Anyone Seen these Hyatt Billiard Balls before???

trentfromtoledo

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Anyone Seen these Hyatt Billiard Balls before??Thanks in advance.

Trent from Toledo:thumbup:
 

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garczar

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Luckily no. Those are hideous. Looks like something you'd see at a garage sale sitting next to a lava lamp. ;)
 

mattb

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Correct box?

Are you sure that's the correct box? I have seen these or something very close but from what I remember they were a cheap novelty and not any name brand item.

But that was years ago back when I worked for a pool table manufacturer and did lots of table installs.
 

trentfromtoledo

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Luckily no. Those are hideous. Looks like something you'd see at a garage sale sitting next to a lava lamp. ;)

That is one of the things I like about them. the most important reason I like them is that I have never seen them before. Seems like a rare set :)

Trent
 

trentfromtoledo

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Are you sure that's the correct box? I have seen these or something very close but from what I remember they were a cheap novelty and not any name brand item.

But that was years ago back when I worked for a pool table manufacturer and did lots of table installs.

I am not sure, that is why I am asking. I am confident it will all come out as people see the post :) Thanks for your thoughts.

Trent
 

Franky4Eyes

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The cue ball appears to be typical nylon phenolic, but bouncing off a piece of bullet proof glass might make for a weird hit.
They'd probably be destroyed by the end of a race to 5 in any game.
 
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Bob Jewett

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Lucite? Wonder how that plays compared to phenolic.
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I'm guessing badly. Lucite is the same as Plexiglass. The chemical name is polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). It dissolves in organic solvents. To me it seems like a softer, stickier surface than phenolic and a clear ball would tend to get cloudy from scuffing in play. It is a few percent lighter than phenolic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly(methyl_methacrylate)
 

realkingcobra

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Cutting balls at any angle would be very deceiving because you really can't see the true sides of the balls.
 

jay helfert

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I'm guessing badly. Lucite is the same as Plexiglass. The chemical name is polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). It dissolves in organic solvents. To me it seems like a softer, stickier surface than phenolic and a clear ball would tend to get cloudy from scuffing in play. It is a few percent lighter than phenolic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly(methyl_methacrylate)

They are also very likely to be much lighter than Phenolic balls. I'd like to see Trent weigh them for comparison. They would probably play a little better than ping pong balls. :rolleyes:
 

Bob Jewett

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They are also very likely to be much lighter than Phenolic balls. ...
According to the density of Lucite, a 2.25-inch ball would be a little under 4 ounces. Maybe the floating hockey puck inside each ball is a weight.
 

pt109

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Patrick Johnson

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How much do phenolic balls weigh?
About 6 oz, I think.

Here's the WPA specs:

16. BALLS AND BALL RACK
All balls must be composed of cast phenolic resin plastic and measure 2 ¼ (+.005) inches [5.715 cm (+ .127 mm)] in diameter and weigh 5 ½ to 6 oz [156 to 170 gms].

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