There was never anything wrong with the original colors for the pool balls that was used for over 100 years! Then they started messing with them and began to make pool balls look like snooker balls. Have you listened to the accents on these telecasts. The Brits really put one over on the stupid Yanks again. :rotflmao1:
I've heard many commentators complain about not being able to identify traditional colors because of lighting, and being confused by TV colors.
Was orange not distinguishable enough from pink/purple?
Orange and red can be confused on a monitor with bad lighting. Bad doesn't always mean, "dark" either.
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On the subject of hating orange, until it merged with T-Mobile, there was an entire cellular provider called Orange. Orange UK actually.
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Like everything else there's a better solution than complaining and then doing nothing. You can vote with your wallets. When offered a set the next time you are shopping, you can say, "No thank you, they're too confusing" to the retailer. Smaller stores especially listen to their customers because they are walking a finer line. They aren't going to stock things that don't sell.
For TV commentators: have the organizers give you a set of the oddly colored balls. Put them in front of the monitor. Then you won't have to guess which one is which because it's right there in your line of sight. If you have one, use the teleprompter to show which is the next ball for the audience. Don't make the entire commentary about the ball colors, that's annoying and childish.
Finally, TV colors don't bother me at all. Actually, they're snooker colors, not TV colors. They show up better on a camera. Pool is new, not snooker so the TV colors are more traditional. The order is off, but it's a compromise to keep them similar to the original colors.
I dislike the Cyclops colors. I would however buy a set to get used to them before entering a tournament that was going to use them. Otherwise, it's a waste of money to me.
I might get a set of the Blak if it was only the the black measel ball and the 9 and 10-ball. Just for display, not use. There was a black and pink 7-ball for TV I'd like to own too. Again, just as a talking point, not for use.