Pros. Durability: Phenolic cue tips are known for their long lifespan and resistance to chipping, cracking, and flattening, which can save you money on tip replacements over time. Consistency: Phenolic tips provide a consistent hit, which can help improve accuracy and shot making. Power: Phenolic tips are much harder than leather tips, which allows players to generate more power and speed with
* The "Picone White Diamond tip" is not a phenolic tip. Phenolic resins are hard and brittle and although they do make the ball jump as well as break hard, can be difficult to glue and very prone to miscues. * The "Picone White Diamond tip" reduces miss-cues, to a minimum. Takes and holds chalk very well. Jun 1, 2022. #6. My favorite break tips are made from hybrid leather, hard leather infused with a hard resin. The two most popular, which have identical characteristics and performance, are the stock BK Rush tip and the Samsara break tip. They both have a crushing break, yet have more control than a harder phenolic, plastic or nylon tip. I think the current option with break tips are all better than the phenolic stuff, and very hard plastics or composites in general. A cuemaker friend of mine put a pressed leather tip on a break cue for me and I could not tell the difference in hardness between that and a plastic tip, but it was a much nicer hit and no damage to the equipment. It comes with a brown phenolic tip which is used by pros in the game of pool. However, the phenolic tip will require you to practice to get the hang of it, especially if you have been using a leather tip. Also, the cue comes with a color similar to the house cues; it makes it blend in with the surrounding. Moreover, the cue has a wood to wood Mine appears to be the model 2749. It says a phenolic tip, but the tip on this thing held chalk better than any phenolic, that I have ever experienced. It sounded phenolic when chalking it, but it held much better, IMO, and didn't have the harsh phenolic feel when breaking. The damn thing hits like a controlled war hammer. Hope this helps. Joe P A phenolic tip leaves the impression of the chalk grit in the surface of the cue ball. A leather tip does that much less, if at all. If your game is such that you're fine with a cue ball with a sanded surface, then it is not a problem. You have to know what to look for and how to look for it. It does make a difference. A hard leather tip, a phenolic tip, or even hybrid tips. Leather tips will give more action or english, but a phenolic tip will transfer more energy. Some phenolic tips have issues holding chalk. Leather tips will wear out eventually. Hybrid tips attempt to merge the best of both worlds with varying results depending on brand. So you need to .