If you love ElkMaster snooker tips and are happy to stick with Elks, then you’ll love the ElkMaster professional cue tips.
SnookerZone managed to test out a medium of these tips over the weekend of the 19/20th January 2019 and here’s our review.
Firstly, the obvious change is that these tips come in yet another well-crafted box – with three tips in them and you now have the opportunity to choose whether you have them in soft, medium or hard. We managed to try out a 10mm medium tip. Standard ElkMasters come in a box as an assortment of tips and you don’t really know which one you’re going to get when you put one on. But with the Elk Pros, you know exactly what you’re getting. The Elk pros also come in 9mm and 11mm.
Elk Pro Snooker Tips: Pros and Cons
The advantage with these is you are getting a high-quality ElkMaster in exactly the grade you want. The medium tip was easy to put on and it was a delight to play with. It was simple to knock in and we found we were getting a lot of spin on from little effort.
The disadvantage with these is cost. For three tips you’re looking at over £20 which is an expensive buy if you’re only an occasional player.
Alternatives
However, for more or less the same price, Century Pro Cue tips give you one tip extra for around £20 and are of the same quality as Elk pros. Click the link to see them on Amazon, below…
It might prove to be costly also if you’re a serious one as you will probably change tips more regularly as well. For SnookerZone, there is a cheaper and similar alternative in Regency Professional Cue tips as they appear very similar to the Elk pros. See our review, click here…
Chalking Up
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.
These tips, like the Regency, when trimmed, don’t end up in an odd shape, as some tips SnookerZone has tried can end up in an odd shape, but the Elk Pros, the Adr calf-skin tip, and the Regencies keep their shape very well when trimmed down! You’d be surprised at how a tip can go into an odd shape when shaved!
Still feel like trying out an Elk pro? Head to Amazon, below, and click the link to get yours, starting now…
For ease of putting on an Elk pro, we give it a FIVE STARS
For play, we give it FOUR STARS
For Cost, THREE STARS
FAQs
Elk Pro Snooker Tips: Pros and Cons
What is the difference between Elk Master and elk pro tips? ›
Elk Master Pro Tips are a professional version of the ever popular Elk Master tip, it was developed for more serious players who like the characteristics of the Elk Master tip but are looking for greater consistency and require the option of Soft, Medium or Hard tips.
Are elk master cue tips any good? ›
Love these tips... they are softer than Triangle Tips, which is what I had, but switched to Elk Master and love them. All 3 are about the same firmness so no issues with consistency for me. If you are looking for a soft tip with great control - this is it!
Are elkmaster tips hard or soft? ›
Elk Master PRO Pool Snooker Cue Tips – 9mm HARD. The 'Elk-Pro' tip is manufactured to unprecedented tolerances of shape and hardness by the world's most respected tip makers, Tweeten Fibre Co. in the USA.
What tips do pro snooker players use? ›
It's personal preference – but many top professionals and amateurs are using the new Century Pro Cue Tips because they come in four Grades from soft to hard in G1, 2, 3, and 4.
What tip does Ronnie O'Sullivan use? ›
The Riley Ronnie O Sullivan Elk Tips are ideal for replacing or maintaining your cue. The cue tips come in a pack of two and are designed to be durable and keep their shape. These tips are specially formulated and used by Ronnie O Sullivan.
What is the best brand of snooker cue? ›
Peradon cues are of the highest quality and Peradon have more experience than anyone and Peradon are the oldest cue makers in the world, so if they don't know how to do it no one does. So if you're looking to buy a quality snooker cue then you can't go wrong choosing a Peradon Cue.
What is the difference between Le Pro and Elk Master? ›
The Elk Master cue tip is the softest, with the Le Pro being of average softness and Triangle being the least soft. Next we have the laminated tips, like Everest. When looking at this tip, you can clearly see the lamination and that it is composed of many different layers.
What cue does Judd Trump use? ›
Ronnie O'Sullivan & Jimmy White discuss how both Judd Trump and Liang Wenbo are playing with New Parris Cues on ... Curtis Braithwaite from Cuesports. club interviews John Parris on all things Snooker, Cues and more.
Are hard or soft tips better for snooker? ›
Medium tips are favored by many professional players for their versatility and consistency. Hard Cue Tips: These tips are more durable and less prone to wear, but they may provide less grip and spin control. Hard tips are suitable for players who prefer a more direct and powerful strike.
Generally speaking most pool players prefer and 8mm to 8.5mm tip for a 1 & 7/8 pool cue ball, and most snooker players prefer a 9.5mm to 10mm tip for a full size 2 1/16 snooker cue ball.
What snooker cue do pros use? ›
What snooker cues do the professionals use? Most pros use John Parris cues and swear by them. However, they are quite expensive and if you're a casual player, SnookerZone wouldn't recommend forking out lots of money on a cue if you're only playing once in a while.
Where are Elkmaster tips made? ›
The Elkmaster tips are made in the USA by the Tweeten Fibre Company, the same company that makes Triangle and Masters Chalk. The tips are impregnated with chalk for less miscues. These tips are available to buy as a pack of fifty in their original box (as per image).
How long does a snooker tip last? ›
the odds are that the tip will dry out in around 6 months if it is made of skin. phenolic tips will last until they actually break possibly years. but softer tips wear over time, and frequency of use. The harder the tip the longer it will hold it's shape.
Who makes Elkmaster cue tips? ›
Tips - Tweeten Fibre Company Inc. Elkmaster Tips. OVER 75 YEARS OF RESEARCH COMPLIMENTED BY THE FINEST CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE INDUSTRY.
What is the best tip for a pool cue? ›
Medium pool stick tips are often a perfect middle ground for most players, as they offer a great combination of cue ball control and consistency. Most medium tips will get you plenty of spin and will not get as misshapen or wear out as fast as softer tips.
What is the master node in elk? ›
The master node is responsible for lightweight cluster-wide actions such as creating or deleting an index, tracking which nodes are part of the cluster, and deciding which shards to allocate to which nodes. It is important for cluster health to have a stable master node.
Should I use elk stack? ›
Why is the ELK stack important? The ELK stack fulfills a need in the log analytics space. As more and more of your IT infrastructure moves to public clouds, you need a log management and analytics solution to monitor this infrastructure and process any server logs, application logs, and clickstreams.
