ball weight

[berlowmj2]

After the jokes & puns subside, consider the following;

I just weighed my CB & found it to be 6oz while the accompanying balls in the set are 5.75 oz.

I weighed a "measle ball" & found that it too is 6oz.

Are these discrepancies normal?

 

[DaveK]

I don't have any data points, but can suggest an easy test to see if the difference causes problems :

Lay a pencil under the curve of an object ball (I originally heard cigarette, but switched to pencils when I quit smoking :thumbup: ). Then shoot the cueball straight-bottom into the OB right above the pencil. The pencil should fit under the two balls and ideally not be touched by either ball. If your cue ball is too heavy it will go forward before the backspin takes affect and hit the pencil.

Dave

 

[joelpope]

I don't have any data points, but can suggest an easy test to see if the difference causes problems :

Lay a pencil under the curve of an object ball (I originally heard cigarette, but switched to pencils when I quit smoking :thumbup: ). Then shoot the cueball straight-bottom into the OB right above the pencil. The pencil should fit under the two balls and ideally not be touched by either ball. If your cue ball is too heavy it will go forward before the backspin takes affect and hit the pencil.

Dave

should be 5.5 oz for numbered & 6 oz for cue

 

[McChen]

After the jokes & puns subside, consider the following;

I just weighed my CB & found it to be 6oz while the accompanying balls in the set are 5.75 oz.

I weighed a "measle ball" & found that it too is 6oz.

Are these discrepancies normal?

in a matched set, that is definitely NOT normal, that is a big discrepancy in weight. I've weighed a bunch of aramith sets and they were all pretty close in weight. Certainly not .25oz apart! However, across various sets/brands you could definitely see a variance like that. But as long as all the balls in one set are pretty close in weight, it should play normal.

what kind of balls are these?

 

[Shaft]

A new set of Brunswicks or Aramiths will all weigh 6oz, plus or minus 0.05 oz.

I suspect this is a mismatched set.

 

[PoolSharkAllen]

I just weighed my CB & found it to be 6oz while the accompanying balls in the set are 5.75 oz.

I weighed a "measle ball" & found that it too is 6oz.

Are these discrepancies normal?

According to WPA/BCA equipment specifications, the weight may be from 5.5 to 6 oz. (156 to 170 g) with a diameter of 2.25 in. (5.715 cm), plus or minus 0.005 in. (0.127 mm).

 

[pdcue]

According to WPA/BCA equipment specifications, the weight may be from 5.5 to 6 oz. (156 to 170 g) with a diameter of 2.25 in. (5.715 cm), plus or minus 0.005 in. (0.127 mm).

IMHO - the range is to allow for older, well used sets to be 'legal'

All the balls in a set are supposed to weigh the same.

Dale