How To Shape Your Pool Cue Tip - My favorite Pool Cue Tip Tool (Pool Lessons)

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Shaping and Caring for your Pool Cue Tip is an essential skill. In this video we show you the correct tools and techniques.
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@FXBilliards Год назад

LINKS TO THE TOOLS IN THIS VIDEO The Last4Ever Tip Tool: amzn.to/3rQSbDz Bow Tie Tip Tool: amzn.to/3Qf6I5V

@earlbrown437 8 месяцев назад

Like to order tip covers How would I measure tip

@thegodofpez Год назад

I love that this channel offers more than just on-table practices. 🤟

@FXBilliards Год назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@WolfVdME Год назад

Best tool I've ever used.

@Adamthehoff 11 месяцев назад

I bought this a few months ago based on your recommendation and I couldn’t be happier. I will never buy another tip tool again since this one does it all!

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Good choice!

@caseymccoy2692 Год назад

Last forever tip tool is the best tip tool I've EVER used........Thank you for sharing.....

@FXBilliards Год назад

You bet!

@lawrencefletcher1686 Год назад

Hey there, thanks for sharing and demonstrating the cue tip shapers. Seeing how the tools are to be properly used along with your verbal instruction will truly help. Thanks again for spending your time to make these instructional video!!

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@bigwin426 11 месяцев назад

Thanks, I purchased one Thursday and used it Friday. I love it. Thanks for sharing. I think it works better than all the other tools I’ve tried. Perfect shape.

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Great to hear!

@craigkendall9045 Год назад

Thanks Bryan! A miracle that comments are not blocked at work today! It is good to see how you do these maintenance tasks.

@FXBilliards Год назад

You bet

@johnkohls6222 Год назад

I have both in my bag and they work great! Thanks for the video!!!

@FXBilliards Год назад

Great to hear!

@markkindsvatter3058 11 месяцев назад

You can also put the last4ever on the table and use both hands to push and spin the shaft from a level angle and get the job done very quickly...great tip tool

@ja41144 11 месяцев назад

Just bought the last forever tip tool . I haven’t used it yet but this video definitely helped me to not buy anything else and narrowed down the choice for a tip tool. The recommendation along with the video is going to help me on how to use it and when to use it. Thank you I will pass it along to my pool buddies!

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful! It’s an outstanding product

@michaelmccullar2982 Год назад

Thank you so much Brian.

@FXBilliards Год назад

My pleasure!

@trevorsmith3947 Год назад

Excellent video B. Very! Useful information thanks alot

@FXBilliards Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@stevenspencer8143 Год назад

Another good video. I’ve used the Willard’s Tip Tool for 25 years with great results. They’re small enough to keep in your bag (they’re the size of a silver dollar), has a cut out that verifies tip radius (dime or nickel), braised carbide grit and they last forever. Another good option for tip maintenance. Thanks again for all the great advice and instruction.

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@Ken_C_Ice Год назад

Good info! I bought a lastforever tip tool a few months ago and love it!

@FXBilliards Год назад

Great to hear!

@danlawrence4351 7 месяцев назад

Really dig your videos Brian!

@FXBilliards 7 месяцев назад

Glad you like them! Enjoy the holidays. Thank you very much for watching.

@kauryellecook1508 Год назад

Looking sharp in that predator!

@FXBilliards Год назад

Thank you

@criticaltinker 4 месяца назад

bought the shaper from your link. thank you.

@FXBilliards 4 месяца назад

Cool. Thanks

@ncsteve39 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for another helpful video. Last4ever also make a combo tool with both nickel and dime shaper which is what I have. It's great and I use it to shape and maintain new tips. Once the tip settles down I use an Ultimate Tip Tool for touch up and burnishing and scuffing.

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Cool, thanks

@jekpapa 2 месяца назад

Ordered

@garymurawski1476 3 месяца назад

Hi! I am excited to be a new subscriber.

@FXBilliards 3 месяца назад

Thanks for subbing!

@robertfischer380 Год назад

Have & use both.. last forever is the berries 😁

@brettcreech3490 Год назад

Thanks

@FXBilliards Год назад

Welcome

@rodconner9079 Год назад

Gotta keep 'em in shape (to maintain control)!!! Be Safe

@jbart9309 Год назад

Got both. Last Forever a much better shaper as Brian says. There is another one for which you add and replace sandpaper. Works pretty well, but the sandpaper can slip. I also have the Williard Pro shaper. Works pretty well and is less aggressive. I prefer to keep in my bag and use if needed at a hall since it is so light. My Last Forever stays home and does most of the work. Curious to know, Brian, if you replace your own tips. I do, because oddly, there is nobody in Washington DC proper who does! I have to drive 30 minutes to the nearest guy who does them.

