Aramith Crown Standard?

bluepepper said:
Sure. Weights, consistency from ball to ball, is the cue ball good? I had read a review that the cue ball is a little off and should be replaced with a measle ball. Any other thoughts about the set? Is the Tournament Pro Cup Value Pack the better set?
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a little off?

can you expand on what a little off means exactly
 
beneath_the_sur said:
a little off?

can you expand on what a little off means exactly
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It was just one bad review, but here is what he said:

"I played these balls at last year's US Open and I think they are horrible. The balls themselves may be fine but the cue ball is no good, it feels too light. At the open on the second day the cue balls were changed out to the measle ball and they played much better. All the top pros Im friends with down to the top regional players agreed that the cue ball is goofy. I think aramith put them out in an attempt to boost sales by having everyone buy a new set, but I dont think they are an improvement over the super pro set. If you get these, do yourself a favor and get a measle ball too. Or save some money and buy a super pro set instead."
 
bluepepper said:
It was just one bad review, but here is what he said:



"I played these balls at last year's US Open and I think they are horrible. The balls themselves may be fine but the cue ball is no good, it feels too light. At the open on the second day the cue balls were changed out to the measle ball and they played much better. All the top pros Im friends with down to the top regional players agreed that the cue ball is goofy. I think aramith put them out in an attempt to boost sales by having everyone buy a new set, but I dont think they are an improvement over the super pro set. If you get these, do yourself a favor and get a measle ball too. Or save some money and buy a super pro set instead."
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The Aramith Tournaments (that I have):

Weights of all 16 balls verified after another calibration check - and the weights are still exactly what they were when purchased new.

The cue ball weighs in exactly at 169.0 grams

Every object ball weighs in at 169.0 grams with a few deviations at up to .3 grams max on the light side, which is significantly better than any other ball set I have weighed. Most ball sets have deviations in excess of 1.5g

The best advice I can pass along is this:
1st, decide what your budget is, realizing this investment will last generations if taken care of - and someone will love owning them when you want to pass them along
2nd, IF you play outside of your home table, have ball sets that match those where you play, even if you need to buy them used;
3rd, always get the ball set YOU think is worthy of your TLC and strikes your fancy. They are yours after all. Opinions aren't worth jack

Hope that helps....

K.




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here's a good set of Aramith Balls, they came with the Pool Table I bought. I already have a set of Centennials..
 

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After everything, I decided to just go ahead with the Aramith Tournament set. I suppose Aramith doesn't make a Duramith measle ball yet?
 
bluepepper said:
After everything, I decided to just go ahead with the Aramith Tournament set. I suppose Aramith doesn't make a Duramith measle ball yet?
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I don't believe so. I have a measles ball, but switched to the Tournament cue and think it's fine.


Strange that others have said the bottom line Aramith set had tighter tolerances than Centennials, as I thought the Centennials were actually manufactured by Aramith for marketing by Brunswick, and were made from the same material as the Super Aramith Pros (which Brunswick confirmed to me when I asked.)
 
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