I have two kids ages 12 & 9 and somehow we have lost two balls I've had to replace through eBay. My premiums still look good. The replacements not so much.
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Looking to replace my 15yr Aramith Premiums
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Sure all balls chip when they fly off the table and hit metal and concrete. Not sure if it’s the Landon balls but there’s plenty of stories of the Cyclop balls splitting. I’ve personally seen one but have never seen a Centennial or Aramith Pro split open.
That's very good, an SD of 0.365. My Aramith Premier set has an SD of 0.583. (All units in grams.)
I think a better and quicker way would be to use a height gauge, either on the table, or on a surface plate. I am tempted to measure mine, now, since I have both.
That's really interesting. I evaluated a used set of Centennials, and found that they all weighed 167 grams except the four ball, which weighed 165. I wish now that I had measured their diameters.
Aren't Centennials made by Aramith? If so, to which ball in their line do they correspond?
Older players favor Centennials (and green cloth) for the traditional aspect, which is the only real justification for the higher cost. Many years of machine polishing had worn mine down by about 3 thousands, so they no longer would rack tight, and they got dirty very quickly. I replaced with Duramith Tournament. The design is very close to the Centennial pattern. They stay cleaner, and play quite well, but I still use the ‘Red Circle’ cueballs (the Duramith black logo is distracting), that also stay just as clean.
They do play great, but do take a bit more work to move around. The collisions seem less bouncy than with other sets, like they are less elastic. I've told this before, but when a friend of mine bough those sets years ago when we would have regular partner gambling sets, no-one would gamble with us if he brought out those balls to use because they could not move the cueball as easily.
Not sure why companies keep messing with the designs, it's not like there is some demand from players that we all want the colors to change or make the numbers some cryptic designs. Never heard anyone say "gee, I'd love to go play pool or watch the pro players but those Pro Cup balls are just too ugly, I'm just going to stay home and smoke pot and play video games instead till they make a day-glo set with everything in neon."
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I agree with that, especially if you're used to the red circle cue ball. That definitely moves around easier than the black logo Aramith that comes with this set.
Where I really notice the difference is on the break. These balls seem very hard compared to the Centennials. It actually takes something off the break in my opinion. I'm used to them now and really prefer them.
I have owned at least 8-9 sets of Centennial pool balls by Saluc since 2000.
Right now I have three sets of Centennials that include 2 unused new sets.
I have never had a problem with any set of Centennials in terms of finish,
durability or consistency of individual balls re: color, grams wt. or width
measured in mm or inches. In fact, the sets have had very tight specs.
The one thing you seldom hear over the past 5 to 6 decades has been
complaints, or even criticism, about the appearance or quality consistency
of Brunswick Centennial pool balls. They rank at the top of the quality scale.
Sure, someone somewhere sometime.....blah blah blah but bring a brand new
set of Centennial pool balls to the pool hall and just open the box to play and
you will see everyone admiring what you are playing with.....IMO, it’s the #1
set to own and play with. I can buy any brand I want & is why I own Centennials.
Right now I have three sets of Centennials that include 2 unused new sets.
I have never had a problem with any set of Centennials in terms of finish,
durability or consistency of individual balls re: color, grams wt. or width
measured in mm or inches. In fact, the sets have had very tight specs.
The one thing you seldom hear over the past 5 to 6 decades has been
complaints, or even criticism, about the appearance or quality consistency
of Brunswick Centennial pool balls. They rank at the top of the quality scale.
Sure, someone somewhere sometime.....blah blah blah but bring a brand new
set of Centennial pool balls to the pool hall and just open the box to play and
you will see everyone admiring what you are playing with.....IMO, it’s the #1
set to own and play with. I can buy any brand I want & is why I own Centennials.