Selected from the finest quality pig skins in the world, Everest Laminated Cue Tip is the most sophisticated, durable and advanced cue tip created. Each layer is carefully selected and split. From these splits only the ten most even and durable layers are chosen. By vacuum laminating with our own VACULAM process, Everest cue tip becomes the best laminated cue tip ever. Each Everest Laminated Cue Tip is individually tested for consistency, hardness and quality. Special red layer warns when to replace the tip. This cue tip shapes like a hard tip, hits like a medium and has a control like a soft tip.All genuine Tiger Everest Cue tips will have the name, the year its made, Tiger logo and Made in USA. If its not on the back end of the tip, then Its not genuine Tiger tip.