LE PRO TIPS

[Kokopuffs]

The tip on my Predator shaft is a Le Pro. I find that it requires less maintenance than the Triangle tip. Seldom do I scuff and pick it once the initial shaping that follows installation has been done.

The radius given to the new Le Pro tip is a dime radius. With playing the tip reshapes itself into a nickel radius with a flat spot at its apex. And I don't bother reshaping it since it performs fine for me.

[sanj]

I agree the Lepro tip needs very little maintanance. I have had one for six months and have not needed to pick or reshape it.

[anteater]

I agree also that the LePro is a great tip. However on my first cue with a lepro, i had to take the factory one off and install a fresh one because it was hard as a rock and not taking any chalk! Inconsistency is probably the only issue.

[dhammis]

I haven't had any luck with LePro's yet. It seems they work great at first and then just go to poop. I'm replacing the tip on my Predator shortly as soon as my box of tips arrive.

Oddly enough, I've found that the new TipTec tip from Cuetec is rather nice. I've had one on my Thunderbolt for a while and it does quite nicely. I use it for breaking and shooting at times and it doesn't flatten and it takes chalk consistently. I'm getting a box of five (only way I can get them) for $60, which is slightly more than a Tiger or Talisman, but way less than a Moori.

--Damon

[dags_lax]

I am not a big fan of the Le Pro tip either. Consistency out of the box seems to be a problem and over time the tips get harder, in fact to hard for my tastes, not holding chalk well and needing constant scuffing. That being said if you get a good one you will have a great tip for awhile.

One advantage to having multiple shafts for the same cue is that you can experiment with different tips and not take a chance on your "game shaft."

My personal preference is Talisman Pro (medium). They are durable, holds chalk and their shape well. They are a little pricey compared to some tips and not as much as others.

I rarely play golf but I go through a dozen golf balls in no time. I shoot a lot of pool and I get about three to four months out Talisman tip. When compared to the cost of a dozen golf balls it does seem to be an excellent entertainment value. If I thought that they played better, I could even use that reasoning to justify the cost of Moori tips.

[dhammis]

Wow, only three to four months out of a tip? How much do you shoot? Are you scuffing and shaping them often? I've only replaced tips due to them coming off (happened once) or after a year or two and it was worn to the point of uselessness.

If you can find the TipTec tips give them a try. I think that you might like them and they'll probably last a lot longer for you.

--Damon

[Kokopuffs]

In response to Dags' remark about the LePro tip not holding chalk, I agree, it seems to hold less chalk when not scuffed. But that's the beauty of that tip; it still seems to "grip" the cueball well and without miscues despite the fact that I scuff it only once during its entire lifetime of around 3 months. It's scuffed upon installation and therefore it's truly a low maintenance tip.

The LePro works really well with my Predator Sneaky Pete.

[dags_lax]

Wow, only three to four months out of a tip? How much do you shoot? Are you scuffing and shaping them often? I've only replaced tips due to them coming off (happened once) or after a year or two and it was worn to the point of uselessness.

If you can find the TipTec tips give them a try. I think that you might like them and they'll probably last a lot longer for you.

--Damon

I don't play a lot but I do practice a lot (3 to 4 hours a day). About only getting a few months out of a tip I do replace them more often than necessary. I don't like the tip to get thin much less to thin. I guess I can be kind of anal about some things.

[Kokopuffs]

Melissa Little, a pro local to Denver, says that the LePro tip on her cue lasts around 3 months. That seems to be my experience with them, also.

[dhammis]

All of my LePro's are over three months old....maybe that's my problem.

[Kokopuffs]

Don't allow the LePro to become thinner than a nickel. That's what I've heard around town.

[dhammis]

I don't shave off that much when I shape it. If it got to be thin then I'd definitely replace it soon. It'll be replaced in a couple of weeks, so I'm good to go.

--Damon

[racer rx]

I have tried the Lepro tip on my 314 shaft and still prefer the Triangle.
The Lepro flatten after I shaped it to a dime radius. And the tip felt to weak and gave me a whimpy hit.

The Triangle has improved the 314 and gives it the hit I like and holds chauk very well. Pretty good at holding its shape.

[Kokopuffs]

I prefer the flatness of the Le Pro because it seems to give me more accuracy.

Anyone here prefer a hard tip? for reasons?

mY mate suggested tt he uses a lighter to burn the tip so it becomes realli hard, he likes it tt way. and the tip lasts alot longer....

any comments?

[parrothead]

I use a Talisman Pro Hard, I love it. Very consistent. It took a while to get the level of english (mainly draw) that I had with a softer tip, but I think it was worth it. I break with my playing cue so it helps with that too.

[New Kid In The Hall]

Le Pro stinks. Wish Predator would go to something else. Always have to replace tips right away...typically a Triangle med or a Talisman Pro med if you want more english.

