After 5 years of beating up my set of Brunswick Centennial balls, I splurged on a new set of Super Aramith TV Pro-Cup balls. The first thing I did was weigh each ball, twice, right after unpacking, so there would be no chalk or other schmutz on them to interfere with accuracy. Here are the results:
Weights (using digital scale):
One ball is 168 grams
Eleven balls are 169 grams each (includes the "measle" cue ball)
Four balls are 170 grams each
Yo, Aramith! We can put a man on the moon (so I'm told), but can't make billiard balls of consistent weight? What's up with that?
3 comments:
Right. I doubt they wouldn't make the "popular balls" slightly heavier (like cue ball, 1, 2, 3) so over time they would wear differently and become the same weight.
I read somewhere people should replace their cue ball every few years to account for the excessive wear on it.
I cannot determine what Aramith says about the precision of their balls. Brunswick says their Centennials are accurate to 1/1000 inch which translates to about 167.7 to 170.3 grams if 169 grams is the norm. Our newer technologies should be able to improve on this.
It is not possible to have an exact science, the balls are manufactured to certain tolerances, but by the nature that means there will be difference. I am still surprised by your results though.
I don't think you can actually feel the 1 gram difference.
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