I have seen more balls skid this week then ever
Cyclop balls suck
Cyclop balls suck
Skid
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You're in trouble now. The self-appointed Cyclop spokesmodel will be along any second to correct you. ;-)
Good for you for speaking out. I don't know where and how this thread is going to go but I will only believe it's not true if other PROS come on here and say they don't skid a lot. Johnnyt
I think it’s only reasonable that different player are going to have difference experiences with any given set of balls.
Me? I saw fewer skids playing, ringside, and from the booth. I did have one skid happen to me playing a match and Larry Nevel had one happen to him during our match. But, as Bob Jewett has written, the skid phenomena is not so much about the balls, but chalk on the balls. (Kamui, anyone?) And, given the harder surface of the Cyclop balls, that is less likely to happen, IMO.
So Chris saw more skids and he hates Cyclops balls.
Daniel, of povpool, said the pro players like them because there’s less skid. Scott Frost, per Fast Lenny, said Cyclops balls where “the best he had played with... they do not skid like other balls.” Scott Lee said “the balls stay cleaner.” Stroud said he liked the very much.” Mark Griffin said Bustamonte played with them said they played "just fine."
Bottom line (somewhat obviously): YMMV.
Lou Figueroa
No two people are going to have the same experience. But, it is worth noting that blaming skid -- when you've actually just blown the shot -- is a very popular excuse amongst pros, semi-pros, and amateurs
Lou Figueroa
Only time will tell.
I watched a lot of matches at this event and, compared to a dozen DCCs , a couple of SCs, and a handful of US Opens I've played in, I believe these balls skid less than what I've seen before.
I'm not saying that's gospel -- just my personal observation.
Lou Figueroa
No two people are going to have the same experience. But, it is worth noting that blaming skid -- when you've actually just blown the shot -- is a very popular excuse amongst pros, semi-pros, and amateurs
Lou Figueroa
Amateurs have no idea what skid is. :grin:
I dan't know, Apoc, I'm definitely an amateur. At the DCC a couple of years ago, playing with Aramiths, I had the CB crawl straight up the side of an OB -- twice in one match. If that ain't skid, I don't know what is.
Lou Figueroa
Thanks for the honesty Chris.
I never believed they used Cyclop because they wanted a better ball.
I never believed they used Cyclop because they wanted a better ball.
I was referring to people not as knowledgeable as us AZB folks.
Sometimes when I take a paid vacation from work I play pool. So IMO that makes me a pro pool player. :wink:
Back on topic, maybe the cloth is broken in now and balls are skidding more?
Disagree. PM sent.
I noticed they sound weird. When the cueball and object ball were close, it was very noticeable that they sound different. Makes it sound like you hit it bad. I did catch a few skids too. The cueball felt a lot heavier than the balls and it seemed like that was the cause. When I played with the cyclops cueball on the bar tables, they played good. I don't think they mix well with the measle ball.
Lou, was that the red circle ball? It does it alot with Centenial object balls.
Regards & Best Wishes,
Rick
I have been skeptical of the balls myself, but reserved any opinion until I get some play time with them and formed my own opinion.
However, hearing this from someone I knew and banged balls around with from time to time, nearly 20 years ago (wow, it has been that long). I trust his evaluation & opinion completely. Chris is a good guy, back then we were just kids and even then he was a good person, good shooter and kept clear of the bad stuff (wish I could say the same, I made many bad choices).
I will still reserve my opinions until I get to play with the Cylop brand balls, but I can not ignore the comments made here by Chris. I also applaud him for being outspoken and honest about his opinions, that's a rare thing in these days.
Dopc.
However, hearing this from someone I knew and banged balls around with from time to time, nearly 20 years ago (wow, it has been that long). I trust his evaluation & opinion completely. Chris is a good guy, back then we were just kids and even then he was a good person, good shooter and kept clear of the bad stuff (wish I could say the same, I made many bad choices).
I will still reserve my opinions until I get to play with the Cylop brand balls, but I can not ignore the comments made here by Chris. I also applaud him for being outspoken and honest about his opinions, that's a rare thing in these days.
Dopc.