[maughanm]

Where did you find the Triangle mediums? I've tried the Triangle Hards but haven't seen the mediums....Triangle is the only tip I have used that dissapointed me....Put one on for breaking...might as well have had a marshmellow on the end of the ferrule.....could have come out of a bad batch, I guess.....Koko..defend yourself mate! I have never used a LePro. :lol:

[CJK]

I love and hate LePro tips. I've had several that were great, and I've had several that I had to have changed again almost immediately because they were of inconsistent quality. I see why companies use them -- a good LePro tip allows an average player to use a lot of english.

After my last bad experience involving LePro on my Lucasi (it wouldn't hold chalk and deformed rapidly, even though I wasn't using that cue to break), I went to Triangle. I liked the Triangle medium, but once I got my Predator I ended up having a Talisman medium put on it. The LePro on the Predator also degraded quickly, and I replaced it within a month of getting the cue. I use it to break as well, so the Talisman has been a good choice for me. It holds its shape well, takes chalk, and doesn't deform despite hours of play.

[maughanm]

Even though I haven't used LePro...I like experiencing with different tips...Been using the Talisman Mediums for several months...and can't wear them out enough to justify replacing them...I really like the hit I get with them...would like to give Moori a try...if I can sell off a kidney......mike

[sanj]

I have recently changed to a moori medium.I prefer it to the Lepro.
It is very expensive though.

[Kokopuffs]

Yes, more expensive than the Le Pro but the Moori will far outlast the Le Pro. You'll get your money's worth out of the Moori.

[Sid]

Always have to replace tips right away...typically a Triangle med or a Talisman Pro med if you want more english.

Actually, a triangel tip is just a triangle tip. They do not offer soft, med or hard. It is just a triangle

[maughanm]

Triangles are advertised in Seyberts as "hard tip"....guess that why I thought they made a hard tip only. ...had to try one anyway... 8) mike

[Kokopuffs]

TRIANGLE AND LE PRO DEMYSTIFIED

Triangle is considered a harder tip than Le Pro. However, in a box of 50 Le Pro tips, a couple of them will be harder than the Triangle. I know two pool players who will test the hardness of a each Le Pro tip in the box, take the harder ones and discard the rest. 8O

[dhammis]

I just got my TipTec tips before I went on vacation and had the tip on my Predator repalced while I was gone. Will be trying it out tonight at my 9-ball league to see how it all goes. I'll report back in the next couple of days.

--Damon

[sanj]

if players are discarding alot of Le Pro tips and only choosing the hard ones ,why not buy a moori with the cost of the discarded tips.

[Kokopuffs]

As with a Lamborghini, they prefer the handling and performance of the Le Pro, the hot rod of tips!

[sanj]

do you use a lamborghini of tips or a moori ?

[Kokopuffs]

Lamborghini Le Pro! :P

[dags_lax]

Before I started replacing my own tips I always used to use a Le Pro tip. I have found the Le Pro tips to be very inconsistent in how one Le Pro will play compared to another Le Pro. So much so that I will no longer put a Le Pro on a cue of mine. I now do my own tips (by hand with no lathe), as I cannot find a good cuesmith in the area who will take the time to put on a tip without grinding down the shaft and ferrule. This is a very time consuming ordeal and the frankly, the Le Pro tips are not worth my time. I find the Talisman Pro (medium) to be a very good tip with a much better consistency. It is what I have on my shooting shafts. I do a lot of experimenting with various tips on my second shafts. I guess I am looking for that magic elixir that will take my game to the next level even though I know in my heart that what I need is not to spend my hard earned money on equipment, but a more disciplined practice routine and a renewed dedication to the fundamentals of the game.

Occasionally you will get a good Le Pro and for a time it will play very, very good. But not for long. I have yet to have a Le Pro tip that, as it gets more use, doesn't loose it's ability to hold chalk without constant scuffing. They also get harder as you play with them making for a more difficult adjustment when you replace one Le Pro tip with another Le Pro.

Are LePro tips made by Le French?

[dhammis]

So far the layered TipTec tips that I got are working quite nicely. It amazes my brother-in-law in that it is a hard tip but gets wicked english, draw and follow. They are a bit on the expensive side, $68 for a pack of 5, but beats the snot out of the LePro tips and is still cheaper than Moori.

--Damon

[Kokopuffs]

Nyaaaaaaaaaa!

[sonnic]

When i bought my Viking cue it came with a le pro tip which i didn't like at the time i felt it was not good at accepting chalk or scuffing up properly. Then i purchased a moori thinking i was getting the cadilac of tips i played with it and was very pleasantly surprised. at least for a while. after a few days the tip pooped out on me, it began to mushroom and i found that after about 10-15 hits i have to reshape it because it is deformed. :evil: I dont know if i got unlucky and just got a bad tip but as of now i Hate moori tips. any opinons???

[Kokopuffs]

Dags:

Is that a Talisman Pro tip made pf pig skin that you use or is it a Talisman WB, water buffalo, tip? Talisman makes two kinds.

thanks,
-T