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Time for new pool balls - Aramith Tournament Pro-Cup or Brunswick Centennial
- Thread starter Renegade4006
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This is news to me. I wonder whether it is true. The Saluc/Aramith website certainly made me think that the Aramith Tournament balls use a new (many years ago now) and different resin:
"With the Duramith Technology, the Aramith resins entered their 4th generation. With a totally overhauled resin formulation with new hi-tech reticulation, cross-linking and curing technologies, the Aramith products now set a new benchmark in quality, durability & longevity ..."
...and to add to the confusion:
If that ball set is made with the highest end phenolic resin, then the Tournaments can't be made with a better resin. Maybe Duramith is simply a different curing process.
Regular range pool | Aramith - The best billiard balls
Pool product range The product range is presented below starting with our top of the line and ending with our entry level product. ARAMITH Tournament BLACK pool ball set with Duramith™ Technology Aramith has created the new Tournament BLACK set to combine the very best of pool ball quality with...aramith.com
If that ball set is made with the highest end phenolic resin, then the Tournaments can't be made with a better resin. Maybe Duramith is simply a different curing process.
I bought the super pros in 06 when they were the best available and we are rolling up on 20 years with my practice regimen and 2 boys and all their friends beating the hell out of those balls..
and they are still pristine
i receives this reply from sulac
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Hi,
Thank you for your e-mail and interest in our products.
The Centennial set is made with the same Aramith resin and features the same tight specification and playability as the Super Aramith Pro or Aramith Tournament set.
The Aramith Tournament set is the only set made with the Duramith technology, increasing the product life time.
Best regards,
ARAMITH - BELGIUM
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Hi,
Thank you for your e-mail and interest in our products.
The Centennial set is made with the same Aramith resin and features the same tight specification and playability as the Super Aramith Pro or Aramith Tournament set.
The Aramith Tournament set is the only set made with the Duramith technology, increasing the product life time.
Best regards,
ARAMITH - BELGIUM
Its not about a difference in play, its about how long the balls look nice for. People like Centennials for 2 reasons, its what they grew up playing with and the design. The Aramith Tournaments dont have the same "dart" that the Centenials do but the color depth on the Tournaments is unmatched as is the time they remain looking new. Considering retail on each set is rightvaround the $400 dollar range Im going to gob with the set that stays nicest the longest, unless Centennials change their formula I wont be buying anymore Centennials. I love my Centennials, it was the first new set I bought for my table, a month or later I bought the Aramith Tournaments, the differences are incredible, the Duramith Tournaments are hands down the best ball right now.
Im not sure what the "Duramith Technology" is but it is definitely magic, thats all I got. Oh, and I wish they made the Centennials with "Duramith Technolgy".
Im sure some have spent more than that on balls but those are just the "like new" sets that I currently have, I rotate thru my ball sets, they all get about equal play. I wont be around to hear you nag me because I am one of those old folks too. Most players in their 40's and under dont even know what kind of ball sets they are playing with, I knew a guy that thought blue cloth meant it was Simonis 860 and that it only came in blue, he didnt think it was possible for me to have 860 on my table cause it was green.
Just a WAG here but i bet Aramith/Saluc would but B'wick would have to come with some serious $$ to upgrade.
Not only that but unless someone has Centennials and Tournaments to compare side by side they wont notice a difference in how long 1 set stays pretty compared to the others. I bought Centennials first to go with my GC, then I bought the Tournaments because the colors are so magnificent, the Duramith advantage was just a bonus, something I didnt know existed until I put them in use. When so few people are aware of something like that there is no benefit to the manufacturer spending a load of money on it.
totally agree. played with Cent's for eons and no one ever even thought about how long they stayed clean. i've played Duramith stuff too and if there IS a difference its tiny and really nothing to sweat.
I found the difference to be huge but then I am getting by side by side comparison on the same table under the same conditions. Unless you play 2 hours with one set then immediately use the other set though it may be hard to decipher much of difference. Kinda like being at the bar at closing time, the last girl left always looks pretty good.
Take ur word for it. I'm not picky when it comes to little details like this. I've played so much pool in funky/bad conditions that i just don't pay attention unless the balls are just filthy. Every room i've played in has done pretty good job of cleaning the balls. Now bars?? 'Nother story altogether. If i was buying balls now i'd get two sets of Dyna Vanadiums(around 500ish for 2 sets) and be done for life.
I’d also like to add 20 years ago when there were still lots of people buying both Centennials and Super Aramith Pro, the people at the time were saying the Centennials stayed cleaner longer. That was my experience also. A bunch emailed Saluc and all the official responses were that the 2 sets were exactly the same, less the aesthetic design.
I never believed it myself. Maybe the Centennials had an extra polishing step.
I never believed it myself. Maybe the Centennials had an extra polishing step.
I have a set of excellent used Centennial balls w/3 different cue balls-red & blue dot original’s and a regular cueball. They are in a Aramith black nylon carrying case. The case has a compartment that holds miscellaneous items. I will throw in a trick cueball & eight ball. I have pictures if interested. I’m asking $325.00 w/free shipping & insurance.
Craig N. McBride
972-689-6247
I have seen balls at bars that look like they take them in the street and play on the concrete with them. Its a great case study for the effects of throw.
Renegade4006
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