you may be on to somethingNot sure it’s a company mistake.
@$35 a ball it is genius.![]()
https://seyberts.com/products/aramith-tournament-tv-black-5-13-classic-color-orange-balls
LOL. You know a company realizes its screw-up when they design a ball set (Aramith Black) that now requires a "patch" to fix a poorly-chosen color for the 5- and 13-balls, i.e. purple, that for over a century is a color that is already universally known for the 4- and 12-balls. The rancor stemmed not from using a new color, but rather re-assigning a color that was well established to represent another number.
I occasionally make the joke that someone at Aramith must have been involved in a road rage incident, gotten the bejeezus daylights beaten out of him by an assailant wielding an orange traffic cone, and is forever traumatized by the color orange, hence the ball color scheme re-design to not use it.
And here's the sad part, too: the original use of a new color -- pink, for the 4- and 12-balls -- was intended to fix a problem that now no longer exists. That is, the inability to distinguish the 4- and 12-balls from the 2- and 10-balls on black-and-white TV sets during televised tournaments, so pink was chosen to help end the confusion on these black-and-white broadcasts (the pink really did work). In essence, the "TV color" balls that use the color pink are a now useless leftover from the black-and-white TV age. Why Aramith chose to continue with the pink color for the 4- and 12-balls, but yet bring back the color purple and assign it to another number (replacing orange) is a mystery. But hey, Salesmanship 101 states that one should capitalize on one's own errors and spin them to be a positive. Just read the marketing verbiage for this "patch" (orange 5- and 13-balls) and stand in awe at what George Carlin himself would say is an altar of b*llsh*t.
here comes snooker with a pink ball
not a primary or secondary color
and a brown ball too
they both look better on
tv than the purple and maroon
because audiences often
couldn’t tell the blue 2, the purple 4,
the maroon 7, and the black 8 apart
so things changed in pool
for the better until during one
twist of color changes the pink
began to be confused with the orange
at this time people who did not
know history changed their orange
ball to purple because snooker
has neither so it didn’t matter
to them and probably never will
it’s the second year of a million dollar gimmick, last year it was worth half a millionthe ongoing snooker tournament literally added not only a new color, but a new ball with a new color..
themovement is a success!
the progress, undeniable!
ok we are not done, there is still the
pink/purple problem to solve
and aramith needs to either-
make the orange 5/13
replacements free OR send the $70 to
fatboy our leader and spokesperson
in this battle
but this is clearly an admission of the
mistake and the beginning of the end![]()
Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.Now we need to get MR to switch the the correct colors and my work will be finished
At least this campaign
All in good fun
Fatboy <——-fearless leader![]()
There is a set under the christmas tree from my wife for mei've personally begun to appreciate the dynasphere tungsten, lol. probably not a popular choice for the traditionalists. skittle cyan 2-ball and beige 6-ball!
Good to hear from you Kentucky Fried!!Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.
The aramith black set mixed with The grey cloth looks modern and amazing .. shes doing an amazing job. Barry Hearn should retire. He’s not needed.Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.
It is a debacle of the highest order!!!Actually this whole Aramith Black set debacle was directly created by MR, it was Queen Emily’s creation so she could piss mark her territory. Same with the shite grey cloth and crap Rasson tables. The change I hope MR makes is Barry Hearn realizing he needs a pool person at the head of the WNT and not a clueless marketing person. Hope springs eternal.
There is a set under the christmas tree from my wife for meI can’t wait to play with them.
well it’s what I asked her for So.. I guess I amshe is clearly antichrist