MoRrI tIpS...

[King]

Hi, i have two Moori tips... but there is someting beri weird, one of the tip is (Medium) and the wordings were 'Glue Here' and the other tip is (Medium-Hard) and the wordings were 'Glue Side'...
Can anyone tell mi why is it like dat ????

[sellis]

I don't know why, but I can tell you I just had a friend who was temporarily working in Japan buy me some MH mooris and on one side they had MOORI MH JAPAN and on the other GLUE SIDE. I have heard that the Moori operation is kind of haphazard, so maybe it is something that was just changed for no particular reason.

[Sid]

all our Moori tips are like sellis described above. I do know that moori just changed to this style about 6-8 months ago. I would not worry about it. chances are it was just a production change.

[JayCee]

What's the difference in the Moori Med and Moori Med/Hd as far as playability?

The Moori med hits medium while the med-hard hits medium hard.

[Oberyn Martell]

moori hard tips give a stiffer hit and less deflection, but you are more likely to miscue due to the hardness.

I am totally fed up with the miscues I get with the moori on my 2K-2.

[kulokoy]

sice we're on this topic of hardness, i'll bring this up...

ok, there's a M which is medium, H = hard, MH = med-hard, and a Q which is for quick. :?: :?: :?:

how does its hardness compare to the others? someone please enlighten me. i'm lost here. :wink:

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[dags_lax]

Hey, I'm impressed by Oberyn's comment. Instead of the usual drivel in his postings that is all wrong at least he got this one half right. There is a greater chance of a miscue with a hard tip.

Hey, I'm impressed by Oberyn's comment. Instead of the usual drivel in his postings that is all wrong at least he got this one half right....
I agree with dags_lax. Most of Oberyn's replys to other peoples postings are just plain wrong. This guy doesn't have the slightest idea what he is talking about.

Maybe we should start a poll.

Is Oberyn full of s@#t? ____ yes
____ no

[Oberyn Martell]

Hey im trying to help out, i apologize if I lack you vaunted omnipotence but i thought it was previously established that if an issue was had with me it would be prefereable to have it discussed in pm. Also anon, it is not your decision whether to be rid of me or not,you are not even a registered member, dags will you get off my case i attempt to be a productive member of the board and you continually ride me, this is not a board for flames and although a correction is appreciated, the insult was not and i feel you are rather ignorant for doing so.

[dags_lax]

Sorry about the above posting. I forgot that cutting and pasting from word doesnot work very well. So I'll re-submit.


My apologies to Oberyn. I have been unfairly critical of him in a couple of postings. In future postings if I disagree with some ones postings of factual matter I will attempt to refute their position by presenting the facts as I understand them.

I would like to ask of all who post in this forum to give a brief (or detailed if you like) explanation supporting what you are presenting as fact. In this way we can generate a more lively discussions and make this forum interesting There are more myths and falsehoods floating around about this game we all love than any other game that I can think of. It rivals what a thirteen year old is hearing about sex. The game of pool is difficult enough as it is!

As an example I would like to put forth the following statement: "If you are a beginner or an intermediate player a medium or soft tip is better than a hard tip because they are more forgiving". Why is that the case? Participants of this forum may be curious as to why that is. An explanation would be helpful. Without knowing the qualifications of the person making that statement there is know way to judge validity of that statement

Again my apologies to Oberyn.

BTW the statement above came from Jerry Briesath, as a posting in his forum. Jerry is one of, if not the most, respected instructors in the world. Coming from him I would accept that statement as fact even though he did not elaborate as to why. As an exercise for other members in this forum I will let you be the ones to provide the reasoning to support (or to disagree with) Jerry's statement. I look forward to your replies.

[Sid]

I would venture a guess to the reason being that a medium or soft tip will not miscue as much as a hard tip. Miscues are more common with a stroke that is not as defined as a Pro's stroke. Some intermediate and most beginning strokes are Jumpy, not as smooth and this causes a tendency to poke or to hit outside of a possible target area on the cue ball. The soft and medium tips can get farther on the outside of a cue ball without miscuing therefore more forgiving on a errant stroke to the outside of a aiming area on the cue ball.

The smooth consistent stroke of a pro is less likely to miscue at all because of the consistency and smoothness of their stroke. So they are able to handle a harder tip. The harder tip is better in the long run because it will be more consistent and consistency is what pros thrive on. It will not loose its shape, flatten, or mushroom, so the hit will likely be the same as it was yesterday and the day before as well as the day after.

That is my guess anyway. I would love to go up and take some lessons from jerry and ask why personally though.