measles ball origin
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I just know you can only get the clap so many times before it has to be considered applause.
can't give mine away!
I bought the nice 25 or 30 dollar measle ball. It is made for TV but does graphicly show if spin is carrying or how much is transferred. Shuts down debate about rail induced spin too. However, compared to the cue balls at my regular pool hall my measle ball plays long. 12-16 inches long on a three rail shot. It is enough I won't practice with it and can't give it away. When I tell people the problem with it they won't touch it!
It did come in handy when I went to a strange pool hall. They gave me a walnut sized cue ball to see how I would react. I didn't say anything, just walked out to my truck and grabbed the measle ball as it was the only spare I had. An old player was big on playing with your own ball set. If you couldn't sneak your own balls in the game he said at least get your own cue ball in the game. He said if you couldn't get your own cue ball in the game, it might not be a game you want to play! Made me think and I started to get an assortment of cue balls. Different ones do play differently.
Hu
I bought the nice 25 or 30 dollar measle ball. It is made for TV but does graphicly show if spin is carrying or how much is transferred. Shuts down debate about rail induced spin too. However, compared to the cue balls at my regular pool hall my measle ball plays long. 12-16 inches long on a three rail shot. It is enough I won't practice with it and can't give it away. When I tell people the problem with it they won't touch it!
It did come in handy when I went to a strange pool hall. They gave me a walnut sized cue ball to see how I would react. I didn't say anything, just walked out to my truck and grabbed the measle ball as it was the only spare I had. An old player was big on playing with your own ball set. If you couldn't sneak your own balls in the game he said at least get your own cue ball in the game. He said if you couldn't get your own cue ball in the game, it might not be a game you want to play! Made me think and I started to get an assortment of cue balls. Different ones do play differently.
Hu
That's the problem with my cue ball! It must be autistic due to all the vaccines! Phew I thought it was just me.
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Your pool hall has some gaff a** cue balls then.
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so do all other pool halls
Red dot and red circle cue balls. The measle ball played long at other pool halls too. Could be that the pool halls in two cities all had gaff cue balls or could be that the low hour measle ball played long compared to the well used cue balls in the typical hall. I don't know or care why it plays long. I just know playing long makes it a poor practice ball to use before playing with the regular cue balls.
Hu
Red dot and red circle cue balls. The measle ball played long at other pool halls too. Could be that the pool halls in two cities all had gaff cue balls or could be that the low hour measle ball played long compared to the well used cue balls in the typical hall. I don't know or care why it plays long. I just know playing long makes it a poor practice ball to use before playing with the regular cue balls.
Hu
The booth at the expo was called "Cut Shots." The guy worked as a scientist in the adhesives industry. Me being a scientist as well him and I hit it off good. I personally like the measle ball for trick shots since is shows the crazy spin on the ball.
No, it's also you.:grin:
I think most would agree that though they may be the same resin, size, and weight, they *feel* different. To me the measle ball feels like it is heavier, even though it isn't.
I actually prefer the measle ball. I think its good for spectators as well. Matched up with Aramith Super Pros or Tournaments, it plays great.
KMRUNOUT
The earliest ad I've been able to find for a measles pool ball is January 2005. That is about five years after the balls were available for the carom pro events I mentioned earlier.
I believe there were some six-spot cue balls made for snooker as well but those went away quickly.
I believe there were some six-spot cue balls made for snooker as well but those went away quickly.
I've never met a measle ball I liked.
Good afternoon, gentlemen. 
This thread was of particular interest to me so I wrote a letter to Aramith in Callanelle, Belgium, enquiring about the origins of the six-spot measles cueball. I received a reply today and was very surprised to learn that Saluc (Aramith) invented it way back in the early 1980s.
Best wishes,
RC.
This thread was of particular interest to me so I wrote a letter to Aramith in Callanelle, Belgium, enquiring about the origins of the six-spot measles cueball. I received a reply today and was very surprised to learn that Saluc (Aramith) invented it way back in the early 1980s.
Best wishes,
RC.
I do recall the measles cueball being featured once or twice in tutorial sections during the world snooker championships.
Maybe you have a record of when they were first available commercially. The earliest ad I've been able to find for the 6-spot pool cue ball is January 2005. That is about five years after their use as the standard in pro 3-cushion events.
Hello, Bob.
Alas, sir, the lady from Aramith didn’t reveal when their six-spot measle cueballs were first available commercially. It was rather a short reply, confirming that Saluc invented the design and first put them into production “in the early 1980s.”
I am reasonably sure that my first sight of them was in a tutorial section during the BBC’s coverage of the world snooker championships about twenty-five to thirty years ago.
Best wishes,
RC.
Alas, sir, the lady from Aramith didn’t reveal when their six-spot measle cueballs were first available commercially. It was rather a short reply, confirming that Saluc invented the design and first put them into production “in the early 1980s.”
I am reasonably sure that my first sight of them was in a tutorial section during the BBC’s coverage of the world snooker championships about twenty-five to thirty years ago.
Best wishes,
RC.
I do not care where they came from I just want them gone. You can tell the spin by the way the cue ball reacts, there is no need to have the dots. It makes it harder to focus as well, at least for me. Anyone who wants to play me with the measle ball has to spot me an extra ball.
I prefer a red circle, but most places I go to play at have Measles
balls.. I have a red circle in my case, and if I'm playing some
1P with someone, I'll ask if they'd like to play with the red circle..
never had a guy say no.. always a comment about hating the Measles.
Most small tourneys run a measles, so you gotta deal with it..
IMO a big problem is there's so many fake measles balls out there,
you could be playing Centennial balls with a fake measles.. one is
ivory colored, like a red circle, and others a flat white that shows
chalk marks... no consistency:angry:
balls.. I have a red circle in my case, and if I'm playing some
1P with someone, I'll ask if they'd like to play with the red circle..
never had a guy say no.. always a comment about hating the Measles.
Most small tourneys run a measles, so you gotta deal with it..
IMO a big problem is there's so many fake measles balls out there,
you could be playing Centennial balls with a fake measles.. one is
ivory colored, like a red circle, and others a flat white that shows
chalk marks... no consistency:angry:
