Aramith Pure Phenolic Pool Balls Regulation Belgian Made Billiard Ball Set

When you open the package you will say wow. They are premium balls for sure. Everyone likes playing with my balls. They roll so nice and you can see the difference on the break. Very pleased and worth every single cent. These are no $50.00 set of balls, I threw those away. You cannot go wrong with these and you will be extremely happy. They are very high quality and very shiny. This was the best $200.19 I ever spent. These are the only set of balls you will ever have to buy. The Vitrotech technology they use makes all the difference and you can see the difference. It is worth the one time expense because you will never need to buy balls again. I run them through the ball polisher every time before we shoot with just a dash of aramith ball polish. I would highly recommend these to everyone.

I've been playing pool off and on for more years than I like to admit. My brother and I have been playing once a week since he lost his wife. A good quality table and decent equipment make the game more enjoyable.My cue ball had a small crack for a while, and it finally developed into a little chip. The chip on the cue didn't seem to affect play, but I decided to replace the set anyway. I've always replaced entire sets to keep consistency between the balls. This time I went with the Aramith phenolic balls as they are renowned for their longevity. The Aramith company has been around for a while... so now I should be able to replace single damaged balls without the concern of a mismatched set. I might pick up one of the Aramith spotted balls just so I can see the spin that I've been using all of these years.These balls look nice, in an old fashioned sort of way. They have a yellowish tinge to them, and the stripes and numbering are a bit blurry. Aramith says that this is due to the hardness of the coating. The blurriness of these balls doesn't affect the way they play. Some ball sets have wild color schemes or the look of marble, and they play just as well too.At the time of this review, these balls were priced at around $200 for the set. I've read reviews that make it sound like the reviewer opened up the box and instantly started shooting like a pro. I like these balls, but they don't play significantly better than any of the ball sets I've had before. I think these reviewers might be experiencing the infamous high dollar golf club effect.So far I like these balls. Only time will tell if they were worth the money.

My new Aramith Premium set arrived with the Aramith wrapper. The wrapper assures the balls are authentic Aramith and that they have not been tampered with since they left the factory. All balls are within the (+-0.005") 2.25" specification, with an average reading of 2.248". All balls are within 0.002" of the average. They are beautiful with vibrant colors, high gloss and no production scratches.I bought the Aramith Premium set to replace my old Aramith Premium set. After 25 years, they are -0.015" (1/64") out of specification. But, they are still very playable and look great.I viewed many reviews and photos of ball damage and chipping. This can certainly occur, but it is rare. Balls should not show cracks or pieces missing. However, if balls begin showing tiny chips which are eerily similar to each other, it is usually not the fault of the ball. Rather, it could be a table issue. There is a protruding staple or something else sharp and hard contacting the balls and causing the damage. When I first got my table, all balls eventually had tiny half moon chips. I discovered it was a pocket rivet. When a ball was pocketed hard, it would hit the rivet and leave a small chip. I covered all pocket rivets with adhesive felt and have never had the problem since. Fortunately, it was a cheaper set of balls that came with the table.

The balls look extremely vibrant and move smoothly across the table. Very happy with this purchase.

I was warned that though the balls were new, the packaging was not, or was damaged. But both balls and box were in pristine condition, still plastic wrapped. Very good purchase!

Had a +$4k Brunswick table installed last month and the dealer sold us a Gold Koda Play Kit. The cues in the playkit are decent, but the ball set is a Koda Pure Performance set that was terrible. The balls don't roll straight, the cue ball is chipped, they're difficult to rack (they won't stay put), and WORST OF ALL, I was constantly cleaning them to remove chalk and pocket marks. I even purchased the Aramith cleaner which works well, but the balls would look terrible after shooting one rack. THESE Aramith PREMIUM balls are great! They have the vitritech glass finish on them, so they look great! They roll nice and straight, and after shooting at least 75 racks, they still look new without a single mark. If I notice a small chalk mark, it wipes right off using my finger.