Wow! And I thought I could jump! Bunjee!!!

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Okay, I got my order in today. It included items to replace tips, and a Bunjee Jumper...

Now I have used my break cue to jump from time to time when needed. I could typically jump from about 12-15 inches away from the obstacle ball. I could not use the dart method at all of course, but the pendulam method worked okay...

So I get this little jump cue in. I give it a try. WOW!! So much easier to jump.. I figured I would try a dart stroke and try to jump from about 5 inches away. No problem at all... I was surprised... Now I have always heard dart is better for close jumps, but I wanted to try the pendulam close too. Again, no problem jumping 5 inches away, although dart was a little easier, pendulam seemed a bit easier to be accurate with.

Just for laughs, I figured I would try a one handed jump shot... First try, BAM!! Jumped a ball 5 or so inches away!! Awesome!! However, the following 5 attempts I came up dry... So I chalked that first one up to luck...

In closing, if you thought you could jump with a regular cue, get your hands on a Bunjee or other jump cue, and see how much easier and better it is!!

Going to go play for a bit, then write up review on tip tools... But before I go, GRRR!!!! The first Talisman I put on, seperated at about the 3rd layer!! WTF?!?!

[skor]

Going to go play for a bit, then write up review on tip tools... But before I go, GRRR!!!! The first Talisman I put on, seperated at about the 3rd layer!! WTF?!?!

how did you cut the sides of the tip?
did it seperated while you were instaling it or after a few hits?

I had some problems like these with a batch of tip, after some discussions with Tony from talisman, I changed my technique a bit and Tony also sent me domed tip, he said he had less complaints about them, since I started to work with the domed tips I had no problems either.
I also found hat the coating on the tip is too hard and I suggest that you sand the side of the tip first before you cut it, you can use a 600 grit paper for that.

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I used this guy to trim it with...



Everything seemed fine while installing the tip. I did not notice anything wrong. A few minutes into playing though, it started to seem really mushy... And I thought maybe that I was just used to my Hercules tips. But them I looked and sure enough, it had come apart between the third and fourth layers.

I took that tip off, put on another, and have not had a problem with it yet. It might have been my install method??? What did you learn from Tony about doing them differently?

I also installed a new phenolic tip on my Viking. That was a piece of cake.

Oh, and for burnishing the tips, I found my gun holster worked better than anything else I had! :D

[jack0458]

I've had a Bunjee jumper for a few years and it is great. I also can jump the cue ball an entire table length on a 7 foot table. I also put a Bunjee phenolic tip on my jump/break cue. I think the tip is about as important as the lighter weight. I also got a 5" extension for the Bunjee. It helps me on pendulem strokes and I can remove it for those short dart stroke jumps. Accuracy of course is a matter of technic and practice. My only concern is the fish tanks my idiot wife has at one end of the room.

I've been using Talisman PRO tips for about 6 years. I LOVE THEM! I had the same problem with the separation of layers during installation or shortly after playing with them. This problem is possibly standard for layered tips, not just Talisman but I don't know. Talisman replaced every tip that didn't last and a couple of extras as well. The Talisman site has great advice on installing them. Now I replace them by sanding the side of the tip to be glued. To trim the tip I use a razor blade (new one). I hold the shaft straight up with the tip on a cutting board and trim the tip by shaving straight down. I then use a 9" tip shaper to get a more unified shape. You need to really be careful not to scratch the ferrul. Then I use an Ultimate Tip tool to get the shape even better. I never put that much force on the tip when triming or sanding while stroking away from the cue. I use more pressure when stroking toward the cue. Then I burnish the side with a piece of leather. Then I put a dime radius on the tip. This is a pretty crappy method I know but I've tried several trimming and burnishing tools and didn't have much success even on single layered tips like LePro. Once installed the Talisman tips need very little maintenance and they last a long time. The performance is better than any tip I've used a lot. I've used cues with Moori tips and liked them but never used a Moori for enough time to get a long term opinion of them. I'm sure they are wonderful based on the players that use them and testimonials about them. They are considerable more expensive though. Stick with the Talisman tip. Once you get through the kinks I think you will be very happy. Sorry to be so long winded.

If anyone has any suggestions for me please feel free.