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Originally Posted by Anthony D Burgess
With all the talk about the different color bases that are out there, do they run better, or are coaches falling for a different color ink added to the same plastic?
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I think there definitely can be differences between the colors. Any time you modify the formula of the plastic to change the color you are always subject to an overall change in the final product.
With that said, my intention was not to pick the polo green TTC over any other color based on performance, I was just saying up until then I was in the "must have a rookie base for speed" frame of mind. Being a tweaker of three years I can honestly say that I am able to tweak the orange, yellow and polo greens for good strength and speed when needed. So a tweaker with a few years experience like myself may not be at a level where I can notice a huge difference between the colors, but I guarantee you there is a difference, I know for a fact there can be.
A prime example of this is, I am about to ramble here:
I play Subbuteo table soccer and the three dimensional player, smaller in size to our figures, sits atop a round flat disc, which is flicked with your finger to move the player into the ball across a scale sized felt type soccer pitch.
There are makers of custom high end CNC machined plastic bases, some have two or three pieces so you can color match and change weights etc... I have played with several sets from a certain manufacturer, all were the same exact base weight and dimension, but different colors and the performance difference between the colors was like night and day. And these things cost upwards of $100.00 for 12 bases!
I know for a fact changing colors of the plastic can have an adverse effect on the final product, it's been talked about for years between our soccer community and the manufacturer.
I am not saying the difference in Miggle colors is that drastic, but I know it can definitely happen.
Let's get some feedback from some of the masters.