Or bobbles?
By weight comparison, it's 5 grams heavier than the red circle.
By weight comparison, it's 5 grams heavier than the red circle.
Does the measle cue ball cause more skids
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I can't confirm or deny the weight difference, but I doubt that a weight difference (especially only 3%) makes a difference in skids or "bobbles".
pj
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You have an old worn out red circle. My measle ball and a few others I’ve weighed are 168g. I’ve weighed about ten red circles at Buffalo’s and they ranged from 156-168g.
No more skids than any other CB.
Agreed 100%.
I carried a Measles ball around for a few years (liked seeing the spin) - I stopped using it because it seemed to throw the OB a little more than others (and felt a little heavier). But I don't think more throw necessarily means more skids.
pj
chgo
pj
chgo
Always favored heavy cue balls. The extra mass seems to exceed the properties of skid by default.
Gotta like all the players that say the measle ball is heavy when they’ve probably never weighed one in their life.
It doesn't matter if it played heavy.
Easy to follow but drawing is tougher.
Even Efren hated it.
We AZBers have collectively weighed every common cue ball and object ball. The Aramith measles weigh the same as the other modern cue balls (167 to 169g, usually 168g).
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I think it is according to who the manufacturer is. It may not with a high quality ball but I have seen many knock off measles cue balls that just suck. Whether they skid more or not I cannot say. But the red dots get flat on them and that is a fact. I have shown many people that. Just wobble one on a red dot and it will settle on the red dot every time.
In all likelihood they are cheap knockoffs that can be purchased on EBay and other places.
I suspect they would or could certainly skid more often as well, due to the flat spots..
JMO.
In all likelihood they are cheap knockoffs that can be purchased on EBay and other places.
I suspect they would or could certainly skid more often as well, due to the flat spots..
JMO.
When there were pool rooms I had regular use of Centennials and the Aramith Pros of the time - 90s. Centennials always skiddedclingedthrew at low speed - called them SkidMasters and the Aramiths never did. Both cue balls came in at the same weight so I chalked it up to chemical factors.
I've since acquired 4 Chinese measles in red (two), and blue, and green (one each) The two reds were around 6oz on a food scale and consistent in size. They played very well. Managed consistent enough for me billiards with them.
Played some pool with the red ones as well and they played fine - like authentic Aramiths.
I put them away because they're prone to discoloration from chalk impacts.
I've since acquired 4 Chinese measles in red (two), and blue, and green (one each) The two reds were around 6oz on a food scale and consistent in size. They played very well. Managed consistent enough for me billiards with them.
Played some pool with the red ones as well and they played fine - like authentic Aramiths.
I put them away because they're prone to discoloration from chalk impacts.
I never considered the knockoff so that might be the case with them. I personally own three measles, one I purchased separately, one came with the Duramith TV set, and one Arcos 2. I’ve also played with the Black set several times. I can’t tell the difference between any of them. Maybe Efren can but I won’t believe it without a blindfold test
Is your measles ball clean and polished?? no it will not cause skidding
Is your CB dirty with chalk dust and and its surface is dull?? Yes it will cause skidding.
Brand does not matter
Is your CB dirty with chalk dust and and its surface is dull?? Yes it will cause skidding.
Brand does not matter
It doesn't play heavy without being heavy, I'm pretty sure. However, if someone introduces a brand new cue ball to an old set of object balls, it is likely to be hard to draw because the object balls have worn down, not because the cue ball is heavy. Without having the details including the ball weights of the situation that bothered Efren, it's hard to say what the real story was.
Efren was playing at hard times and tried to draw the cue ball. Ball barely drew. He laughed at it.
He later told me he preferred the opaque cue ball.
Fwiw.
Many years ago the measles ball was getting popular. I figured I would run into it in tournament play. I bought one to practice with. Paid about thirty dollars from a good source. I'm pretty sure the balls are polished more than others. I did weigh all of my balls, the weight was no different or within a few grams I believe. I don't remember details now, the weight seemed OK.
Now for the kicker. Extra polishing or whatever, the measles ball rolled long. It rolled somewhere between one and two feet longer than the red circle and red dots I compared it to. Hours of play over a handful of sessions, the ball rolled long. I couldn't use it in practice before an event, don't know if other measle balls are the same but mine rolled long. It also seemed to have a thin layer of clearcoat on it, about like the clearcoat on most cars now.
Facts about one measle ball. My opinions based on that one ball. I wasn't interested enough to buy another half-dozen or so measle balls to see if that was typical of all measle balls or just mine.
Hu
Now for the kicker. Extra polishing or whatever, the measles ball rolled long. It rolled somewhere between one and two feet longer than the red circle and red dots I compared it to. Hours of play over a handful of sessions, the ball rolled long. I couldn't use it in practice before an event, don't know if other measle balls are the same but mine rolled long. It also seemed to have a thin layer of clearcoat on it, about like the clearcoat on most cars now.
Facts about one measle ball. My opinions based on that one ball. I wasn't interested enough to buy another half-dozen or so measle balls to see if that was typical of all measle balls or just mine.
Hu
Measles balls have measles so you can see the spin and roll, nothing else.