Elephant beautiful balls

[trob]

Found these on fb marketplace when I was searching for crap I don’t need lol The person wanted $40 … I offered $30 and he took it . came with the original box. threw them in the bucket cleaner and they came out perfect. no marks or scratches. so hears the thing .. I never liked them that much when they were using them back in the day on espn. I just bought them to add my collection of pool stuff but playing with them I actually like them. I know after a few months I’ll go back to my tried and true centennials but It’s a nice change for a while.

anyway a few questions for the more knowledgeable.

It’s missing the original cue ball. It came with the wrong cue ball I think. it’s a blue circle aramith which is cool because my centennials are missing the original cue ball. I’m a stickler for keeping things all original so what did the set come with.

what is the over all quality in these compared to aramith? these were out for a few decades so someone must have been buying them. I feel it was that home table buyer who buys a table that he wants for a game room..not really a player and sees these and thinks they look unique and picks them ups.

on a side note the name elephant beautiful balls always seemed a little dirty to me not sure who came up with that but here we are.

 

[sbrownn]

Looks like they are not phenolic resin, so they would not play as well / be as durable as Aramith or Dynaspheres, and seem to be more of a gimmick than a quality product:

Thread 'Elephant Beautiful Balls'

Nov 19, 2010

I did not particularly like Elephant Beautiful Balls when they were being used in various tournaments a few years ago. Doing a search for Billiard Balls on E-bay I ran across several of these sets being auctioned at pretty low prices. I've done a google search on these balls but there's not much information available. Does anyone have any experience with them? Are they phenolic thermoset like Aramith? How do they compare to Aramith Super Pro balls?

• ArizonaPete
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[trob]

Looks like they are not phenolic resin, so they would not play as well / be as durable as Aramith or Dynaspheres, and seem to be more of a gimmick than a quality product:

Thread 'Elephant Beautiful Balls'

Nov 19, 2010

I did not particularly like Elephant Beautiful Balls when they were being used in various tournaments a few years ago. Doing a search for Billiard Balls on E-bay I ran across several of these sets being auctioned at pretty low prices. I've done a google search on these balls but there's not much information available. Does anyone have any experience with them? Are they phenolic thermoset like Aramith? How do they compare to Aramith Super Pro balls?

• ArizonaPete
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I was running out fine with them. Couldn’t tell any difference doing drills. They don’t have the bright shine aramith or dyno spheres do that’s for sure.

 

[sbrownn]

I was running out fine with them. Couldn’t tell any difference doing drills. They don’t have the bright shine aramith or dyno spheres do that’s for sure.

I've played with similar non-high quality resin pasty balls like these. They seem to wear / get old quicker, and once they do, they provided more a dead feedback and feel...

 

[trob]

I've played with similar non-high quality resin pasty balls like these. They seem to wear / get old quicker, and once they do, they provided more a dead feedback and feel...

Yeah that I expect. Like I said. I’ll play these a couple days to change it up but the good old centennials will be out again. They always are my favorite set

 

[GoldCrown]

I have a set that are retired .., they were a gift. They are good quality balls. What I liked is picking a spot on the ball for aiming purpose.
I might come out with my own line Ugly Monkey Balls.

 

[Chopdoc]

I might come out with my own line Ugly Monkey Balls.

You have to do it.

 

[billiards_watch]

I remember these balls from the 80's. I was single digit age. My cousin started playing pool and bought a cue and an elephant 8 ball to poke around on the carpet with.

Fast forward years later... he plays off and on during college....I would always asked him if he hit hard. His response was pool is about control. I thought he was full of shit. So I learned how to shoot hard and I tried drawing the ball a lot throughout my teens. I became a stud at the game. He stopped playing and never got good. I can slap a ball in and I can draw the crap the ball with ease and precision. I experimented and got everything out of my system while he was more passive by learning how to play shape.

Sorry I digress but those damn elephant balls reminds me of him.

So what's the story with elephant balls?

 

[GoldCrown]

So what's the story with elephant balls?

No story...simply takes balls

 

[ibuycues]

I have a set that are retired .., they were a gift. They are good quality balls. What I liked is picking a spot on the ball for aiming purpose.
I might come out with my own line Ugly Monkey Balls.

If you do, I’ve got a couple recommendations for you!

Will Prout

 

[GoldCrown]

If you do, I’ve got a couple recommendations for you!

Will Prout

If my name was Richard I’d call the set Big Dicks Balls

 

[garczar]

Cheap poly resin balls. They play ok but 'different' from phenolic. Collisions/throw are different. Hard to describe, just different. I wouldn't use all the time because if you switch to phenolic say in a league/tournament they don't play the same. An example: this guy brought a poly-resin knockoff measel cb in the 'hall. After about 5-10 shots i could tell something was off. I asked him about the cb and he showed me the box: a 'Collapspar' $10 Chinese cb. Played weird compared to real deal. Elephant's are good game room balls for kids.