Replace the White ball ,Advise please

[dan226]

Hi all, any advise please.
Should I replace the white ball of my Aramith snooker ball set ? It's lost 3 grams on it's weight, now 137 grams. But the others （reds and colours）remain 140 grams .
And any reason why only the cue ball lost weight but the others remain the same?
Many thanks

[Saint Michael]

They are relatively cheap to replace. www.craftsmancues.com
Not sure it'll make a massive difference, but......Personally this would now be in my head. It appears like its in yours.
So for the sake of a few quid. get it changed.

[Cue crafty]

Hi all, any advise please.
Should I replace the white ball of my Aramith snooker ball set ? It's lost 3 grams on it's weight, now 137 grams. But the others （reds and colours）remain 140 grams .
And any reason why only the cue ball lost weight but the others remain the same?
Many thanks

I've read a fair bit about this recently in another thread. The white loses mass because it is the only ball struck. Chalk on the tip is abrasive and so over time a small amount of weight is lost as it is like the cue ball is being sanded down.

The type of things you tend to notice when a cue ball is light is very "zippy" scew back shots and the white can tend to stick to reds when you go into the pack. If you feel position has become harder to judge off the cush etc, this is a sign too that the weight difference has become apparent.

I'm not best placed to say whether replacing the white works well as I haven't done that myself. I believe a number of guys on here have though.

Are you using tournament champion balls?

[Bigmeek]

Hi Dan, personally I would replace the white if you're playing serious snooker. You're right on the borderline of what is officially a "legal" set of balls. For a set to be legal there needs to be no more than 3G difference between the heaviest and the lightest in the set. At 137-140 you're right on the edge.
If you do replace your white you need to take care to get one of the right weight to fit in with your set. I bought a new white a few weeks ago and it was 143g, not much good for you! Something around 141g would be what you're after. Even with a bit of weight loss it would last you a while.

[dan226]

Hi folks, thanks for the advises
Recently I had purchased 3 new Aramith white balls and they are all a little over 141 grams.
I'm using the same Aramith 1g balls set for 3 years, the reds and colours remains 140 grams in weight as we keeping them in good hands , only the white ball lost it's weight.