Pool Ball Weight

RoadHustler

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Ok so I was curious really curious about how much different pool balls weigh. So naturally I asked my mother in law to buy me a digital scale (so I can weigh my balls :smile: ) for my birthday last year. She Bought me a MS-600 portable digital scale and she didn't even accuse me of being some sort of drug dealer.

To the point Batman!!!

I have a bag of 6 new Aramith Tournament Magnetic Cue Ball with the green logo. Their weights varied from 165.9 grams to 167 grams. A difference of 1.099999 grams about the weight of a 20 dollar bill (I weighed 10 of them just to be sure). They Averaged 166.58 grams.

I also weighed a brand new never been used set of Brunswick Contender balls. Their weights varied from 164.9 grams to 168.1 grams. A difference of 3.19999 grams or the weight of $60 in 20's plus a little. I was a little shocked 3 grams seems like allot of variation in a set of balls. They Averaged 165.76 grams.

Next I weighed a set of slightly used Aramith premium balls. Their weights varied from 164.7 grams to 166.1 grams a difference of 1.4 grams. These balls Averaged 165.24 grams.

I also weighed two new red dot cue balls not the red circles but the red dots often found in bar tables. Surprisingly they weighed precisely the same 191.3 grams!!! 25 grams heavier than my average object ball weight WOW!!!

I will be buying a set of Aramith Super Pros this year so when they arrive I will post their weights and variance to this thread.

I am not sure how much it matters but I found my results pretty interesting at 2 in the morning.
 
RoadHustler said:
Ok so I was curious really curious about how much different pool balls weigh. So naturally I asked my mother in law to buy me a digital scale (so I can weigh my balls :smile: ) for my birthday last year. She Bought me a MS-600 portable digital scale and she didn't even accuse me of being some sort of drug dealer.

To the point Batman!!!

I have a bag of 6 new Aramith Tournament Magnetic Cue Ball with the green logo. Their weights varied from 165.9 grams to 167 grams. A difference of 1.099999 grams about the weight of a 20 dollar bill (I weighed 10 of them just to be sure). They Averaged 166.58 grams.

I also weighed a brand new never been used set of Brunswick Contender balls. Their weights varied from 164.9 grams to 168.1 grams. A difference of 3.19999 grams or the weight of $60 in 20's plus a little. I was a little shocked 3 grams seems like allot of variation in a set of balls. They Averaged 165.76 grams.

Next I weighed a set of slightly used Aramith premium balls. Their weights varied from 164.7 grams to 166.1 grams a difference of 1.4 grams. These balls Averaged 165.24 grams.

I also weighed two new red dot cue balls not the red circles but the red dots often found in bar tables. Surprisingly they weighed precisely the same 191.3 grams!!! 25 grams heavier than my average object ball weight WOW!!!

I will be buying a set of Aramith Super Pros this year so when they arrive I will post their weights and variance to this thread.

I am not sure how much it matters but I found my results pretty interesting at 2 in the morning.
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I've always wondered what the difference is between the red dot cue balls and the measle one is; any chance you can weigh? this is interesting. thanks
 
I was surprised at how different cue ball weights affected my cue ball control.

My practice hall CB was noticeably lighter than my league hall CB. Lighter ball is much easier to draw and spin around the table. However, heavier cue ball would follow more. It was difficult practicing with the lighter ball and then competing with the heavier ball. Going back and forth on a weekly basis, by the time I adjusted, my league match was almost over.

I ended up buying my own CB for practice to match the league ball. It's making a improvement in my CB control.
 
The other thing in addition to weight, composition of the material used to make the ball and how it's made needs to be looked at. That would affect how the balls react after a hit, and even how they roll a lot, I'm sure as much or more so than just weight. 1 lb of feathers hitting you in the head will feel different than 1lb of steel.
 
I had similar experience practicing with my measle cue ball at home and playing with the red circle cue ball out at bars and halls. I had to buy a red circle so I could practice with the equipment I end up playing or gambling with. Thanks for sharing.
 
hang-the-9 said:
The other thing in addition to weight, composition of the material used to make the ball and how it's made needs to be looked at. That would affect how the balls react after a hit, and even how they roll a lot, I'm sure as much or more so than just weight. 1 lb of feathers hitting you in the head will feel different than 1lb of steel.
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True. The balls in the set will react more consistent with the original CB compared to using a different CB. For myself, the CB control benefits of practicing with a CB to match what I compete with, out weighs the slight CB/OB impact and roll inconsistencies.
 
Out of curiosity, and some customer comments I weighed the different cue balls and found them each to be of different weights. I can't tell you what they were at the moment because it is written down at my room. If I remember correctly they increase in weight by 1/10th of an ounce from Black Circle, Blue Circle, Red Circle, and Measle (pro-cup) was the heaviest of them all.
I then weighed a few sets of Centennials and found them to be 5.6 - 5.8 ounces. By using an engineer's dial caliper I found that most of my Centennials range from 2.23 inches to 2.25 inches. All quite acceptable for the rec players, and the exact-matched sets stay with the tables preferred by the better/regular customers.

The Blue Circle cue balls are the balls made by, and made for Centennial ball sets. Some of my players insist that red circles are better and the blue circles are "junk". To each his own, I suppose. That's why I keep several different cue balls available in my room for players with a preference.

The red circles are Aramith balls, supposedly made to match Centennial ball sets - makes me wonder why they weigh more if this is the case? It also makes me wonder why the wildly popular (and expensive) measle balls weigh more than any other standard cue ball?

Ahhh - questions to ponder...
 
More info

There was a thread like this a couple of
months ago where some of us weighed
our balls and posted the results here. This
included a bunch of weights of cue balls.
 
rexus31 said:
Centennials are also slightly smaller that Aramith Super Pros.
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Brunswick Centennial balls and Super Aramith Pro balls are both made by the Saluc company to the same specs. According to Saluc, they differ only in the design/graphics.

Any differences in observed size or weight between sets reflect either (1) minor differences within manufacturing tolerances or (2) differences in the amount of wear on the two sets. Balls decrease in diameter and weight with use.
 
rexus31 said:
Centennials are also slightly smaller that Aramith Super Pros.
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No they're not.


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RoadHhustler - I would expect you you to find the Super Pros to be pretty close in weight throughout the set. It will be interesting if you don't because Saluc states the Super Pros are matched sets.
 
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big balls

Man I played a tourny last night both bar tables has hugs cue balls Holy $#@T. They sucked ass mis cued 3 times scratched 3 times the thing rolled forever. Burn them all they looked to be around 2-1/2 but more likely were 3/8. terrible who ever cam up with that idea.. anyone know how to make a smaller cue ball work on a old american shuffleboard table 3-1/2x7 table???
 
LOL... I've got to laugh... That's exactly the same set of scales I bought in the UK from a "head shop" for exactly the same purpose - they're amazing scales aren't they... Glad I'm not the only loon who invested a fortune in a set of scales... I have a book with comparisons on different ball types and weights, from Matchroom tournament Super Aramith Pro TV sets, to 9 year old cheap used sets. Personally - I find it fascinating, and I don't care what anyone else thinks.

:D
 
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