# Pros and Cons of a Glued Tip
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-glued-tip/58425
**Category:** Kendama
**Created:** [August 25, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-glued-tip/58425 "2013-08-25T18:51:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@WretchedRapture](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/WretchedRapture)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-glued-tip/58425/1 "2013-08-25T18:51:07Z")
Can anyone explain to me the pros and cons of gluing the spike on your Kendama? I’m a beginner to Kendama, and I was considering gluing my spike to give it a bit more longevity through all of my failed spike attempts, but I’m curious why having a dull spike is considered a bad thing? It seems that it could actually help to have a dull spike sometimes…
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### Author:  [@LinksLegionaire](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LinksLegionaire)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2013, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-glued-tip/58425/2 "2013-08-25T19:16:09Z")
Who said having a dull spike is a bad thing? And how would glue help?
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### Author:  [@Schnayke](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Schnayke)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2013, 7:25pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-glued-tip/58425/3 "2013-08-25T19:25:08Z")
putting super glue on the tip makes it last way longer. I’m not super good so I can’t comment on why having a sharp tip is better then a blunt one. I have found no downside to the superglue. You need to use something that dries hard like super glue something that dries more soft like rubber will not be a good thing it will cause the ball to snag on the tip rather then just slide down the spike.
I assume since every single kendama I have seen has a sharpened tip it must be for a reason.
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### Author:  [@hiltonking](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/hiltonking)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-glued-tip/58425/4 "2013-08-25T19:34:29Z")
It makes the tip last longer. I’m no expert but I have a ken with a spike almost a half inch shorter than when I got it. I glue my tips.
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### Author:  [@BensonChen](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/BensonChen)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/pros-and-cons-of-a-glued-tip/58425/5 "2013-08-25T21:01:05Z")
I’ve owned 18 kendamas so I have experienced a sharp spike and a dull spike. The advantages of gluing your kendamas are longer spikes for easier spiking and it looks nice because it looks so sharp. The only good thing about having a dull spike is that there is 1 trick called “Border’s Balance” which is easier to do on a dull spike but that trick is very advanced so you shouldn’t be worried about that. Hope this could clear things up!