New tip

I splurged this week and paid $38 to have my cue professionally retipped. The past few times I've done it myself (see below). What I do is take a single-edge razor to slice off the old tip. Then I shave off any glue residue from the ferrule to get it as flat as possible before using Krazy Glue to apply the new tip. Last time I did this I messed up and didn't use enough glue and the tip came off. So I cleaned everything up and tried again, but on the second attempt the glue hardened before I got the tip on perfectly even. It was a fraction of a millimeter off. I decided to stick with it, as it wasn't enough to mess up my shots...just enough for me to be annoyed with myself. Before long, it was worn down (very likely due to my incessant use of the Cue Cube). I kept putting off buying a new tip, not wanting to go through the whole hassle of doing it myself again. At some point I saw this video and I was mesmerized by the precision of it all. Eventually, last week, I brought my cue to Blatt's and a guy named Earl presented me with a few options. I think he got out a Le Pro, an Elk and a Sterling, ranging from (I can't remember exactly) from $10 to $25 installed. I told him I like to use the cube scuffer a lot and that I was hoping for a longer-lasting tip. I also mentioned that I was hoping to be able to get a little more draw from a tip. That's when he put all the tips away and went to another room. He came back with a few Moori tips. I immediately liked the handsome tan color of the tip and its many layers, as opposed to the darker, compressed-looking tip I had been using. He said it would cost $40 to have a Moori put on, but for me it would be $35 because my cue, a 20 ounce Smith & Wesson was purchased at Blatt. I chose a Moori III Medium. So far, no complaints. We'll see how long it lasts.