Re: New Pool Balls - Centennials vs Super Aramith Pro

>The "squiggly 'S' " is the Aramith logo. The red Aramith logo cueball
>comes with the TV Super Pro set as well as being available
>individually from Muellers. The green Aramith logo cueball is the new
>metal-layered barbox cueball. The blue Aramith logo cueball comes with
>the Aramith Premieres. The gray comes with the Stone Set.

I know what the Squiggly S stands for.  However I can't comment on any of the
other Aramith cue balls or ball sets like the Aramith Premiere series as, to
the best of my knowledge, I've never played with any of them, the SA Pro balls
and cue ball being the exceptions.

FWIW, the SA cue balls are also available individually through Ebay for I think
around $11 plus shipping, depending on the seller.

>As far as the red circle Champion cueball goes, a search in Google
>Groups for "red circle Saluc" and author: Simpson shows:
>
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>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=2gncgscpguojup4d9kvaf9ug5099llpr9n%4
04ax.com&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain
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>That is, the red circle cueball is made from a different resin: "Carom
>Resin." Different material, different play.

I figured a red circle was made from different material, just by looking at the
two side by side.  Nonetheless, a red circle definitely plays better IMO and I
get better control with it.  The SA ball is pure crap.

>FWIW, brand new, my red circle weighed 164.6 grams (5.81 oz) and
>2.2390" diameter.

IIRC, my red circle tips the scales at around 5.9 ounces rounded.  That's where
it's supposed to be if I'm not mistaken.

>http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=37a9b2e1.12071247%40news.earthlink.n
et&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain
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>Others have consistently reported blue circle cueballs weighing in at
>5.9-6.0 oz. That is, it implies (but doesn't confirm) that out of the
>manufacturer's hands, the red circle seems to be targeting a lighter
>weight than the blue circle. BTW, according to an e-mail I have from
>Saluc, the cueballs that come with the set have the same tolerances as
>their respective object balls.

Strange, Fred... I wonder why the SA cue balls plays like dog poop, but their
SA Pro balls themselves play just great.  Weird.

And FWIW... I've thought in the past Brunswick's blue circles played on the
light side whenever I used them... easy to draw, didn't follow well.  Perhaps
it's a material used issue as well, I honestly don't know.