@FXBilliards Год назад

I’ve got everything needed to replace my own tips but it’s something that I never do. My cue guy is an hour away but because I have so many shafts I play with, my tips last a while.

@ronmenninga6502 Год назад

FYI - If this is the same brand as mine the dime radius is set at a dime in the milled portion of the tool, once the sandpaper is added the actual shape is smaller than a dime. Probably doesn't make much difference and may be a good thing.

@gordkuhn Год назад

Thank you again Brian for another video. For playing eight ball what type of tip do you like and the hardness please?

@FXBilliards Год назад

Are you soft on all my cues. I don’t mind medium and they tend to last longer but I prefer soft. I own about 15 shafts and all of them are between 12.4 mm and 13.1 mm and I think they all have soft tips right now. Except my break cues which have hard hybrid tips.

@yes2crypto 11 месяцев назад

Great tip (pun intended)

@GilliamPoolJourney Год назад

You recently get sponsored by predator? Love your videos and big fan of predator. Hope to get sponsored by them 1 day.

@FXBilliards Год назад

I’ve been sponsored by Predator since Feb 2001. They treat me very well, and they have amazing products.

@GregSnoke 8 месяцев назад

Bryan thanks for this info!! I may have to try the Last4Ever tool, but I'd sure like your opinion on the Willard's tip shapers, the little round silver dollars. I use it, both dime and nickel, seems to do good, but yeah what are your thoughts? Been watching tons of your videos!! My draw and force-follow shots are gettin better because of what you've taught me!!

@FXBilliards 8 месяцев назад

All I can tell you is I have probably 2 or 3 of them floating around my house and I can’t remember using them even once in the last 10 years. it’s a classic tool, but probably not the best tool.

@DZP...MusicForANewWorld 11 месяцев назад

Great video and purchased from your link (The Dime Curve version). A possibly dumb question Brian but how do you know if/when to apply the tool to your cue's tip? I bought a JFlowers carbon fiber cue about a year ago and have never done anything with the tip so assumed I need to shape the tip but no sure if and when or how often you need to do this or what do you look for to work the tip? Thank you so much for your instruction!

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

When your tip no longer has that dime curve, which you can literally tell by putting a dime next to your tip that’s when you need to shape it - same applies for the nickel of course.

@reap1386 6 месяцев назад

Hello Bryan, First, I would like to say thank you for your time and for sharing some of your knowledge. Your feedback and techniques are slowly improving my game. Since this episode is about tip maintenance, which I very much appreciate it, I would also like to ask you if, by chance, you have had any experience with the cue tips coming off. I bought a new predetor cue with a Revo composite 12.4 shaft, and on the first hit, the tip came right off. I would like to know if this is a common problem? Can the tip be glued back on? and if so, what type of glue would you use. Once again, thank you for your guidance. Respect

@FXBilliards 6 месяцев назад

Sorry it took me so long to answer you. That is a very rare occurrence. The tip can be glued back on, but you should not do it yourself - either send it back to predator or have a professional do.

@goba44 Год назад

Brian, what do you think about the silver bowtie scuffer and shaper that seems to do it all?

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Much like any multi tool- I rather have the last4ever in my bag. The bow tie is good but not the best. In my opinion.

@everythingbobbywolfe 6 месяцев назад

Hey Brian, do you think the white vault plate is really any better than the black vault plate, on the revo shafts?

@FXBilliards 6 месяцев назад

I have both and I hardly noticed any difference.

@barryclark2582 9 месяцев назад

Hi any thoughts on resin impregnation on maple shafts ? Would it decrease flex and be more resistant to warp ?

@FXBilliards 9 месяцев назад

I wish I could help you, but I don’t have any expertise that would give you an accurate answer.

@patrickzawislak2284 11 месяцев назад

Can you comment on Taom chalk and whether you would use it. Certainly cleaner and long lasting!

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

I use it every day

@robert5726 Год назад

put the scuff/shape on the floor upright between your feet, put the cue tip down into the shaper and spin the cue with you palms

@FXBilliards Год назад

Are used to do that. Thanks for watching.

