Dose anyone know where I can find the balls for a my Chop cup and Cups and balls Routine ? I am looking for the loaded balls also for Chop Cup !

Sure, Dan! You will find everything you need here:

http://www.rnt2.com/

Doug

RnT2 is quite popular and I also like Brett Sherwood's products and service.

You can check out his site here: http://www.sherwoodmagic.com/

Here is what sold me on Sherwood's:

A vital characteristic that you will instantly notice upon handling these deluxe balls (and something which photographs cannot illustrate) is their perfect weight. Each Deluxe Ball weighs 12 grams and feels great in the hand. More importantly they drop instantly (ideal for wand spins etc.) and do not ‘float’ around in the hand or ricochet unexpectedly like cork or wood core balls. With feel alone, you will always know exactly where they are and exactly how they will react.

All cup and ball moves become much easier to execute, without fumbling. The center core is made from a rubber fabricated specifically for Brett Sherwood Magic Ltd; not too soft like a paddleball and not too hard like a Super Ball®. This rubber core gives the balls their perfect weight, so that they do not float or ricochet in the way that lighter cork or wooden balls often do.

When the ball(s) are dropped or added into a cup, the rubber core is soft enough to dramatically reduce noise from the impact. They are almost silent! They also bounce, so that if any unexpected drop occurs, the ball can quickly be re-caught without any interruption. You will never return to standard cork or wood center balls after you have worked with Brett Sherwood's Deluxe Balls!

Thanks Theodore! I like the Neon Green. I might spring for a set myself! Price is right!

Doug

Sherwood products are great. The balls are matched to the cup. But if you already have a chop cup, they RNT2 is a better choice since you adjust them yourself.

If you want CC monkey fist balls, try Magicalaurie. They are also adjustable. She is a member of the Café. As well as Donnie (RNT2) and Brett Shrewood.

Hudson

Hey Doug, Thanks for sharing that ad copy. I've never seen that.
I think Brett's balls are nice (I've owned a few sets), but I can assure you that wood core balls will drop to Earth and accelerate at a rate of 9.8 meters per second squared, complying with Newtonian Laws of Universal Gravitation published in 1687 by Sir Isaac Newton - just like cork balls, or rubber balls, or cannon balls will.
What I'm not so sure about is how any palmed ball can float around in the hand, or how a rubber core ball can "bounce" yet not "ricochet", since a ricochet, by its' very definition, IS a bounce. As we all know, when you drop any ball on your shoe, only chaos will determine where it goes, but I like the wood core, because if it hits the floor, it stays - just keep your feet out of the way

And sometimes, cork has its place. This past year, I made the biggest Chopped Balls I've ever made from cork. Because I wanted 1 3/8" diameter balls, and the size of the magnet required to support the weight of a wood ball that large was too impractical, cork made it possible.

You're welcome Doug! I like the rubber core for silence myself. I got a set before from RnT2 and didn't like how much they talk and decided to give Brett's a try. I just personally like his better. I also REALLY like the weight as mentioned in the ad copy. They are just great and worth the extra money.

55Hudson makes a great point though, if you are buying these for a chop cup you may want to consider the adjustable ones from RnT2. I purchased a straight set from Brett for a one cup routine that I do with my Morrissey chop cup, but I don't require the "chop" aspect for the routine.

The RNT crochet balls don't make any sound that I can discern. I wish Donnie made them in a rich purple color. It goes best with brass and gold colored cups.

Hey Leo,
I've been on a hunt for a regal purple color for a while. Last year I finally found an orange color that I liked a lot.
Too much of the available purple threads are too pastel. It's got to be bright, not too pale, but not too dark- and readily available.

Donnie, the Orange Tangerine color is beautiful! Cherry Bomb is too! Mine are 1 inch dark blue/sparkly. Great with the red closeup pad. I like the white, too.

Doug

Thanks Donnie! I'm glad you've been on the case. I can't think of whipping out a set of brass cups with nothing but purple crochet balls. If you study the complementary color wheel, you will see that purple and yellow are mates. I also agree that the thread should be a rich dark purple.

I've always liked purple for the balls, as a contrast for the lemons. I make mine out of yarn (crocheted, of course) with old sponge balls stuffed inside, so they can squish a tiny bit and are silent. The weight is good for every move I've ever done with them, and they don't bounce or roll away so easily.

I used to sell sets of them, but stopped due to a lack of interest at the time. That and it makes my fingers hurt after a while. I'm not a kid anymore, and my hands can't take what they used to.

Though I'm sure it's ultimately easier just to buy balls online or whatever, if anyone wants a simple rundown on making sponge-core crocheted balls, drop me a PM, and I'll be happy to help with some pointers.

Nice!

At the risk of being horrendously off-topic, which I swear I shall keep to a minimum from here on out, honest: Theodore, having read a few of your posts, I have to say that you are one of the friendliest and most positive people I have seen here so far.

Thank you for being you!

Hi, Donnie -- Add my vote for royal purple balls. David

Thanks for the kind words Mortimer

I'll add my vote for RNT2 balls.
I ordered a set of 1 inch yellow stinger balls and a matching set of chop cup balls and they arrived today. Which was amazing as it was an international order and I wasn't expecting them for another 2 weeks. These are very nice balls, the colour is brilliant and the crocheting is top notch. The chop cup ball needed no adjusting at all. The only downside is that they talk a bit, but I'll figure out a way to compensate for that.

I'd love a set of deep rich purple, they'd look great with polished brass cups!

Purple with brass would look great. But what color closeup pad would work with that? Would black be too dark as a background for purple (a purple that isn't too pastel)?

A red one would work.