (LePro,Tringle,Elkmaster etc), and these are good as well but lack some of the qualities of the layered tips.

Tips are also graded by hardness. Some brands make tips of varying hardness, some dont. Some players prefer a soft tip, others may like harder tips.

All good quality leather tips are glued on, although they do make cheap screw-on tips as well, but they are inferior in quality.

My personal preference is a good layered tip with medium hardness, shaped to about a dime shape. Other opinions will be different.

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Action Pak – Glue and Tips $2.50 …

Cement Colle $2.99 This is the cement glue used to repair the cue tip on the stick, helps save money from buying a new stick…

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