u/Hot_Buffalo_9448

Context:

I went for a laminated tip with a Kamui M/H tip, because I wanted something super hard and reactive too.
I had it a few months and probably my most consistent tip.

Now this is where I ruined my own game, and had a triple crown laminated tip fitted.

It was extremely hard, made an awful sound but I played well with it. Why did I change it? Because I’m stupid and always flick about with tips.

I went for a grand hard, an ADR147 but they all felt awful
I couldn’t play with them, and went back to the Kamui which feels soft now even though I had the same one before.

The Triple crown tip, that’s out of stock in most places, and I’m absolutely stuck.
Everything now feels way too soft, I can’t feel the cue ball can’t even use side or anything I’m hit and hoping.

Main point:

Now I’m thinking to break the bank on a custom G5, I want something super hard, I like the tinny sound that everyone else hates.
My game is currently ruined as a result of the mess I have created.

If you made it this far with my essay, please recommend me the hardest tips on the market.
I’ve got a titanium ferrule on my cue, but regardless I want a hard tip even if it makes an awful sound because that’s actually what I like.

(Disclaimer: yes I know this game a lot if not most of things are just a mental thing, but when I’ve got no feel and I know what I want from my cue tip striking the ball, it’s an issue beyond mental resolve and needs a physical solution)

I spend so many hours playing this game and I’m yet to get a 50+ break, with my high break being 48 or something, but I do get a lot of 30 and 40 breaks but now I’m playing worse than ever because at random points of a frame, I get nervous after potting 2 balls and the break ends.

Almost feels like a case of the yips, where I’m hesitant to play my shot or let go of the cue and it’s really making me hate the game now. And of course when things are going wrong, you start to mess with your cue action which I try to avoid doing but I’m in a rut now that I can’t get out of.

I’m generally a person filled with a lot of self doubt and lack of confidence in my ability, but the amount of hours I play I would think by now I can deal with it better and I do sometimes, but I struggle to back myself, and then if you don’t commit to your shots in this game you’ll always struggle.

I watch so much snooker, practice, watch coaching videos, I’ve had some coaching, I’ve learnt how to aim with traces of side, I constantly try to learn and improve, and I record myself I do everything I can but there seems to be some sort of mental or it could be paired with a technical block that’s stopping me from reaching the next level.

Honestly if anyone can help me out with any routines or advice, I’d be very grateful for it.

Been having this debate lately, and I stand by the statement.

People say F1 is the hardest, but to me that’s not a sport you can access like snooker, football, basketball etc. I agree it’s the hardest, but in terms of sports you can go and play today, it’s snooker for me.

This sport relies on your technique, the amount of hours you put in, the passion you have for it, and the most important thing is if you have the mental edge to be good at this game. I know the same can be said for other sports, but a game like this where the precision has to be elite, the focus the concentration, keeping yourself in the zone, its number 1.

For me, I think this is the hardest sport in the world.

I think about this game 24/7 constantly working at it and putting so much time, money, effort, losing my sanity over it and I barely get even an ounce back. Football has always been my number 1 sport as well.

The amount I put into this game, if I put it anywhere else I’d actually be really good at that thing. But my passion is tied to this toxic game, and unfortunately I haven’t been able to reap the rewards of my efforts yet.