Navigator Alpha Cue Tips — 10-Layer Compressed Japanese Pigskin Tip (Super Soft, Hard)

The Alpha is Navigator's shape-holding tip. Its ten pigskin layers go through an extra compression step, so the leather stays put over the ferrule instead of spreading, and the hit stays firm and crisp from the first rack to the last. Base layers of varying density cushion the ferrule underneath.

Navigator Alpha Specifications

• Construction: 10 layers of Japanese pigskin leather, extra-compressed
• Key trait: Low mushrooming — keeps its shape through long sessions
• Base: Layers of differing density that act as a bumper for the ferrule
• Hardness options: Super Soft, Hard
• Diameter: 14mm
• Sold as: Single tip (each)

Choosing an Alpha Hardness

• Super Soft: Most grip and cue ball action; expect to shape and scuff it more often
• Hard: Firmest, crispest Alpha — holds its dome longest with the least upkeep

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