You Be The Judge.......

[Bavafongoul]

Hang-the-9......read your post and I concur it would have been a better comparison.
I like the tournament series look but I see it differently than how you described things.

I think the Aramith tournament design actually tries to emulate the Centennial appearance.
The Brunswick Centennial design has been around a really long time and sets the bar height.

The tournament design was introduced long after the Centennial design became popular.
Nonetheless, it ranks #2 above the Cyclop design and of course, the Centennial design is #1....IMO.

 

[Bavafongoul]

Well, 8 people said the pool ball design doesn't matter to them......do you buy it?

If these same 8 people went into the pool hall and the guy at the front counter has 10 pool ball trays stacked behind him and 2 sets were Centennials,
1 was Cyclop, and 2 were Aramith Toutnament sets and the other 5 sets were just random brand names, I submit the majority of these 8 players would
care which set the fellow at the counter handed them. Furthermore, I also submit they might even point to one of these 5 mentioned sets and ask for one.

Maybe they won't spend the money to get a set for their own play & use but I don't buy it that the design of the pool ball is inconsequential. The design of
the pool ball does not make you play a bit better...it's all about enjoyment...esthetics of playing. Sure, if you play at a pool hall where all the sets are
mismatched, then you just don't care anymore...at that pool hall. However, go somewhere else and play with clean, nice condition, matched set of pool balls,
those same people appreciate the difference.

Now I don't purport to be able to read into the hearts & souls of these respondents....I'm sure that thedesign of a pool ball doesn't matter to some but I think
it's just tempting for people to respond with "It doesn't matter.". I'm reminded of pool cues and how some people will say "I don't care what cue you give me,
I play the same with any cue I use...doesn't matter a bit to me.".Well, I am not one of those players and the cue is important to me......and I can play with any
set of pool balls in a match or a tournament just like my opponents......but I admit that I'd rather play with a nice set of pool balls over just any set. So for me,
the appearance does matter and I have this suspicion that not every one of the 8 that voted "design doesn't matter" genuinely feels that way.

Poll continues through the end of the month (30 days).....be sure to vote......I estimated a popularity ratio of 3:1 or maybe even 4:1 Centennials over Cyclop.
If the I don't care votes are discounted since it's essentially a neutral vote and does not affect the vote outcome, the Centennials are running at 3:1 over both
Cyclop designs. One subset trend does surprise me is how poorly the Cyclop skittles design has done in the voting and by the way, it was the skittles design
that started me to originally criticize the Cyclop design because I actually "dislike" the skittles colors. Apparently the majority of votes overwhelmingly agrees,
at least so far. The skittles set is losing to the Centennial design by almost 13:1 right now.......Hoopla.....hype....hyperbole?.......You decide and stay tuned.

Matt B.[/COLOR]

 

[hang-the-9]

Hang-the-9......read your post and I concur it would have been a better comparison.
I like the tournament series look but I see it differently than how you described things.

I think the Aramith tournament design actually tries to emulate the Centennial appearance.
The Brunswick Centennial design has been around a really long time and sets the bar height.

The tournament design was introduced long after the Centennial design became popular.
Nonetheless, it ranks #2 above the Cyclop design and of course, the Centennial design is #1....IMO.

Aramith Tournament, yes are closer to how the Centenials look, and I really like both of them. The Tournaments do play a lot tougher than any set I tried, but also play true. If you have a weaker stoke, the Tournaments will expose you. Much like playing on 4.5 or under pockets will expose a weaker shot maker.

I meant the Aramith Pro sets and bolow, those look a lot like the Cyclop balls. I like the design of any of them really, although the Centennials and the Armamith Tournaments are my favorite. I guess it's a bit different comparison you were going after, more of which design you like better between the two styles.

I'd like to see some good pictures like you took comparing all the ball sets, especially the Armaith Pro and the Cyclop since their design is very similar.

 

[Bavafongoul]

It would be great to do that but unfortunately, I do not have a tournament set at this time to photograph.
I think lining the identical numbered pool balls side by side helps facilitate a better overall comparison, especially with the colors, tones & numbers.

 

[krupa]

Well, 8 people said the pool ball design doesn't matter to them......do you buy it?

If these same 8 people went into the pool hall and the guy at the front counter has 10 pool ball trays stacked behind him and 2 sets were Centennials,
1 was Cyclop, and 2 were Aramith Toutnament sets and the other 5 sets were just random brand names, I submit the majority of these 8 players would
care which set the fellow at the counter handed them. Furthermore, I also submit they might even point to one of these 5 mentioned sets and ask for one.

I totally buy it that 8 or more people don't really care. I answered the poll based on my preference as if I were going to purchase a new set of balls.

If I walked into a pool room and there was a set of centennials, cyclops, etc. on the counter, I wouldn't care one bit which set I was given so long as they were clean.

 

[JBB2388]

Nothing even comes close to looking better than centennials in my opinion.

 

[NYC cue dude]

It's so not even a competition, that this is a waste of time. Centennials are for when you want to play pool. Cyclops are for when you are forced to play pool and your two options are cyclops or cyclops.

 

[Bavafongoul]

Krupa....you are a rarity nowadays.......I think most people wouldn't feel that way. Too many pool halls
don't regularly clean their sets for the playing public....maybe once a week and the sets get dirty like the tables.

I carry three table brushes and every pool hall I've been to always needs to have the tables cleaned more often.
On every table I play I wipe down the rails with damp paper towels before playing and the chalk that's removed is
eye-popping. What do you think happens when players leave the chalk upside down on the rails in between shots.
In fact, that's why I also carry a pool apron for the tables that are really dirty.

 

[krupa]

Krupa....you are a rarity nowadays.......I think most people wouldn't feel that way. Too many pool halls
don't regularly clean their sets for the playing public....maybe once a week and the sets get dirty like the tables.

I carry three table brushes and every pool hall I've been to always needs to have the tables cleaned more often.
On every table I play I wipe down the rails with damp paper towels before playing and the chalk that's removed is
eye-popping. What do you think happens when players leave the chalk upside down on the rails in between shots.
In fact, that's why I also carry a pool apron for the tables that are really dirty.

Well, if all the pool balls were equally dirty or equally clean, I wouldn't care what I got. If I was handed a filthy set of balls when there were gleaming sets next to them; I'd ask for the clean ones.

 

[cuesblues]

Voted Centennial, but I actually play more on the Skittle balls.