Kamui SAI Tip Review By Garret Troop
The break is one of the most important shots of the game and I feel that many people just try and power through it. Whether you like a little finesse in your break or simply like to try and hit them as hard as you can, the most important part of the entire shot is controlling the cue ball. Some like a softer break tip and others like a rock-hard tip. Kamui has been an industry leader for years and their innovations have helped the players reach new heights. They have a wide variety in their cue components that help the player reach their potential as a player while helping them identify what their strengths are in the game. The Kamui SAI is their new break tip and I have to say that I was pleased to try it. The first thing I do when playing with a break tip is do the opposite and try and play as many games with it as possible. This shows me how far I can push the tip to its extremes. It holds chalk very well. I tried it with Masters, Taom and Kamui chalk 1.21 and 0.98. When a tip is chalked properly you shouldn’t need to grind it into the tip every time you shoot, I was able to play rack after rack. I spent a lot of time with this tip. I have a Break Rack and spend about four hours simply breaking the rack and developing my break stroke. I find that I can break and
maintain control of the cue ball the best at about the 20 mph break speed and try and park the cue ball in the center of the table. I then go back and play that same stroke in a real game. Honestly the tip is a layered leather tip that is resin infused very similar to the Samsara and the Odega tips that are similar. I noticed that the tip didn’t have the tint that you get when you break with a purely synthetic tip like phenolic or G10. The SAI feels like a hard leather tip but with the power of a high grade phenolic. I play with a lot of different tips but the more I play the more of a Kamui fan I’m becoming. They really put a lot of R&D into their products and stand by their brand and their name. I am also able to jump with ease as I test this tip. It holds chalk extremely well and I feel that although it’s not as hard as say 14
