I heard the North American distributor for Cyclop talking earlier today about these balls.
He said they are 85% phenolic resin as compared to Aramith's 50 something % which he claims will mean better performance and durability.
Also, he said the Hyatt Ball Company (NY) partnered with Cyclop sending their (Hyatt) people to China to teach Cyclop workers how to make the balls. Hyatt has been around a long time. Actually, l didn't realize they were still in biz.
This fellow also commented on cue ball weight saying the Cyclop cue ball is a matched weight to the set at 169 and the measel ball is a little light at I think 166. I was under the impression that the measel ball was slightly heavier than Aramiths so does this mean there is a sizeable gap in weight between aramith vs cyclop?
BTW, I've been referring to the company as "Cyclop" without an "s" because that is, in fact how they spell it.
best,
brian kc
I really like the look of these balls and wouldn't mind trying out a set.