measles ball origin

[9ball5032]

anybody know how the thing came to pass?

Marketing.

They came out with a gimmick, everybody went ga ga over them, so now the price difference between the Super Aramith Pro & the Red Dot is astronomical.

 

[jay helfert]

I prefer the mumps ball.

Everybody is using the Measles ball now. It's addictive!

 

[ideologist]

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:

The Red Circle is a gimmick ball that's lighter than the rest today the set. Why on Earth would you play One Pocket with that? Are you not able to draw a regular cueball?