What type of balls should I buy?

The issue with the Cyclop, if the play noticeably different than the others, there is no poolroom or tournament that is using them (outside of the BCA amateur they were debut in). So why get a set that plays different from a set you'd be using outside the house? It will just make you say "hm.. that would have gone at my house". A bit like having 5" pockets at your home table and going to a tournament that uses 4.5" pockets. All of a sudden you are not the A player you though you were ;)

This is why I wanted to get a GCIII for my house, and was about to, but then I found a free 8' table in great shape and could not pass up that price hehe.
 
hang-the-9 said:
The issue with the Cyclop, if the play noticeably different than the others, there is no poolroom or tournament that is using them (outside of the BCA amateur they were debut in). So why get a set that plays different from a set you'd be using outside the house? It will just make you say "hm.. that would have gone at my house". A bit like having 5" pockets at your home table and going to a tournament that uses 4.5" pockets. All of a sudden you are not the A player you though you were ;)

This is why I wanted to get a GCIII for my house, and was about to, but then I found a free 8' table in great shape and could not pass up that price hehe.
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Conditions cannot be duplicated from place to place. If the room you play in has dirty balls, should you play with dirty balls at home? What happens if you show up to your room and they suddenly clean the balls? Are you screwed? If you are an A player, you should be able to adjust fairly quick. I think the Cyclop balls cut truer and actually play more consistently for a longer period of time because they stay clean longer. They throw a hair more that the Cents or Aramiths. Again, an A player should be able to notice this and adjust accordingly within a few shots.
 
jhanso18 said:
This is what I was hoping to read! I may try them out. I'm down to Aramith tourney balls, or cyclops, WITH THE FUNKY COLORS!!!! Just cuz...
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I personally like the funky colors. But they could be 7 shades uglier and I think I'd still prefer them. I don't know how they stay so clean so long, but they've RUINED me for all other sets. :)
 
I was going to say, round ones, because the square ones don't roll well.

Coming from Canada, we get square tire syndrome in the winter quite often.
 
rexus31 said:
I think the Cyclop balls cut truer and actually play more consistently for a longer period of time because they stay clean longer. They throw a hair more that the Cents or Aramiths. Again, an A player should be able to notice this and adjust accordingly within a few shots.
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Funny, in the POV interview Paul Smith from Diamond claims they throw less than other phenolic sets.

I'm happy at home with my Cents. Not only do they play good, they are just too handsome for their own good. Mine are an older set (white box, blue lettering) I got new in the box from a guy liquidating equipment from a room he used to own. If Paul Smith is telling the truth, Cyclop is using the same recipe as Aramith used for mine way back then. I have no idea if they still use the same resin in the newer Cents, but mine are pretty much scratch free after lots of use.
 
get the Super Pro

Billiard_Junkie said:
Hi, I am a newer billiards player and my son and I are addicted. We bought our second table (Canada Billiards Black Crown II) which came with Simonis 860. I had a previous set from our import table and did not know that they are more prone to leaving burn marks. I am trying to decide on billiard balls. I have been researching and guess choices are Aramith Premier, Premium Super Pro and Centennials. I really don't know if jumping from Premier/Premium to Pro would result in less burns or if once you are at the Aramith level, the balls are all good. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
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you won't buy balls for a long time....for the few extra dollars buy the best
 
I ended up buying Aramith Premium balls. The odd thing is when I hold an Aramith ball versus the Chinese ball, the latter feels heavier. I don't have a scale at home and I am unsure if it is in my head but even the play feels much different. Balls seem to roll more and takes much less effort to push the cue ball across the table.
 
JohnPT said:
I like the look of the Tournament set.

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this.:thumbup:
 
stefunny823 said:
I have both Centennials and Cyclop and use Aramith pros in tournaments at my local pool hall. I can vouch for Cyclop. They play like Centennials but stay cleaner WAY longer, skid less, and they cost less! At least mine did, bought a used set at the BCA nationals last year for $150. If you can find Cyclop, I think they're the way to go. As for the cue balls, I personally replace mine about once a year and keep multiples of each commonly used ones that way I can practice before a tournament with the cue ball I'll be using. I'd recommend buying a measle ball and a red circle and getting comfortable with both. The cyclop cue ball is great too and I think it plays pretty similar to the red circle.
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^^Co-sign,, I have both centennials and had super aramiths, also played with aramith tournament set before. Imo Cyclop is the best set available currently.
 
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