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05-19-2013 , 03:55 AM

sorrow

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,531

How much of a beating can super aramith balls take before they are no longer 'competition quality'?

I've never really given it much consideration before, but I have to assume that the balls eventually degrade in quality through the beating they take, even if they are washed and cleaned daily.

Any suggestions?

05-21-2013 , 06:03 PM

Banzai

veteran

Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,321

Are you taking about professional level quality or serious amateur quality?

For the latter, I would say many years but of course it mostly depends on hours of usage rather than elapsed time.

05-21-2013 , 11:46 PM

sorrow

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,531

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banzai

Are you taking about professional level quality or serious amateur quality?

For the latter, I would say many years but of course it mostly depends on hours of usage rather than elapsed time.

I guess somewhere between serious amateur and professional. We do the representative sides but also some decent sized money play.

The balls get good usage on average 3-4 hours a day most of the year.

05-25-2013 , 04:53 PM

runout_mick

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,171

I had a set of Aramith Pro balls with literally thousands of hours on them and no signs of any degradation of performance. It's not worth worrying about.

09-18-2013 , 08:44 AM

TheRealFatboy

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 165

Quote:

Originally Posted by sorrow

couple years, buy a good set of calipers and measure them , the head ball(usually the one ball will get smaller first) the CB cue ball will wear out long before the balls do. And Cue Balls last for a year with 50 hours/week playing 9ball(harder on the balls than one pocket)

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