For years, Samsara has been searching for a leather tip that is hard enough to break and jump with and not cause damage to the cue ball, but still have the grip necessary to control the cue ball. It became apparent that there was no such tip on the market.After months of trial and error and extensive testing, Samsara finally achieved success. The result is a 9 layer leather Samsara Jump/Break tip that is legal in most formats.