Product Review - Aramith Pro Cup Cue Ball
April 21st, 2008 by admin
I’m sure you’ve all seen it before. It gets more TV time than any pro pool player and for the past few years has been by far the most popular cue ball on the market. Even so, I figured I’d share my $.02 on the ubiquitous Aramith Pro Cup (aka Measles) Ball.
So, why spend 30 bucks on a cue ball you might ask. There’s really only one reason: feedback. When you play with a regular cue ball and use English, you get very little visual feedback. Sure, you can see the general trajectory of the ball, but you can’t see any spin. The measles ball shows you how much spin you’ve intentionally or unintentionally put on the ball. It also happens to be an Aramith ball, so you’re getting the highest quality cue ball on the market.
That being said, if you’re really cheap, you don’t need to spend that kind of scratch on a cue ball. You could buy a standard Aramith cue ball and go ghetto style on it, coloring in big red dots on the ball. This will give you the same feedback, but the real feedback you get will be from all the other pool players who see your homemade ball and call you a cheap tool until you submit and get a real measles ball.
In all seriousness though, if you want to get better at playing pool, you really should pick one up.
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August 13th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
is this ball really worth it
August 13th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Absolutely! The ball gives an amazing amount of feedback and is totally worth the 25-30 bucks.
September 21st, 2008 at 9:08 pm
i m hearing all these great things about the measle ball, however i am still uncertain i am a amateur pool player with limites sksills can this ball really help and if so whaere can i pick on eup at the most resasonable price and do you recommend any other tools that may help my game.
September 22nd, 2008 at 7:14 am
Most places are selling it for $25-30. The reason to get the ball is the feedback you get from it. You can see how much spin you’re putting on the ball, the direction of the spin, etc. The other training tool I really like is the Jim Rempe training ball. Perfect for beginners.
September 23rd, 2008 at 9:52 pm
i have the jim rempe ball it is too complicated for beginners. I really dont understand it. I think i may try the measle ball
October 4th, 2008 at 1:33 am
i am really trying to understand the game of pool, the stance, the bridge how to handlethe game etc do you have any advice or a website where i can get information.