It's not hard to do the check, and if I had to play with them in an important game, I'd seriously consider the test. I have a three ball I think you would find amusing.
It's not hard to do the check, and if I had to play with them in an important game, I'd seriously consider the test. I have a three ball I think you would find amusing.
It was not every ball, and that was part of the problem. Maybe they're better than they were. Neither one of us knows for sure.
I have a three ball you might be interested in. It does some amazing things.
As in the amazing video where Thorsten scratches:
I'm just telling people to be careful. I think based on past experience -- and evidence -- that care is warranted. It is a problem that never should have occurred if the company had adequate quality control and product testing. Maybe all of that has been fixed. Neither one of us really knows.
The big issue with Cyclop balls when they came out was the cue ball, more accurately the logo on the ball. It stood proud of the surface.
When this was first going on, I went to the local brick and mortar and checked a bunch of cueballs myself. Rolling them on a glass case/counter, making sure they rolled over the logo made the issue abundantly clear. Every ball tested hopped/jumped a bit when it rolled over the logo.
With reports from all over, and me testing a box of replacement balls, I would say the issue was big. Especially considering the way they fixed the issue was to make the single measle ball.
Speaking of consistency, here is 12 out of that box that all had a slightly different color to them. If the batch cant even be made the same chemically, you think the surface shape etc would be consistent? I doubt it.
And before someone says that its just my opinion, nsafellow from the forum was the guy working there, and conducted the testing with me.
The big issue with Cyclop balls when they came out was the cue ball, more accurately the logo on the ball. It stood proud of the surface.
When this was first going on, I went to the local brick and mortar and checked a bunch of cueballs myself. Rolling them on a glass case/counter, making sure they rolled over the logo made the issue abundantly clear. Every ball tested hopped/jumped a bit when it rolled over the logo.
With reports from all over, and me testing a box of replacement balls, I would say the issue was big. Especially considering the way they fixed the issue was to make the single measle ball.
Speaking of consistency, here is 12 out of that box that all had a slightly different color to them. If the batch cant even be made the same chemically, you think the surface shape etc would be consistent? I doubt it.
And before someone says that its just my opinion, nsafellow from the forum was the guy working there, and conducted the testing with me.
The Predator Arcos II balls (made by Saluc/Aramith) have been used in a couple of tournaments, but are not available to the public yet. The target stated on Predator's website is summer 2020.[/QUO
That explains why no one mentioned them.
Thanks
Just what we need – another set of balls to choose from.
They must have switched manuf. again. The originals were made in Korea and the 2's were to be made by Cyclop. Good to know.