Recent content by Bernie33

The gentleman who taught 3C to me 35+ yrs ago used that same straight-up stance. He had seen Hoppe, Greenleaf, and all the other 'touring' pros back in the day. Even tho he used that 'classic' style, he made it work well for himself. He had a very powerful stroke & was able to apply tons of...

Kodak Camera Settings SDE...see if you have a Sport Mode setting. This will have the fastest shutter speed. Keep in mind you need to brace the camera on a chair, rail, tripod...anything to make sure there is no movement of the camera when you press the shutter. Kodak's are very sensitive to...

Hi Hernan...I have an older Cuelemans from 12 yrs ago. If I'm not mistaken, Longoni manufactures his current line. I purchased a lower end model & it played fine for me but I found it balanced more to the butt end & it has some back hand vibration. I have since had 2 custom cues made for me...

Thanks, Jim, for all the work you do toward bringing 3C back to the forefront. What I would like to see more of is bringing the 3C tables out front where players can see & learn instead of 'hiding' them in back corners like some cult game. We had two 3C tables in a small pl-room here in the...

Caudron - Coklu Match What an outstanding match this AM . Both players came out of the chute smoking. Caudron ran 13 off the opening break. Coklu took the 2nd set. Caudron took the 3rd to win 15-8 , 3-15 , 15-5. Each set went only 4 innings! Caudron avg 3.00 and Coklu 2.80. The tables look to...

We have just had the 3-cushion billiard table recovered with Simonis 300 in a blue color. Patches of a white powder-like 'dust' began appearing on the cloth & cushion edges. At first we thought it was coming up thru the cloth from underneath,or someone was sneaking powder onto their hands, but I...

Great Tournament Thanks for the report, Mr. Jewett. I was able to make the 150 mi trip to NY to catch friday's action & the first two rounds of finals. It was WELL worth the 20 hr day. I wish I could have returned again for the weekend. The venue at Carom Cafe is a really great intimate...

Since so many old and different customs & house rules exist for dealing with frozen balls, I would like to have a posting, maybe from Mr Jewett, on the official procedures. Then all the differing parties can be referred here and get on the same page. Thanks.

Surprisingly, a small local TV station in my area carried the America One Sports broadcast of the Carom Cafe Artistic Billiards show last nite. Semiy Sayginer, Roberto Rojas, and Miguel Torres performed some of their best masse', draw, and follow trick shots in an amazing exhibition. They were...

The local room here in Central Penna. acquired an older Soren Sogaard table last year and it plays as expected - short but predictable. The cloth has loosened somewhat and needs to be re-stretched or replaced. Now that 3C interest has increased and reservations & waiting times are common, the...

In The Twilight Zone Thanks Frank. I agree that practice plays a part in the equation, but I have never seen a correlation between practice & 'the zone'. There have been years where , due to work & family commitments, that I have played just a few times per year and still would show up & play...

Thank You first to Deno for moderating this forum. I have played 3C for 35+ years, first on an old 1941 Victor for 25 years - old and slow but it taught me the basics & forced me to develop skills I never would have acquired on a better table. Then came a Brunswick with Simonis, and a few months...