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Gerald

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I'm sure this has been covered but I missed it. The few places that I play use the red circle ball for the most part. The other day the rack I got, had a cue ball with a blue marking. This cue ball seemed heavier to me. What is the difference between the 2 cue balls--weight wise? I know for sure that I had to have a much purer stroke and hit a tad harder to do what I normally do in a 60 minute workout.
 
I hate the Blue Circle.
It just plays differently than the Red Circle.
I don't care if they weighed the same. The Red Circle is easier to maneuver around the table.
I know one road player who used to make his opponents play with it at HT.
He just knew how to play with that ball.
 
you have the blue dot, which is aramith centennial, and you have the red AR in a circle, which stands for aramith, pro. here is the difference between the centennial cue ball and the pro cue ball. the centennial is prefered by players that prefer draw over follow, because it's lighter, and easier to draw, the pro is prefered for players that like to use follow over draw. because the pro is heavier, and is easier to follow. otherwise, there is no difference, both aramith, both high quality.
 
Don't you have that backwards? The red circle is the lighter one from what I have read and researched.
 
THE SILENCER said:
you have the blue dot, which is aramith centennial, and you have the red AR in a circle, which stands for aramith, pro. here is the difference between the centennial cue ball and the pro cue ball. the centennial is prefered by players that prefer draw over follow, because it's lighter, and easier to draw, the pro is prefered for players that like to use follow over draw. because the pro is heavier, and is easier to follow. otherwise, there is no difference, both aramith, both high quality.
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Glad to see you back...how's it hangin'? Did you opt for the Gary Coleman, Emanuel Lewis, or Pee Wee Herman model? Personally, I would have spent the extra bread, even if insurance didn't cover it, for the John Holmes model just to see what it would be like to be "King on the mountain" for a while.
Hell, I might do that anyway out of my own pocket and not buy any more cues for about 5 years. Well, I think your nose is growing on this one because you have it bass ackwards...it's the other way around...blue is heavier and red is lighter. I've weighed them a number of times to get a comparison and bought both just to be sure.
 
you're right driver, the red is lighter. I had a friend in the early 80's carried about 5 different types of cue balls around with him. Sam
 
Is the blue one the cue ball used on barboxes? I never played on barboxes that much, but I've been playing on them more since that is all there is here (for the most part). I've noticed that the cueball acts different.
 
striker_3 said:
Is the blue one the cue ball used on barboxes? I never played on barboxes that much, but I've been playing on them more since that is all there is here (for the most part). I've noticed that the cueball acts different.
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Barboxes have their own kind of cb's.
Some are wire meshed magnetic types. Those are even bigger and heavier.
 
striker_3 said:
Is the blue one the cue ball used on barboxes?

no

I never played on barboxes that much, but I've been playing on them more since that is all there is here (for the most part). I've noticed that the cueball acts different.
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barbox cue balls are generally heavier and harder to draw. Most have a metal plug in them to activate the magnetic cue ball return. Often the plug causes the ball to be unbalanced and not roll straight.

Even the new aramith "metal-flake" cue ball seems heavier although I have not weighed one yet.
 
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