The difference in weight between snooker and billiard balls

[Shockerz]

I guess the biggest thing for me is that the white definitely reacts differently and I figured it felt like the billiard balls were heavier.

I have the scales by the door so will find out when Ii pop down for a club comp tonight.

[billabong]

I guess the biggest thing for me is that the white definitely reacts differently and I figured it felt like the billiard balls were heavier.

I have the scales by the door so will find out when Ii pop down for a club comp tonight.

My set of Billiard balls are Aramith Tournament champion pro cups :-

Red = 141.45g
Yellow = 141.43g
White = 141.38g

so only only 0.07g difference ( I'm still rubbish at it though ).

[Shockerz]

My set of Billiard balls are Aramith Tournament champion pro cups :-

Red = 141.45g
Yellow = 141.43g
White = 141.38g

so only only 0.07g difference ( I'm still rubbish at it though ).

Well shut my mouth!

Billiards Balls
White: 141g
Yellow: 143g
Red: 142g

Snooker Balls:
White: 142g
Red: 143g


So, there must be ghosts as I would have bet a small fortune the balls were heavier!

Both sets were bought the same time, both are Aramith and both are Tournament so I guess it'sin my head!

[DeanH]

well it has been said many times - a lot about snooker is "in the head"

[Shockerz]

well it has been said many times - a lot about snooker is "in the head"

Gonna play in my head from now on.......

[jonny66]

I'm really good at in-offs when I play snooker. I'd bet I couldn't get the white in for love nor money if I ever played billiards, probably because the balls are heavier

[Shockerz]

I'm really good at in-offs when I play snooker. I'd bet I couldn't get the white in for love nor money if I ever played billiards, probably because the balls are heavier

Just go for pots then jonny and you should get plenty of in offs.

It's always a little amusing when I see a good snooker player potting the red a couple of dozen times on the trot to the utter disgust of a billiard player and I can still hear the words of a highly respected billiards player from the eighties shouting, "BILLIARDS NOT ******* SNOOKER!"

................I think I need to get them scales fixed.

[vmax]

It's always a little amusing when I see a good snooker player potting the red a couple of dozen times on the trot to the utter disgust of a billiard player and I can still hear the words of a highly respected billiards player from the eighties shouting, "BILLIARDS NOT ******* SNOOKER!"

It's potting their cue ball and double baulking that really gets them, something I did quite often when I first started to play the game. After a while you realise that it dramatically cuts down your options so you learn to control the three balls instead of just the two required for snooker.
An in off follwed by a long cross double cannon to bring the three together near the top cushion is first point of call when I play, from there it's cannon pot, cannon pot as often as you can to keep the red on the top/black spot.
And the in offs become easier when you learn to use side to spin the cue ball in off the jaws.

[Shockerz]

It's potting their cue ball and double baulking that really gets them, something I did quite often when I first started to play the game. After a while you realise that it dramatically cuts down your options so you learn to control the three balls instead of just the two required for snooker.
An in off follwed by a long cross double cannon to bring the three together near the top cushion is first point of call when I play, from there it's cannon pot, cannon pot as often as you can to keep the red on the top/black spot.
And the in offs become easier when you learn to use side to spin the cue ball in off the jaws.

I only play once a year in the club comps so by the time I've got used to it it's all over. Only played once in the last 2 years but managed a 63 which is very good for me as a non player (we won't mention the flukes in there!).

Looks like a really nice flowing game if you could play regularly and learn how to keep the breaks going.

We used to have a decent regular century breaker who used to play in there but he moved on; it was nice to watch when he get a run on.

[cpserrao]

An in off follwed by a long cross double cannon to bring the three together near the top cushion is first point of call when I play...

In billiards parlance its called a drop cannon. Being a billiards player myself, I can attest nothing more irritating than seeing a snooker player scoring prolifically by potting the red a dozen times and then invariably potting your cue ball and leaving you double baulked. Grrr...

[vmax]

In billiards parlance its called a drop cannon. Being a billiards player myself, I can attest nothing more irritating than seeing a snooker player scoring prolifically by potting the red a dozen times and then invariably potting your cue ball and leaving you double baulked. Grrr...

Drop cannon, thanks for the terminology.