Best Pool Balls

It is believed that diameter and spherical shape are the main features that determine the quality of pool balls. However, there is one more characteristic that shouldn’t be underestimated, it's their balance. When it comes to this aspect, the Aramith Premium Set is second to none. The smooth phenolic resin these balls are made of is evenly distributed over each one. Thanks to this very feature, you can be sure that the balls will always follow the path you choose. Try the Aramith Premium Set out, and you won’t be able to return to playing pool balls of lower quality anymore.

One more reason for considering the Aramith Premium Ball Set is Vitrotech technology applied during its production. Not only does this technology harden the surface of the balls but also vitrifies it. Consequently, such outer structure of the balls makes them resistant to high temperatures that appear when they roll over the table cloth. As a result, pool balls serve you longer than you expect while billiard cloth remains as good as new. So if you want all your pool equipment, including the table, last you a lifetime, choose Saluc production and enjoy every game.

It may be interesting for you that in some cases certain pool balls might differ from a common color scheme. For example, the ball number 4 may be pink instead of purple. This means that a particular ball is made specifically for games broadcasted by TV. The purple color on TV-screen might be mixed with other dark colors and the ball will be hard to recognize on the playground. That is why the light pink color is prefered. The color style of this ball set is also done in compliance with official pool standards. The colors are very sharp and contrasting on the playfield surface. They are perfectly polished to ensure swift rolling. You will feel ultimate comfort playing pool with these balls.

For centuries the balls for billiards and pool were made of ivory. Male tusks could be used only to make second-grade balls. The tusk has a channel containing capillaries and nerves inside. Tusks of female elephants have these channels located exactly in the center, while in tusks of males such channels turn to the side-walls. As a result, balls made of ivory from the male tusks may be off-balance. Manufacturers also preferred supplies of tusks of Indian elephants, because they were longer than those of African animals. On average, one set of balls costs lives of two elephants. That was why by mid-XIX century synthetic materials were invented to replace natural ivory in the manufacturing of balls for pool and billiards.

To get even more delight from your pool game you should take a look at cues recommended by pool experts, and a set of cue tips that may turn your play to be much more efficient.

The color and number distribution of balls in the set also follows the standard recommendations: 1 is for the yellow ball, 2 is for the blue, 3 is for the red, 4 is for the violet, 5 is for the orange, 6 is for the green and 7 is for the dark-brown. The balls number 9 – 15 have the same sequence of colors and a wide stripe in the middle. The set includes also two other balls: the cue ball of the white color with no number and the black ball with number “8”. The balls of standard colors are clearly visible on the playfield cloth.

In the past, the game of billiards attracted many famous enthusiasts such as:  Louis XI and Louis XIV of France, Marie Antoinette and Mary, the Queen of Scots, Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll, Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, and many other prominent personalities. We believe they all had their own tables, balls and cues to play the game. A legendary captain Mango, who has reportedly invented a leather tip of the cue, is told to have a billiard table in his prison cell.

If you have already purchased a set of balls like the Aramith Crown Standard Billiard/Pool 16-Ball Set and you want to enjoy playing it for many years, you should be careful with it and treat it properly. For this purpose, we recommend buying a special ball cleaner and a polishing brush.

The Iszy Billiards Classic Pool/Billiard Ball Set is of the traditional color style used for pool balls complimented with a handsome inscription in Art number style. As usual, there are seven colors of the balls: yellow, blue, red, violet/purple, orange, green and dark-brown. The balls bearing numbers 1 through 7 are solid and 9 through 15 striped. The ball number 8 is black and the cue ball is white. The colors are sharply visible on the playground and will not be mixed with other things during the game.

It is a fascinating fact that there were times, when billiards has been illegal and believed to be immoral in many countries worldwide. The church has persecuted and punished numerous champions of this game. In early years of the American pool, "a pool-parlor" had the same status as a bookmaker’s office, gambling saloon or sweepstake’s point.  Many states prohibited the pool. Even the third US President Thomas Jefferson had to conceal a pool table in his residence.

To make your pool game even more exciting, we would like to recommend some useful accessories. In order to organize the balls before playing the game, you will need a high quality triangle.

The Iszy Billiards Marble/Swirl Style Pool/Billiard Ball Set is painted according to the standard color scheme as follows:  yellow – 1, blue – 2, red – 3, purple – 4, orange – 5, green – 6 and brown – 7. The striped balls are numbered from 9 through 15 and colored in the same sequence. As always the cue ball is white and ball 8 is black. You might also like a special color style of this Iszy ball set that makes them look like natural marble balls. This design might pleasantly impress your friends or guests.

The first public club for American pool ever existing was founded in England in the late XVIII century. But that club had only 1 pool table with a single drop pocket! And the largest pool club in the history was built in Detroit in the 20s of XX century. There were over 100 pool tables in that club plus a spectators’ hall for approximately 250 seats.

A set of cues will become a great company to other billiard accessories you've already had.