Kamui Tips
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Kamui Tips is a Japan
ese manufacturer of cue
tips for billiards and pool. According to the company, the tips are produced by founder Masato Hiraoka in his workshop in Hiroshima
. The company and its products are named after the mythological Kamuy.
Kamui tips first gained international exposure in October 2007, when they were introduced at the BCA
Super Billiards Expo in the United States. They were endorsed in 2008 by top pro Mika Immonen
as his tip of choice while winning the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships two years in a row, followed by the title of Inside Pool Magazine
The tips are made primarily from pig leather, and consist of many layers that are laminated and tempered for a rubber-like consistency. Kamui's process is so specific that some of their products have been in development for more than nine years before they hit store shelves. Currently, Kamui Tips produces two styles of tips: "Kamui Black" and "Kamui". "Kamui Black" tips come in four degrees of hardness: super soft, soft, medium and hard. "Kamui" tips come in four different hardnesses: soft, medium soft, medium and hard.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese manufacturer of cue
Cue stick
A cue stick , is an item of sporting equipment essential to the games of pool, snooker and carom billiards. It is used to strike a ball, usually the...
tips for billiards and pool. According to the company, the tips are produced by founder Masato Hiraoka in his workshop in Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
. The company and its products are named after the mythological Kamuy.
Kamui tips first gained international exposure in October 2007, when they were introduced at the BCA
Billiard Congress of America
Billiard Congress of America is a governing body for cue sports in North America , the regional member organization of the World Pool-Billiard Association...
Super Billiards Expo in the United States. They were endorsed in 2008 by top pro Mika Immonen
Mika Immonen
Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the...
as his tip of choice while winning the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships two years in a row, followed by the title of Inside Pool Magazine
The tips are made primarily from pig leather, and consist of many layers that are laminated and tempered for a rubber-like consistency. Kamui's process is so specific that some of their products have been in development for more than nine years before they hit store shelves. Currently, Kamui Tips produces two styles of tips: "Kamui Black" and "Kamui". "Kamui Black" tips come in four degrees of hardness: super soft, soft, medium and hard. "Kamui" tips come in four different hardnesses: soft, medium soft, medium and hard.
External links
- Official company websites: KamuiBrand.com and KamuiTips.com