Old People Hate The Measle Ball

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Seems like all the old people hate the measle ball.

here are some opinions i have heard in the pool room.

they are always saying its heavier and bigger!

why did they change the ball on us? 25 years playing with the same ball and theyre going to change it. why?

it wont stop rolling

oh man if we were playing with a red circle it would have rolled here.

anyone hear these same things about this ball?
 
The10Ball said:
Seems like all the old people hate the measle ball.

here are some opinions i have heard in the pool room.

they are always saying its heavier and bigger!

why did they change the ball on us? 25 years playing with the same ball and theyre going to change it. why?

it wont stop rolling

oh man if we were playing with a red circle it would have rolled here.

anyone hear these same things about this ball?
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it's not just old people. i hate that thing too. the balls should weigh the same and be the same size
 
The weight difference between my measle ball and my other aramith cue ball is 1 gram. It sounds like the old timers are making excuses.
 
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I used to hate it but not anymore.
Problem with a lot of pool halls is their set of balls are old and have gotten lighter and smaller.
So the measle cueball would be harder to draw and will be easier to follow on those old balls.
 
JoeyInCali said:
I used to hate it but not anymore.
Problem with a lot of pool halls is their set of balls are old and have gotten lighter and smaller.
So the measle cueball would be harder to draw and will be easier to follow on those old balls.
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As with just about everything else in pool, adaptation is necessary to deal with changed circumstances.

Flex
 
I own one

I own a measles ball. It indeed rolls further than the cue balls at the hall. It doesn't really matter why, practicing with the measles ball is bad for my game so it sits on my desk, a reminder of thirty dollars tossed away!

Hu
 
Flex said:
As with just about everything else in pool, adaptation is necessary to deal with changed circumstances.

Flex
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but why change them. they say they use them on tv so people can see what the cueball's doing but in the pool hall why change to it?
 
No one likes change. Funny thing is, it plays more like the blue circle, so the older people who used that ball should probably like it more. That red circle plays like it's lighter, imo. It might not be lighter, and I don't know why it plays that way, but it does play a little different. After using the measle ball for a while now, I actually like it more than the red circle.


The10Ball said:
Seems like all the old people hate the measle ball.

here are some opinions i have heard in the pool room.

they are always saying its heavier and bigger!

why did they change the ball on us? 25 years playing with the same ball and theyre going to change it. why?

it wont stop rolling

oh man if we were playing with a red circle it would have rolled here.

anyone hear these same things about this ball?
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Jimmy M. said:
No one likes change. Funny thing is, it plays more like the blue circle, so the older people who used that ball should probably like it more. That red circle plays like it's lighter, imo. It might not be lighter, and I don't know why it plays that way, but it does play a little different. After using the measle ball for a while now, I actually like it more than the red circle.
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Why do you like it better now than the red circle? Maybe you can convince me to give it more of a chance.

girlwon1 <------hates it too
 
To be honest, I haven't really noticed a difference as far as rolling farther, being heavier etc... I just don't like the look of it.
MULLY
 
Just like every advance in the game, the measles cue ball, which gives valuable feedback to both the players, commentators, and most importantly, to fans and would-be fans of the game, meets with the usual resistance.

Billiard player Welker Cochrane once argued that having diamonds on the table, which makes the game better for fans and commentators alike, was inappropriate, making angle judgment too easy for the players.

The shot clock, which ensures that matches progress at a less than lethargic pace, and that tournaments stay on schedule for attending fans, still meets with great resistance. Pro pool players want their sport to be like golf, but although golf assesses stroke penalties for slow play, pool players don't want match length regulated.

One day, players will understand that all innovations that make the game more interesting for onlookers are, ultimately, good for the sport, and that making such innovations standard within the game is a good idea.

Perhaps the measles cue ball needs to be improved, but it is good for the game.
 
Was playing with mine in florida & didn't like it much, took it to N. CALIF. and it played GREAT!!! thought it was humidity difference or size/weight but now that I think about it it was old balls in FL. new in CA. The good thing is using old balls it will improve your stroke, so when you have new balls you can draw it 20 feet.
 
I really don't need to see how the cueball is "spinning" ... It is just another "gimmick" to create revenue ... That's The American Way ...
 
The10Ball said:
Seems like all the old people hate the measle ball.
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Seems like all the old people hate all change

I say let the dinosaurs get together and setup a multimillion dollar tour for the players and put live pool on tv

then they can get rid of the measles ball, bring back slow felt, straight pool, ban jump cues, ban break cues, and do whatever the hell else they want

until then.......
 
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing recently. I've been having a hard time lately controlling my rock when I play at Amsterdam Billiards. I finally realized it's because they have blue-circles there and I never paid enough attention to notice. I thought it was all me, and my confidence and game suffered hugely for it.

I think when you play enough with the measles ball, you stop caring how different it is. You adjust your game and don't mind one bit. At Hollywood Billiards in CA, all they have are measles balls. When I was a regular there, I didn't care one bit once I got used to it. It's just like humidity affecting rails. Once you are keen onto the effects, you adjust. Simple as that.

Jimmy M. said:
No one likes change. Funny thing is, it plays more like the blue circle, so the older people who used that ball should probably like it more. That red circle plays like it's lighter, imo. It might not be lighter, and I don't know why it plays that way, but it does play a little different. After using the measle ball for a while now, I actually like it more than the red circle.
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A few years ago there was a long thread on CCB about the measle ball. It seems that when all the scientists got done there seemed to be a difference in the phenolic density that made it react differently on contact with the OB and the weight differential was neglible. ??? I know that I prefer the Red or the Blue Dot cue balls but what the hell, it is what it is.
 
I'm definitely "old school" and I happen to like the measles cue ball. I think it's the best cue ball out there. I resisted using it for years, but once I did I was hooked. My blue and red circle balls rest comfortably in a box under the table.
Which is where they're going to stay. :)

It has become the favored tournament cue ball as well, so I think it would be wise to get used to it if you plan to play in any pro events.
 
My local pool has the most worn out cue balls ever, they are several mm smaller than the rest of the balls in the rack and there is a faint ring to tell that the cue balls were once red circles. These cue balls will not move much without some form of spin on the ball, and they also deflect heavily. After playing at other pool halls, i discovered that I could play shape with center ball. I bought the measles and I no longer have as much trouble getting used to other pool hall tables with their normal sized cue balls. I get valuable feedback, like unintentional sidespin, that would not be apparent on other cue balls, plus it is just more fun to watch.
 
Well, like I said in my last post on this, I don't notice any difference. At least nothing so huge that it concerns me.......as far as playability goes. It plays just fine. I just dislike the look of it. I also dislike the look of various colored cloths, various colors of chalk, pink 4 and 12 balls, beige 7 and 15 balls, plastic O rings marking the rack, and the Sardo tight rack. Television and the need to appeal to the people that can't even hold a stick brought most of these things on. The measles cue ball is no different. Someone somewhere decided that the TV cameras needed to see the spin on the ball and this is what they came up with.
MULLY
 
I feel like you can do more with it, especially off the rails. The English seems to take off the rails better. It's a little tougher to draw, but not really once you get used to it. It seems to roll a little nicer when you roll the ball too. And, for straight-pool, which happens to be my favorite game, it seems to go through the pack a little better than the red-circle. Maybe it's all in my mind, but these are the differences that I have noticed.

girlwon1 said:
Why do you like it better now than the red circle? Maybe you can convince me to give it more of a chance.

girlwon1 <------hates it too
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