Best English 8ball balls?

[burwatchampion]

Hi all what are the best english 8ball (2") spots and stripes you can buy?

The best ive found are aramith premier.

If you know of better 2" balls where can i buy them?

[Shanghai Matt]

arimaths are standard, and therefore i'd say bast. why spots and stripes though??

[burwatchampion]

Well i know for a fact that the reds and yellows only go up to a certain standard and the large spots and stipes go up to superpro.

So i was wondering if the small spots & stripes went up to a higher quality than the reds and yellows do?

Or if there was a better quality spot and stripe avaliable?:)

[DavisFan76]

Well i know for a fact that the reds and yellows only go up to a certain standard and the large spots and stipes go up to superpro.

So i was wondering if the small spots & stripes went up to a higher quality than the reds and yellows do?

Or if there was a better quality spot and stripe avaliable?:)

Aramith are recognised as the best:

http://www.thurston.co.uk/Pages/ProductCategory.aspx?id=&CategoryID=99&ItemID=3736-S&page= will see you right for red/yellow 8-ball.

http://www.thurston.co.uk/Pages/ProductCategory.aspx?id=&CategoryID=99&ItemID=A4430&page= should take care of your Spots/Stripes 8-ball/9-ball needs.

Read why Aramith are the best here:

http://www.saluc.com/html/billiard/index.php

From what I've been told, don't touch SuperPro (their chalk is absolutely terrible for example - and I speak from experience as far as that's concerned) or any other ball make. Aramith look better, play better and last longer, so it's worth paying a little extra. SuperPro is merely a brand name and isn't a reflection of the product quality.

[submarine]

Sound advice from DavisFan here

[DavisFan76]

Sound advice from DavisFan here

I made the mistake of settling for the SuperPro chalk that came with the table and not only does it mark the balls up something rotten, you can hardly get any spin at all with it! I tried Triangle (Green) and on my first screw back attempt, the ball sprang back at me as though it had the fright of its life!

[submarine]

I got a BCE accessory pack from one of mates for Christmas consisting of tips, superpro chalk, magnetic chalk holder, tip-shaper, clamp, adhesive and cue cloth. The flat tips and suparo chalk went straight in the bin. Surprised BCE send out such rubbish, they must know it's crap.

[DavisFan76]

I got a BCE accessory pack from one of mates for Christmas consisting of tips, superpro chalk, magnetic chalk holder, tip-shaper, clamp, adhesive and cue cloth. The flat tips and suparo chalk went straight in the bin. Surprised BCE send out such rubbish, they must know it's crap.

Agreed, they should really try to keep to the high standards that made them what they are! Personally, I think it was an error to diversify and start making football/hockey tables as well, they should give snooker the priority, because that's what made them the name they are today. I would've stuck with their old logo as well:

Edit: Strange, the 'insert image' button seems to have done a disappearing act.

[Watford]

Hi all what are the best english 8ball (2") spots and stripes you can buy?

The best ive found are aramith premier.

If you know of better 2" balls where can i buy them?

I use Aramith Premier my mate has standard I think premier are better. More shine for longer!
Never found anything as good as Aramith.

[JazzyJust]

Aramith Premier are the best 8 balls you can get in spot and stripes.

[JazzyJust]

Was going to add to replace a set or reds and yellows.

Was also going to send you a PM but from reason I can't due to not having permission, if you want to e-mail me about a set I would b more then willing to help you.

My e-mail j.anderson@baizeltd.com

[DavisFan76]

Aramith Premier are the best 8 balls you can get in spot and stripes.

And snooker, UK 8-ball, billiards and any other cue sport you can think of. They're used by the pros, so there can't be any others worth thinking about. They're not too expensive either, at least, not at my size (1 7/8).