Burn spots on pool balls?

[SARDiver]

Yeah, I had to say "pool balls", because we're all 12 years old inside. I figure if I didn't, someone would tell me not to fall asleep with a cigar in my lap.

So I was surprised with a set of Aramith Tournaments today, part of a 1-2 punch that will be completed with new 860HR cloth next week.

Playing on Championship 30/30 (10-12 years old) until then.

The balls looked perfect. Shot one rack. There is a pinhead sized mark on my 2 ball now. I had seen similar marks on my old set of Super Aramith Pros, but suspected I might have polished them incorrectly or some such. Now I think they were burn spots. I ran a search and almost everything pertaining to burn spots deals with the cloth.

Are such spots on the balls inevitable? Should I wait until the new cloth comes? I just want to keep my balls looking great. (Yeah, I know.) I wouldn't have thought the Duramiths would have lasted exactly one shot (on this particular ball) before looking imperfect.

Thanks.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Can you post a picture?

 

[SARDiver]

Can you post a picture?

I wish I could, but it isn't showing up well enough to do any good. It's also faded a bit by my attempts to polish it out.


Sorta wish I could kill the thread now. I guess the reason no one posts about it is because it doesn't really happen, or isn't permanent.

Appreciate the response.

 

[cueenvy]

Are you breaking with a phenolic tip? No leather tip should mark the finish, but phenolic will...and punch semicircles into the finish.

 

[a1712]

Are you breaking with a phenolic tip? No leather tip should mark the finish, but phenolic will...and punch semicircles into the finish.

What org uses the 2 ball to break with? Brian.

 

[ceebee]

I used a Jim Rempe Cue Ball for Break Shot Practice. Over time it did wear a flat spot on it, because I oriented the Cue Ball, so I could use the ball for feedback.

The spot grew to 1/8 inch in diameter. Finally, it was disposed of....

 

[Allen Brown]

What org uses the 2 ball to break with? Brian.

I lost it when I read this. ROFL.

The marks could be from the pockets on the table.

 

[Black-Balled]

It would be very surprising to me if you (or I...or Dick) had anything happen to our balls that had not happened to somebody else's balls before.

That said, I have never had your balls in my hands and you have, so I will admit that you are the most knowledgeable individual, re: your balls.

That that said...those balls have been around a long time, as has the cloth. Therefore, your experiences with your balls have virtually 100% probability that others' balls have experienced everything your balls have...just by the law of large #s.

I wonder what it feels like, when you rub your balls with your fingers? Could what you contend are burn marks actually be scars from impacts with a sharp surface of the table? Ex. Incorrect pocket mounding or bare metal in the ball return/ ball box?

Watch those cigars too.

 

[1billiardking]

If it's just the two ball, it could possibly be a defect. If you do not see pin marks on the other balls, that may be the case.


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[SARDiver]

If it's just the two ball, it could possibly be a defect. If you do not see pin marks on the other balls, that may be the case.


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The 2 was hit with some speed, and it skidded a bit on its short ride to the pocket. The little mark was clear when I pulled the balls off the table. It looked kind of like a water spot on a freshly washed car...very small and lighter in color than the surrounding paint.

Anyway, I went back to have a look a few minutes later, and could still see it.

I posted this thread, then saw the request for a photo. The mark had, via handling or maybe rubbing against the box/cradle, become so faint that it wouldn't photograph well, despite not coming off when I tried to give it a quick polish earlier. Now I can't see where it was at all, and having played a few racks, I'm not seeing anything that would indicate that the balls are defective or inauthentic (my primary concern, although not framed like this above), and any concern with a fast cloth marring the finish is gone.

As an aside, I've heard a lot about the black spot Tournament cue ball being sub-par against the measles ball. So far, the black spot ball has been fine. I'm nowhere near pro caliber, though, so maybe I just lack the feel.