Interested in others thoughts on the playability of these ball sets compared to traditional centennials or aramith sets. Is gearing as prevalent? Skidding? Do draw shots feel the same? ETC....
Interested in others thoughts on the playability of these ball sets compared to traditional centennials or aramith sets. Is gearing as prevalent? Skidding? Do draw shots feel the same? ETC....
Where can I buy a set now?
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=327579&highlight=cyclop
http://forums.azbilliards.com/search.php?searchid=11396757
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=328592&highlight=cyclop
CliffsNotes: they are a high precision set of balls that are a bit harder and with a more polished surface than other sets and some guys think they throw a bit more.
And oh yes, eventually they will be available in traditional colors.
Lou Figueroa
So far the only people saying they are higher precision, harder, and more polished are the people representing the company. No data proving any of this (that I have seen at least) has been published. Just food for thought.
And oh yes, eventually they will be available in traditional colors.
Lou Figueroa
So far the only people saying they are higher precision, harder, and more polished are the people representing the company. No data proving any of this (that I have seen at least) has been published. Just food for thought.
Where can I buy a set now?
Go to one pocket dot org Not sure which thread, be an easy search, and comments by Stroud are interesting, he's got a set at his house.
Here's something to think about too: it is all too easy (and too common nowadays here) to come on and say, "you have no proof" or even, "you lie." And so, all any of us can do is read who is posting what and assign whatever level of credibility we decide on, based upon whomever is doing the talking.
In this case, I have been personally told that the Cyclop balls have a higher resin content (85% v 57-58%), which makes then harder, and that they are polished to a finer finish, and that their weight tolerances coming out of the factory are tighter, by Mark Griffin of CSI and Paul Smith of Diamond Products, both of whom were involved in the development of these new balls.
Now personally, when guys like that, who have been involved with product development, and are respected members of the billiards industry, and who, presumably, would not risk putting out false information say something, well, I'm going to give guys like that the benefit of the doubt.
But that's just me.
Lou Figueroa
Do billiard balls used in competition meet spesific criteria?
Ofcourse i understand they have to be 57,2mm and without chips in them.
But how tight does the tollerances have to be?
What about weight, is there a spesific weight for billiard balls?
Most sports seem to have reallly spesific regulations as og what kind of equipment is allowed.
But if the Cyclop balls are lighter than the more common Aramith balls, that must indeed affect play.
Where can I buy a set now?
Well, I agree those are good guys. But if they are going to say their tolerances are tighter, that means they measured many sets of new Aramith balls, with high precision equipment, (that means not calipers, but rather micrometers), expensive scales (not postal scales or food scales), and listed their data. Then they did the same with the Cyclop balls.
The guys are all A1 in my book, and I've talked with Paul a bit also, but without published data for others to scrutinize, its just marketing and advertisements.
You can buy a used set(BCA/US Open) from CSI.
Just a few curiosity questions:
Is it a fair assumption to say that a harder ball (higher resin content) is livelier (more "bounce")? i.e. more scatter on the break?
What is the non-resin portion? Clay-like filler?
Thanks.