@menchbrew Год назад

How often do you shape/scuff the tips? How do I know when the tip needs to be done?

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

The curve of the tip will start to break down -when it no longer has a decent curve it’s time to shape it - just look at it from the side and you can tell. sometimes it’s more art than science, but you’ll get a feel for it. Thanks for watching. I hope I answered your question.

@dreamweaver2u 3 месяца назад

What brand / type of tips do you use? And could you provide a link for those as well? Thanks ❤

@FXBilliards 3 месяца назад

I don’t have a link. - I use Kamui soft and everyone that works on tips will have them.

@MikeBilliardsFun78 Год назад

nost my tips are Le Pro or Ki Tech M , but one of my cue Players seem to be hard and it purpose to be Le Pro but look like a Ki Tech Hard tip actually , but was wondering if i can reshape it get the glaze out

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

It’s a good chance. Your tips are dried out - I would replace those tips with a quality multi layered tip. Even good tips should be replaced every six months and those sound like that are a little older and Lepro doesn’t make the best quality tips. A quality tip may cost about $25 but when you think about it over the course of six months we’re talking about pennies a day.

@thomasinsley1820 11 месяцев назад

Can you use a dime shaping tool on a 12.5 shaft/tip ? I heard one of the pool cue supposedly expert say that some shafts are better with a nickel radius tip and others with a dime radius depending on the size shaft. I would love to hear your comments on this subject. I know you always shoot with a dime shaped tip. Thank You totally confused.

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Over the last 20 years I used everything from 12.4 to 13.2 each one has had a dime radius - that’s the best I can help you. I would imagine anything above 13.2 could possibly be different but I’ve never heard that before.

@nickc7318 5 месяцев назад

Nice. Cool channel. Lots of respect for answering the question!

@theleftwich1 Год назад

I'm going to ask a possibly stupid question -- for the bowtie shaper tool, since the tool is a circular radius, does the angle of the tool to the stick have to be that perfect? In other words, if the tool is a circular radius, rotating the tool slightly off of vertical shouldn't shape the tip differently -- it's still a circle. But I might be missing something.

@FXBilliards Год назад

It’s not a stupid question when you see the way it’s shaped you’ll recognize what I’m saying. If it’s not straight up and down, you could put a bad angle on the tip I know players who have.

@chadlee2526 Год назад

when I use soft tips they glaze over really bad. is that just par for the course or am I doing it wrong

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Are you using multi layered tips or one layer tip? And are you using a scuff or on them because you shouldn’t have that problem

@gsuit2815 9 месяцев назад

Any suggestions for replacement tips? I’m just a garage player looking to upgrade my sticks without spending a couple hundred bucks on tips.

@FXBilliards 9 месяцев назад

The very best tips should not cost more than about 40 bucks installed. And will probably last you more than six months. I like Kamui soft, victory soft and I think Moori might be less expensive, but I haven’t used them in years.

@gsuit2815 9 месяцев назад

@@FXBilliards thanks for the reply. The problem is I have 6 sticks to replace tips on. That’s why I’m not looking for high end like Kamui but I’ll look into the others. Thanks again. Keep up with the great lessons.

@NH_RSA__ Год назад

Lastforever. Last word in tip tools.

@texas-dx3lc 7 месяцев назад

So, i have an off topic question. I was shooting with a buddy yesterday and he made the 8 ball on break without scratching the cue ball. By BCA rule, was that a win for him? I was under the impression that you can neither win or lose on breaks. I’d appreciate your input.

@FXBilliards 7 месяцев назад

Rules change from place to place league to league. The large majority of leagues play ( eight on the break ) is a win unless you scratch- I believe BCA plays the same way. if you’re just playing casually or in SOME bar, you need to set the rule before hand because a bar on fifth Street can be playing by totally different rules than a bar on sixth street. That’s one of maybe five rules you have to get an understanding about before the very first game.

@bossmustang9615 7 месяцев назад

8 ball on the break in BCA with no scratch. means breaker has the choice of breaking again or spotting the 8. then choose stripes or solids

@barryclark2582 9 месяцев назад

Hi Brian baz NZ here could I ask your opinion on cue weight vrs spin ? Lighter or heavy to generate max spin

@FXBilliards 9 месяцев назад

Most professionals are using a 19 ounce cue which is on the lighter side. A smaller tip tends to put more spin on the ball as opposed to a heavier or lighter cue. Some “wannabe” mad scientist will tell you it’s not true, but every cue manufacturer in the world will tell you, it is true, that a smaller tip puts more spin on the ball. Weight is a factor, but not to a great extent.

