Adaptation

[Sensation]

I only play (and practice) with Pro Cup Super Aramith super Pro..
So with the doted cue ball. When I get to play in another poolhall with different cue balls, I have a ****** hard time!

Am I the only one having problems to adapt? (Size, weight, deflection...sight..)

I guess I would have to practice with the other ball sets.

 

[manwon]

I only play (and practice) with Pro Cup Super Aramith super Pro..
So with the doted cue ball. When I get to play in another poolhall with different cue balls, I have a ****** hard time!

Am I the only one having problems to adapt? (Size, weight, deflection...sight..)

I guess I would have to practice with the other ball sets.

Let me guess, you are having a hard time controlling other cue balls. You also have a hard time moving the other balls to a specific location for shape.
I would also suspect that you are over shooting your targeted area, not coming up short when playing shape with other cue balls.

Please let me know if I am right or wrong?

Manwon

 

[Sensation]

I don't control the cue ball as well.

I don't pocket the OBs as well.

I hate using side spin (english) with them... throw and deflection are not the same at all.

 

[Cameron Smith]

I don't control the cue ball as well.

I don't pocket the OBs as well.

I hate using side spin (english) with them... throw and deflection are not the same at all.

I don't know all of physics behind it, but your aramith balls react differently then the ones you generally use at the pool hall. But you have already figure that out.

When you pot balls do they generally hit a rail first, or rattle a bit before they drop? Or do they always go in cleanly? If it is the former part of the problem is that your expensive balls are might be less dirty therefore there is less friction when they contact the rails allowing them slide off of them a bit. Apparently they also have a much truer roll.

If you intend to gamble and/or play tournaments my suggestion would be to get plenty of practice with the inexpensive (comparatively) balls used at pool rooms. You need to practice on/with what you will compete on/with.

 

[manwon]

I don't control the cue ball as well.

I don't pocket the OBs as well.

I hate using side spin (english) with them... throw and deflection are not the same at all.

The reason you are having problems is due to the weight of the pro-cup ball. On average they weigh 1 to 2 grams more than standard Aramith Balls.

The lighter balls will take more english, have more throw and deflection, and will not roll as true when hit soft as a heavier ball.

If I were you I would stop using a Pro-Cup and use a Aramith Pro-ball or a Red Circle.

Manwon

 

[arsenius]

The reason you are having problems is due to the weight of the pro-cup ball. On average they weigh 1 to 2 grams more than standard Aramith Balls.

The lighter balls will take more english, have more throw and deflection, and will not roll as true when hit soft as a heavier ball.

If I were you I would stop using a Pro-Cup and use a Aramith Pro-ball or a Red Circle.

Manwon

I always thought those spotted cue balls played a bit differently from the other aramith cue balls. Nobody believed me. I'm used to it now, so it doesn't bother me, but the first time I tried one I couldn't play very well.

Sensation, once you get used to playing with different equipment, your game will improve. Try not to let it discourage you, since if you play in different places the equipment will frequently change.

 

[VIProfessor]

IIRC, it was Babe Cranfield who said that as much as possible, you should play on different tables when you practice so that you develop the ability to adapt quickly to varying table conditions. For a competitive player, the ability to adapt is one of the most important skills you can have in your arsenal. You play tournaments in different venues, and sometimes the tables could be dry in the afternoon and play wet later in the night. Unless you will only compete on the table and in the conditions under which you practice, you will have to learn to adapt. Replacing any or all of your balls will not change that.

I have a pool friend, currently in Orlando, who doesn't have the greatest stroke in the world and who, IMHO, doesn't always play nine-ball patterns the right way, but he compensates for that with an uncanny ability to utilize pinpoint speed control on all different types of equipment and to adapt to those varying conditions incredibly quickly. After marveling about this for years, I found out his secret. Wherever he is at lunchtime (and he travels constantly), he stops at the nearest hole and hits some balls for an hour or so. In short, he's always playing on different equipment, and has learned how to adapt almost instantaneously.

Certainly, use your home table for the majority of your practice--that why you bought it; but make it a point to go to different places and practice under a variety of conditions.