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I recently played 9b on a 9'er with Aramith tournament balls, and found them to be kind of heavy. They rolled very nice, but I found it harder to break since the cue ball was quite heavy, especially when I racked up 8 ball racks and broke those. (Also, for some reason, I found they were a little bit more difficult to rack for some reason, are they marginally smaller?)

I hear the Cyclop balls are quite light by comparison.

Thoughts? Preferences?
 
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I have both Cyclop and Tournament sets. In my opinion, the Aramith Tournament balls are superior to the Cyclop balls.
 
I like the older aramith balls, the 125 dollar sets

I like the look, plus they play a little different I've noticed
Why I play better with the cheap set, no clue
 
I like the cue ball to match the object balls. That's all. Very simple. Then at least you know what you're up against. When they don't match, it's a crap shoot.
 
I have Aramith Tournaments, Centennials, and Cyclops skittles sets. The oldest set is 3 1/2 years old. I think they are all good quality sets. The Aramith Tournament set might stay cleanest the longest (I also have a Diamond polisher I use regularly) but I am seeing the same out of the Cyclops set, it could be because of the light pastel colors that the Cyclops seem to hold their freshly polished shine for a long time, my other 2 sets are darker standard colors. I dont think you can go wrong buying any of those 3 sets. Mine all rack very nice (Delta 13 Elite and template) and play nice. The Tournament set is right at about $400, Centennials around $370.00 and Cyclops $200 which makes them a smoking deal!!
 
FranCrimi said:
I like the cue ball to match the object balls. That's all. Very simple. Then at least you know what you're up against. When they don't match, it's a crap shoot.
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I regularly play Aramith, Centennials,and the Cyclops balls. The only problem I ever had with any was the cyclops cueball. Judging speed and distance was difficult; let alone spin on the darn thing. I bought a set of TV cyclops balls in a group sale here on AZ awhile ago, and shortly after played everywhere with them exclusively. The OB's were fantastic in the cyclops set, but the CB was hard to dial-in. I subbed a blue-circle and problems with control were over.

I keep my balls very close to me, they are always near and dear.
Always clean and ready to go

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I've had the chance to play more on "American style equipment" lately. Diamond tables and Cyclop balls. The Diamond tables I got used to immidately, but not the Cyclop balls. The cueball is very hard to control and they just seem to respond differently than the balls I'm used to. Also I was playing with the Skittle set, and the colors gave me a headache. The new Aramith tournament set is just great, though. It plays pretty much perfectly. This could be because they are brand new, as compared to the aging Pro-cup sets I'm used to playing with, but they seem to play very well indeed. I also like the "font" and general design of the balls, but not as much as I do the Centennials.
 
There is only one pool ball to play if you have the choice.........Brunswick Centennial by Saluc in Belgium whom also makes Aramith pool balls.
I own three sets having just picked up a brand new set......will likely sell the set I presently play with......I switch sets about every 18 months.
 
Atlatlien said:
Tournament set is under $300 on amazon.
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I choose to buy my pool equipment from a local "brick and mortar" business. I dont like using the interweb where someone in their basement on the computer is making money by having stuff drop shipped to you. Thats just my preference. It will be a sad day when you cant walk into a store and put your hands on the product before shelling your cash out for it but that day is fast approaching, At least I will be able to say I did not help usher in that way of shopping.
 
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