@barryclark2582 9 месяцев назад

@@FXBilliards I'm about to resin impregnate an old maple cue with everdure from international boat products to attempt removing the bow it's around 15 mm out at the tip , (straight up to the middle ) would you like some feedback on the results?

@FXBilliards 9 месяцев назад

I dont think I can give you the best advice on this project but maybe someone else in the comments area might be more helpful.

@keithscarlett2911 3 месяца назад

What tip do you use on your cur

@FXBilliards 3 месяца назад

Kamui soft

@ERDG516 Год назад

I be getting those tools. Please send me link where you describe that black cue, I’m going guess is a predator.

@FXBilliards Год назад

It’s a Predator p3 with a Revo 13.9mm shaft.

@88888gerald 6 месяцев назад

first time Ive been here in a while...have you started running? you seem leaner...

@FXBilliards 6 месяцев назад

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@paulbeinert5807 Год назад

How often do you shape your tip?

@FXBilliards Год назад

I shape them as needed. Usually about once a month or two. Because I have so many of them they don’t wear as quickly.

@michaelrobson952 5 месяцев назад

How often do you shape the tip?

@FXBilliards 5 месяцев назад

It’s pretty much as needed. Depends on how soft the tip is but generally about once every 2 to 4 weeks.

@BoostedK20Ek9 11 месяцев назад

So all you need is the last forever tool?

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

It is currently the only thing I use. I love that thing.

@kevinwillard7450 Год назад

What tips do you use?

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

12.9 soft Victory

@anikdasdigital Год назад

Your videos are amazing. I really like it. I am a new subscriber to your channel. Can I talk with you?

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Yes. Email me at fxbilliards@gmail.Com with your contact information.

@gregvansparrentak4610 11 месяцев назад

Brian whats the name of your tips you use

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

Victory Soft on most of my shafts

@arlenemand5115 Год назад

Why do you use dime vs nickel? I play APA… skill level 4

@FXBilliards 11 месяцев назад

I’ve used a dime since I was a kid- most top players use a dime curve. It does put more spin on the ball, but also requires more accuracy.

@EyeseeUriP 4 месяца назад

Why am I the only person who thinks it's weird and stupid, that no pool company invests in making a tool that does the job perfectly and effortlessly? Like seriously, its 2024 and the options are all still hand tools lol. Even the ones that you can find on Amazon or wherever, that you can stick the shaft in and spin and that is supposed to give you a perfect tip, are still meh. I haven't found a single tool that gives a perfect tip, or that can take off material, and it be perfect and effortless. They made pencil sharpeners to perfect the shaping of a pencil tip, then they made eletric ones to make that easier lol. Doesn't seem like a very hard idea design, to create something for pool cue tips. I'm gonna have to invent something lol. Also if you don't have a machine to put the shaft on and hold it and spin it like professional cue techs do. The next best thing is, take a bolt that will fit in the shaft end, put some blue tape on the threads, take a socket and a hand drill, have a helper spin the drill and hold the shaft steady, while you take care of the tip. It's a whole lot easier with much better results, than the other options.

@FXBilliards 4 месяца назад

There are in UNLIMITED number of tip sizes from 11.2mm to over 13.5mm. A Machine (pencil sharpener type) would have to have replacement shapers (at least) 13 and the cost would not justify the amount of use. But that only applies if you want the tip done correctly. Also, lots of things have not changed in the last 200 years. Teeth are still pulled that same way they were in the 1700s.

@EyeseeUriP 4 месяца назад

@FXBilliards yes but the tools did change to make the job easier for dentist. Same method, better tools. Dentist also charge a lot more now than 200 years ago lol. So maybe you have a point there. But, at least one company could try. Sell a limited amount and see what the numbers are after.

@davekat4680 Год назад

….used to mess with my tips too much. Now I just install, shape, burnish sides and touch up, scuff as needed. Use similar tools and techniques as shown. I find, Tips will find their ‘natural’ shape and firm up as you play 🙌🏼

@FXBilliards Год назад

Thanks for sharing