best cue ball

sfleinen said:
That might be a challenge in some real hole-in-the-wall places... you know, those "abstract polygon-ish" (i.e. chipped) cue balls that bounce and stutter when you roll them on the table...

Do these count as "round"?

:p
-Sean
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Go back to sleep Sean-Hows it going? Any plans to come out here soon?
 
measureman said:
Go back to sleep Sean-Hows it going? Any plans to come out here soon?
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Bruce:

<...Zzzzzz...>

Doing good, working, so I can't complain. *Maybe* for the summer -- it depends on my work schedule and whether I can squeeze a few days off to visit my folks out there, etc. Would love to, for I hear there's some changes in the Denver pool scene...

-Sean
 
jetlau3 said:
PLayed for a few hours last night with an Aramith Pro Cup measled cue ball that someone brought to the pool hall. Really loved the way it felt coming off my cue and being able to see some of the spin.

Do you guys bring your own cue to the PH?

What's the best cue ball to buy?
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I'm sure no one would consider it the best , and i don't get to play on drop pocket tables anymore for the most part , but those green panther Valley cues are a huge improvement and they draw good . Tavern i shoot at occasionally had their tables recovered and had the new cue , went back two weeks later and someone had stolen them .
 
blue circle is the only way to go, or a measel ball. red circle balls are for people who need a bouncy ball so they can draw their rock:p
 
I've got to agree with Fatboy on this one - I much prefer the Centennial blue dot.

Does anyone have an opinion on the Aramith Tournament set cue ball? That one I really don't like.
 
junkbond said:
I've got to agree with Fatboy on this one - I much prefer the Centennial blue dot.
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Agreed, although that would be the Centennial blue circle, not blue dot. (Aramith does make a blue dot ball, but I digress...)

And I also agree with Fatboy's synopsis about the red circle ball being preferred by those that can't draw their rock. :p It's much too "zingey" for "touch" precision games like one pocket or straight pool, where a measles or blue circle is preferred.

junkbond said:
Does anyone have an opinion on the Aramith Tournament set cue ball? That one I really don't like.
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I have this ball set that I purchased through the IPT when it was still around. (Aramith actually used the IPT as their introduction and delivery vehicle for Aramith's then-new Tournament ball set, and for a while, you could only get the Tournament ball set through the IPT as their rebranded ball set.) The cue ball in my Tournament ball set has the IPT logo, but is still the cue ball that comes with the Tournament ball set. I don't like it, and in play I substitute either my measles ball or Blue Circle Centennial.

-Sean
 
junkbond said:
I've got to agree with Fatboy on this one - I much prefer the Centennial blue dot.
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why do you refer to Fatboy here, I don't see him posting in the thread yet? And from what I remember when he bought Aramith Tournament set he said he likes that cue ball best. I may be wrong but that's what I remember.

I bought a Tournament set shortly afterwards, but as I didn't want to elave any cracks on the cue ball which came with the set - I decided to replace it with a meazles cue ball, until Aramith offers replacement Tournament cue balls for sale. So I didn't make a single shot with it, but I like the way it looks.
 
Exactly, I agree. You need to know your ball sets before going off to mix and match. If you have a set of Super Pro Aramith, adding a TV cue should be fine. Same for Saluc produced Brunswick Centennial, as it supposed to be the same phenolic as the Super Pro.

12squared said:
ding, ding, ding. We have a winner! Matched cueball w/set is the way to go.
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