What kind of cue ball is this?

Dead Money

Dead Money

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Ok, here is one for ya'll cue ball experts. Last night I played in a local tourney which was played on 8 foot Gold Crowns with Brunswick Centenial Object balls. My question is about the Cue Balls they were using... The Cue balls where the exact same size as the object balls but were noticeably heavier and had a Blue Marking that looked sort of like an "S." Needless to say it screwed with my shape play quite a bit as I was unable to adapt to it before matches began. Any idea what this mystery ball is?



























P.S. Yes, I searched and no I don't have a picture of the blue marking on the ball I am talking about:eek: :D
 
I'm going to guess Aramith green logo cueball.

Does this look familiar?

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From Aramith-
"This cue ball is made for coin op tables that return the ball at the break end. It does not have the magnet in the middle of the ball however. The magnetized properties are spread through the ball. This enables this cue ball to perform like the regulation Red Circle cue ball. Tired of not getting good ball reaction on a bar box? This is the cue ball for you."
 
desert1pocket said:
I'm going to guess Aramith green logo cueball.

Does this look familiar?

amc.jpg

From Aramith-
"This cue ball is made for coin op tables that return the ball at the break end. It does not have the magnet in the middle of the ball however. The magnetized properties are spread through the ball. This enables this cue ball to perform like the regulation Red Circle cue ball. Tired of not getting good ball reaction on a bar box? This is the cue ball for you."
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Ya I saw the green one, but no blue one with the Aramith logo... Maybe an older model
 
BPG24 said:
Ya I saw the green one, but no blue one with the Aramith logo... Maybe an older model
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I've seen many of them that look much more blue than green. Maybe bad lighting, wear and tear, bad batch of ink, or whatever. I think it's a safe bet that it was the aramith green logo.
 
That looks like it just might be the ball in question. I am going to get back by there sometime in the next week or so and I'll look at the balls again and hopefully snap a picture of it too.
 
Its an aramith ball that comes with the some of their newer ball sets, they are a heavier than the red circles. Looksa likea this..........

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a room here has them on 1/2 their tables and its tough to adjust during a tournament IMO moving back and forth from these to a red circle.......... just use less follow on follow shots and more draw on draw shots........

Eric.
 
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those ball i dont like
funny to me they play

leuge i play in use them at bars but i try to switch always
 
I rack balls said:
Its an aramith ball that comes with the some of their newer ball sets, they are a heavier than the red circles. Looksa likea this..........

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a room here has them on 1/2 their tables and its tough to adjust during a tournament IMO moving back and forth from these to a red circle.......... just use less follow on follow shots and more draw on draw shots........

Eric.
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Thanks, that is it for sure!! Ball is a slug..ugh! Thanks for all the replies ya'll:)
 
There is one with that logo on it where I play but it has a red logo. Plays like crap after using a red circle cue ball.


Gary
 
I rack balls said:
Its an aramith ball that comes with the some of their newer ball sets, they are a heavier than the red circles. Looksa likea this..........

xfbndxfnxdf.jpg


a room here has them on 1/2 their tables and its tough to adjust during a tournament IMO moving back and forth from these to a red circle.......... just use less follow on follow shots and more draw on draw shots........

Eric.
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That is the exact ball that came with my PREMIUM Arimith Pool Ball set. Mine however weighs the same as the object balls. One thing I noticed is that it is made from a different resin than the red circles and it gets covered with marks a lot easier.

Vinnie
 
Dead Money said:
Ok, here is one for ya'll cue ball experts. Last night I played in a local tourney which was played on 8 foot Gold Crowns with Brunswick Centenial Object balls. My question is about the Cue Balls they were using... The Cue balls where the exact same size as the object balls but were noticeably heavier and had a Blue Marking that looked sort of like an "S." Needless to say it screwed with my shape play quite a bit as I was unable to adapt to it before matches began. Any idea what this mystery ball is?
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Since you were not on a barbox it was probably not the green one. But the blue one should be the same weight as the object ball and not really a slug. But not as easy to move as a red circle
 
Weight

I just weighed it, and it has the same weight as the measle ball, 5.9oz. Not sure why it wouldn't play the same.
 
UPlayLucky said:
I just weighed it, and it has the same weight as the measle ball, 5.9oz. Not sure why it wouldn't play the same.
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Are they made out of the same materials? I think the measels ball is more expensive... But that may be because of the TV exposure
 
BPG24 said:
Are they made out of the same materials? I think the measels ball is more expensive... But that may be because of the TV exposure
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This has been discussed in several other threads. With the exception of barbox cueballs, all cueballs should weigh the same, and be the same size. There are slight variances from manufacturing tolerances, and wear can change this as well, but the main difference in cueballs is the material they are made of. Blue circle, (and I'm assuming blue logo) balls are made of the same phenolic resin as the object balls. Red circle and aramith red logo balls are made of the same resin as carom balls, which is more resilient. The more resilient a ball is, the easier it is to draw, and the harder it is to follow, and visa versa. There are measles balls made from both types of resin, but the more common measles ball is the aramith super pro, which is made from the same carom ball resin as the red logo. There are also cheaper ball sets and cueballs made from things like polyester resin that play much differently than any of the premium balls mentioned above.
 
desert1pocket said:
This has been discussed in several other threads. With the exception of barbox cueballs, all cueballs should weigh the same, and be the same size. There are slight variances from manufacturing tolerances, and wear can change this as well, but the main difference in cueballs is the material they are made of. Blue circle, (and I'm assuming blue logo) balls are made of the same phenolic resin as the object balls. Red circle and aramith red logo balls are made of the same resin as carom balls, which is more resilient. The more resilient a ball is, the easier it is to draw, and the harder it is to follow, and visa versa. There are measles balls made from both types of resin, but the more common measles ball is the aramith super pro, which is made from the same carom ball resin as the red logo. There are also cheaper ball sets and cueballs made from things like polyester resin that play much differently than any of the premium balls mentioned above.
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While they do play differently, the name of the game is "Adapt!"

It's gotta be one of the toughest things to do in pool.

Flex
 
desert1pocket said:
This has been discussed in several other threads. With the exception of barbox cueballs, all cueballs should weigh the same, and be the same size. There are slight variances from manufacturing tolerances, and wear can change this as well, but the main difference in cueballs is the material they are made of. Blue circle, (and I'm assuming blue logo) balls are made of the same phenolic resin as the object balls. Red circle and aramith red logo balls are made of the same resin as carom balls, which is more resilient. The more resilient a ball is, the easier it is to draw, and the harder it is to follow, and visa versa. There are measles balls made from both types of resin, but the more common measles ball is the aramith super pro, which is made from the same carom ball resin as the red logo. There are also cheaper ball sets and cueballs made from things like polyester resin that play much differently than any of the premium balls mentioned above.
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Thanks....

I have always liked the Red Circle ball because I thought it was easier to move around when needed.... Like many amateur players, I use draw too much...
 
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