From a player's perspective, has the measle cue ball messed up the pool game?
In the last few weeks, I have been paying a lot of attention to this cue ball.
The Reno Open was played with Measle Balls (and 860 Simonis) that with only one week of play on them, these were purchased new before Juniors and Wheelchair Champs, look 100x worse than my Measle Ball that I have had for 3+ years now.
A friend called Aramith and was told that they recently changed the finish composition for cost savings. Well these new ones get the cloth color burns on them real bad! They skid like mad. You can't ever get them clean - they had a Diamond Ball Cleaning machine at the Reno Open - cleaned at the start of the day and before the evening session. These balls just suck! But then again, have they not always sucked?
So last weekend I played in another tournament with Red Circle cue balls on 860 Simonis. The balls play great! Tracking the way they are supposed to. No skids and are clean.
I play some more that weekend at Fatboy's with Blue Circle cue balls and 860 Simonis again. The ball tracks well and no skids. Just perfect. Fatboy, Max E., and I talk about cue balls for a few minutes and Fatboy brings out another Blue Circle Cue ball that has a very different abrasion factor going on. You can feel it when you rub it against an object ball with your hand. He hated that ball, and I agree. I'll bet it was treated like those new measle balls.
So anyway, I am back in the office and was hitting balls here with a Blue Circle Cue ball ('bout 7 years old) on 860 Simonis, and I am just loving how it's tracking, no skids, and staying clean.
Over the last several years, I have had 100's of discussions about cue balls with top players and with regard to the measle ball, most think it sucks. I never really paid attention, but with the recent cue ball highlights, I am inclined to agree.
Something is messed up about that ball!
There are so many pool scientists on this forum, folks I know personally as well, that have weighed and measure these balls - claiming they are the same as the rest of the balls. But, I tell you, they just don't feel right!
Some top notch players, yes there are a few I know, are looking to quit the game because of that cue ball.
What do you all think?
P.S. I know this is more of a rant, but hopefully you get the gist of it.
In the last few weeks, I have been paying a lot of attention to this cue ball.
The Reno Open was played with Measle Balls (and 860 Simonis) that with only one week of play on them, these were purchased new before Juniors and Wheelchair Champs, look 100x worse than my Measle Ball that I have had for 3+ years now.
A friend called Aramith and was told that they recently changed the finish composition for cost savings. Well these new ones get the cloth color burns on them real bad! They skid like mad. You can't ever get them clean - they had a Diamond Ball Cleaning machine at the Reno Open - cleaned at the start of the day and before the evening session. These balls just suck! But then again, have they not always sucked?
So last weekend I played in another tournament with Red Circle cue balls on 860 Simonis. The balls play great! Tracking the way they are supposed to. No skids and are clean.
I play some more that weekend at Fatboy's with Blue Circle cue balls and 860 Simonis again. The ball tracks well and no skids. Just perfect. Fatboy, Max E., and I talk about cue balls for a few minutes and Fatboy brings out another Blue Circle Cue ball that has a very different abrasion factor going on. You can feel it when you rub it against an object ball with your hand. He hated that ball, and I agree. I'll bet it was treated like those new measle balls.
So anyway, I am back in the office and was hitting balls here with a Blue Circle Cue ball ('bout 7 years old) on 860 Simonis, and I am just loving how it's tracking, no skids, and staying clean.
Over the last several years, I have had 100's of discussions about cue balls with top players and with regard to the measle ball, most think it sucks. I never really paid attention, but with the recent cue ball highlights, I am inclined to agree.
Something is messed up about that ball!
There are so many pool scientists on this forum, folks I know personally as well, that have weighed and measure these balls - claiming they are the same as the rest of the balls. But, I tell you, they just don't feel right!
Some top notch players, yes there are a few I know, are looking to quit the game because of that cue ball.
What do you all think?
P.S. I know this is more of a rant, but hopefully you get the gist of it.
