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Title: Whose Balls are Heavier??
Post by: gyruss on November 12, 2003, 06:34:32 pm: How does the Happ 3" translucient ball compare with the standard white one? Are they the same weight and do they have the same feel?
Title: Re:Whose Balls are Heavier??
Post by: EndTwist on November 12, 2003, 06:37:49 pm: Don't mean to be off-topic, but...

This balls jokes are getting old, aren't they? :P

Anyways...continue with whatever you were about to say/type...
Title: Re:Whose Balls are Heavier??
Post by: eightbit on November 12, 2003, 07:21:19 pm: This has been asked and answered many times.

The white one is heavier and gives more resitance and more momentum. The preference is for the feel of the white one but many people like color choices.
Title: Re:Whose Balls are Heavier??
Post by: mushmouth on November 12, 2003, 07:24:40 pm: How MUCH difference is there?
Title: Re:Whose Balls are Heavier??
Post by: spidermonkey on November 12, 2003, 08:20:32 pm: Welp. if the only trackball you've ever played with was a colored translucent one then you would think its fine because you wouldn't know any better. If you grew up playing on solid white/black polymer trackballs and then tried a clear resin ball you most likely wouldn't like it as much. Or if you did infact have both types of trackballs in front of you and rolled them then you would clearly feel the difference. Its not THAT big of a deal. I own both as I just had to have a translucent blue one to illuminate on my first cabinet. The cab I'm building now has a white polymer ball because I'm going for feel this time rather then looks.
Title: Re:Whose Balls are Heavier??
Post by: paigeoliver on November 13, 2003, 01:02:45 am: I also own both a translucent 3" trackball and a solid white one. The solid white one feels much heavier. I prefer the heavier action for sure.
Title: Re:Whose Balls are Heavier??
Post by: NIVO on November 13, 2003, 08:29:53 pm: i'd say mine, but then again i have both blue balls and white balls. Just depends what your after. The lighted balls are favorites because they have the "cool"factor as a bonus as well.