The most important part of a cuestick is its tip, the tiny portion that contacts the cue ball. The game begins and ends here so take a few short minutes every few sessions to keep your equipment in top shape.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 3 Minutes
Here's How:
- Cue tips have a perfectly rounded surface, so the largest possible portion of the tip contacts the spherical cue ball at impact. A nickel or dime, edge held behind a cue, reveals if the tip's circumference is true.
- To round a tip, rub a swatch of sandpaper briskly across it. Work the sanding strokes in one direction only, downward from the top of the tip. Rub the cue from an angle of about 50 degrees. Turn the cue and tip in a circle underneath your sanding hand.
- Moving from near the top to the bottom gradually, this procedure takes a minute or two to shape a tip properly. A few extra moments for careful work prevents whittling the tip into too small an amount of leather.
