Next time we meet each other, we can have fun seeing who can draw further. You can have the measle ball and I'll take a red circle. We'll do best out of 3 for Ruth's or Morton's. It'll be a good time, pal.
All else equal, is the measle pro cup harder to draw than other cueballs?
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Next time we meet each other, we can have fun seeing who can draw further. You can have the measle ball and I'll take a red circle. We'll do best out of 3 for Ruth's or Morton's. It'll be a good time, pal.
The truth is that I don't know squat about why these cue balls play differently. I just know they do, and imo the measles ball is easier to control and it goes through the object balls better. It may take a little more stroke to draw it, but i like that too. I find it more predictable to draw (or follow).
I've noticed lately that most of the good players are shooting more follow shots than before. They have been watching how successful the filipinos are shooting follow. I learned ages ago that following the ball was more accurate for position than drawing the ball. Of course, some shots require draw. But given a choice, use follow for accuracy.
OMG, did I stir up a hornet's nest here? :wink:
I've noticed lately that most of the good players are shooting more follow shots than before. They have been watching how successful the filipinos are shooting follow. I learned ages ago that following the ball was more accurate for position than drawing the ball. Of course, some shots require draw. But given a choice, use follow for accuracy.
OMG, did I stir up a hornet's nest here? :wink:
Nah, Spidey's worked up over something else. It'll pass.
I've heard how coin-op CBs (with the metal plugs) draw and follow differently, and thought you might be thinking of something like that. I've always thought measles CBs just looked bigger because of the spots and that's why they seemed heavier - but I don't know. What I do know is that people are often misled by their expectations (including me).
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Measals ball +++++!
IMO, the blue circle Brunswick ball (Centennial cue-ball) plays VERY similar! Both come off the object ball quickly and do play heavier through the object ball. The red circle definitely "plays" lighter off of the object ball, slightly wider angles and doesn't go as straight through the object ball. In the beginning, (5-years ago) some of the comments from various pro's were that, the measles ball played lighter, was fractionally bigger in diameter, and was distracting to watch. Most of what's said today, is exactly the opposite of those opinions. Now, those issues have been thoroughly sorted out.
The measles ball can be seen to have advantages, like, watching the rotation on the dots, can help your speed, and spin, on the table. I use one of these balls in practice whenever I'm working on "kill shots, and various controlled spin shots," it's very effective in re-aligning my "feel, on those types of shots!"
......I totally agree with these comments of Jay's. If you've got a controlled stroke, the measles cue-ball is really no different to draw than any of the other cue-balls.
IMO, the blue circle Brunswick ball (Centennial cue-ball) plays VERY similar! Both come off the object ball quickly and do play heavier through the object ball. The red circle definitely "plays" lighter off of the object ball, slightly wider angles and doesn't go as straight through the object ball. In the beginning, (5-years ago) some of the comments from various pro's were that, the measles ball played lighter, was fractionally bigger in diameter, and was distracting to watch. Most of what's said today, is exactly the opposite of those opinions. Now, those issues have been thoroughly sorted out.
The measles ball can be seen to have advantages, like, watching the rotation on the dots, can help your speed, and spin, on the table. I use one of these balls in practice whenever I'm working on "kill shots, and various controlled spin shots," it's very effective in re-aligning my "feel, on those types of shots!"