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I have cents too w/ the blue circle CB. Sometimes I use the measles (red dot) when playing 9 and 10 ball. But for 14.1 and 8 ball, I like the blue circle CB.
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I have a set of Cents. I use a Measles CB. Found it to weigh the same as the other balls in the set. Found that my 11 ball was off by one gram.
Would recommend getting a scale and weighing all of the balls in the set and sending back any that are different. My set was a few years old before I had a scale.
I would also get a variety of CBs to use just for reference.
Would recommend getting a scale and weighing all of the balls in the set and sending back any that are different. My set was a few years old before I had a scale.
I would also get a variety of CBs to use just for reference.
There are only 2 cue balls I dont like. The oversized cb on old barboxes and the heavy magnet barbox cb. Any other ball doesnt bother me.
I don't know who told you the blue circle is not good, but they are wrong - it is a premium Saluc (Aramith) ball. The blue circle is what you want for this set. Weigh it on a scale and compare it to the other balls in the set - they should match.
The red circle is typically lighter and will react differently. Measels ball is fine if you like looking at it (which I don't). The Aramith blue logo ball will work too. The main thing I look for in a cue ball is to have the same weight as the rest of the balls.
Chris
OK, Ive question about the blue circle versus red circle. Since the Cents and Super Pros are the same ball with only the graphics being different, why wouldn't these two cue balls also be the same, with just different graphics.
I mean, if the cue balls are different then either the Cents or the Super Pros are not a matched set, right?
I mean, if the cue balls are different then either the Cents or the Super Pros are not a matched set, right?
No, because Super Aramith Pro sets do not come with the Aramith red-circle cue ball. The cue balls that currently come with, and previously came with, the Super Aramith Pro sets are made from the same resin and to the same specifications as the rest of the balls in the sets. This includes the Aramith red-logo cue ball, the six-red-dots (measles) cue ball, and the red-triangle cue ball. Differences in new balls in diameter or weight from one cue ball to another, or from one object ball to another within a set, or from the balls in one set to the balls in another set, are just production variances. Differences in diameter or weight in used balls can result from use as well as from small differences in the balls when they were new.
The blue-circle cue ball sold with Brunswick Centennial sets is made from the same resin and to the same specifications as the cue balls mentioned in the previous paragraph.
The resin used to make the red-circle cue ball is different from the resin used for Centennials, Super Aramith Pro's, and all four of the cue balls mentioned in the previous two paragraphs. The resin in the red-circle cue ball is also used in Carom Aramith sets.
The source of my information on the resins and spec's is e-mail messages to me from the Saluc company in response to questions from me in 2008.
Edit: I should add that the more recent introduction of the Aramith Tournament balls leads to some new questions. Saluc says these balls, including the black-logo-inside-a-split-circle cue ball that comes with the set, are made from a new, improved Duramith resin. Some people seem to feel the Tournament balls play a bit differently from the Centennials and Super Aramith Pro's. Will Saluc reserve the new resin just for the Tournament sets in the future? If the new resin really is better, won't Brunswick want it in the Centennial-labeled balls? Will we know when/if a change is made in Centennials or Super Aramith Pro's? Or will they discontinue Super Aramith Pro's at some point?
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T/Y for that. I get it now. I thought the red circle ball was the ball that came with the Super Pros.
BTW, in your reference to set matching (size, weight) I would think that color matching would also be part of the process they use when putting a ball set together, since colors may vary slightly from one batch to the other.
In regard to your edit: Was wondering all those same things about the new Tournament set.
T/Y for that. I get it now. I thought the red circle ball was the ball that came with the Super Pros.
BTW, in your reference to set matching (size, weight) I would think that color matching would also be part of the process they use when putting a ball set together, since colors may vary slightly from one batch to the other.
In regard to your edit: Was wondering all those same things about the new Tournament set.
The Chevy Corvette and the Cobalt are also made by the same people, yet they have slightly different performance characteristics.
The Aramith Super Pro Cue ball has some kind of coating that supposedly makes it more resistant to burn marks (and dirt accumulation). However, I believe this also makes it play a little slipperier--it tends to slide more before spin grabs. Also, on average the Aramith Super Pro cue ball is slightly lighter than the other balls (approx 5.95 oz, vs. 6.0 oz for blue circle). This provides a different play "feel" between the Centennials and the Super Pros.
Personally I think the blue circle is the most consistent and natural playing cue ball out there right now.
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