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Aramith 100's have a really nice presentation. Box is heavy duty and the latching mechanism is cool! The Simonis on the lid is a nice touch.
We played with one set of the Aramith 100's for a couple hours last night. It's no surprise that the balls play great. I suspect a lot of this was because they are brand new. That is, we were not able to tell if play was impacted by the new resin, the new anti-kick structure or if it was just plain newness. But, overall, they play great. No unexpected reactions and no kicks (but we do use Taom/Pagulayan chalk). Will keep playing with them and give a longer term report. [edit: one thing I neglected to mention is that the size of the "100" on the cue ball is visually distracting/displeasing. The "100" is oversized as compared to markings on a "normal" cue ball markings and the "100" appears only at one location (there is symmetric look to the cue ball). After a while you get used to it, but (at first) it can look like a large blemish on the ball when it's rolling.
Overall, I this set is a nice addition to the collection. But it's unclear if they have any real "significance" or if they are just a blip on the marketing radar. Aramith may dilute their uniqueness if they push out a bunch of silver standard 100s. But who knows. It's also easy to see that this particular version is most likely not everyone's cup of tea - especially given the price point. If you could only have one set of balls, this is probably not it.
-td
Aramith 100's have a really nice presentation. Box is heavy duty and the latching mechanism is cool! The Simonis on the lid is a nice touch.
We played with one set of the Aramith 100's for a couple hours last night. It's no surprise that the balls play great. I suspect a lot of this was because they are brand new. That is, we were not able to tell if play was impacted by the new resin, the new anti-kick structure or if it was just plain newness. But, overall, they play great. No unexpected reactions and no kicks (but we do use Taom/Pagulayan chalk). Will keep playing with them and give a longer term report. [edit: one thing I neglected to mention is that the size of the "100" on the cue ball is visually distracting/displeasing. The "100" is oversized as compared to markings on a "normal" cue ball markings and the "100" appears only at one location (there is symmetric look to the cue ball). After a while you get used to it, but (at first) it can look like a large blemish on the ball when it's rolling.
Overall, I this set is a nice addition to the collection. But it's unclear if they have any real "significance" or if they are just a blip on the marketing radar. Aramith may dilute their uniqueness if they push out a bunch of silver standard 100s. But who knows. It's also easy to see that this particular version is most likely not everyone's cup of tea - especially given the price point. If you could only have one set of balls, this is probably not it.
-td
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