Very good question. If you are learning SR, you'll have to (assuming your stance and stroke are technically sound) try and make the majority of your points drawing or stunning from one object ball to the other, avoiding rails where you can. To do that, you'll have to focus on speed control, always staying close to at least one of the object balls. Find some online collection of gather shots and practice those. Spend some time making small piques and massées, you'll frequently need those when the balls are close. Once you manage to gather with some success, you might want to start learning the Serie Americaine. Without good gathers, there's no progress. Finally, your question about runs: for any beginner, a run of 10 is a great accomplishment (because 7 or 8 will have been difficult shots). You'll be in the 20's quickly, once you can bring all three near a corner. For the advanced player: there little difference between a run of 50 and a run of 300 because it's all repetiton of the same two, three patterns. Somebody said: there's no substitute for up-close and personal lessons, and he was right.
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Sorry, no. I like to watch it though. Same with snooker. I'll never miss the Mosconi Cup or The Crucible.
Thanks, captain obvious.
when you begin to learn the straight rail game , practice & play on the smallest table avaible.
start to play on a 8' or 9' if you can.
once you reach a 15-20 average on 150 or 200p matchs on 8'/9' tables, then IMHO it's time to practice & play on the 10' table ...
as long as you don't have reached a decent average/level, IMHO 10' tables are a bit toxic for straight rail learning...
That's why in europe people learn the small games on small tables (2m60 in Belgium, 2m80 in France )
In the us we have more 10ft
Some 9s but no smaller very rare
9s are becoming more and more rare. Tons of billiard rooms replacing the 9s for 10s
3c guys thinks they’re systems can’t work on them lmao
We even got guys who don't average more than 4 but are already playing straight rail on the 10s
For me if you run 6 in 3c on a 9' table. That's still a big achievement. Or if you avg .5 on a 9' that's also a big achievement.
Running 100 points of 14.1 on an 8' is impressive.
Running 150 points of 14.1 on a 7' is also impressive.
For me if you run 6 in 3c on a 9' table. That's still a big achievement. Or if you avg .5 on a 9' that's also a big achievement.
Running 100 points of 14.1 on an 8' is impressive.
Running 150 points of 14.1 on a 7' is also impressive.
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We hosted a straight rail tournament last year. Here is a video of the final. Good match! The winner had a run of around 100 points
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pretty awesomeWe hosted a straight rail tournament last year. Here is a video of the final. Good match! The winner had a run of around 100 points
FINAL (Chung Kết) Carom Libre Tournament, Denver CO 04/02/2023 - Johnny Cali vs Kevin Nguyen
Come play with us at GK Billiards - Pool, Carom Libre, Carom 3 Cushions - 1171 S Federal Blvd Denver, CO 80219
I do have access to 9'tables, appropriate (4) ball sets too.
Does anyone at your local carom hall play SR with 3 balls?
I see them using 3 but haven't really paid attention to what they are doing with their balls.
I would imagine the Korean version you are playing with 4 balls is a little harder to learn at first, than the French version.
Many basics with a high learning curve in french billiards while to my knowledge the Korean version has a similar yet different scoring system.
Someone correct my if I'm wrong but in the Korean version I think you get a point for hitting your opponents cue ball. So you can use it as an option for a carom.
But now that means you have more options for gather shots and it could be too much going on o think for someone starting out.
I'm not even close to an expert on the games but maybe @Bert van Manen will have an opinion.
in fact, straight rail is harder , because there are only 3 balls. probability of missing is higher than with 4 balls.
the problem of straight rail being missing... the long time on a chair ,waiting ... or how to not miss when you play on 400p....to turn and turn the corners , both hands if you like ....
what a cruel game it is.
the problem of straight rail being missing... the long time on a chair ,waiting ... or how to not miss when you play on 400p....to turn and turn the corners , both hands if you like ....
what a cruel game it is.
I find the game is already frustrating when my opponent rains a few runs in the teens and twenties, and never leaves me a shot.
There is a 4 ball version of straight rail, where the 4th ball is blue. Same game: you score by hitting any 2 object balls. This is for people playing for the first time…like sometimes I see little kids playing this at the club.
No if you hit your opponent’s cue ball it’s a foul
In the 4 ball game
In the 4 ball game
The folks at my spot play if your CB touches opponent's, all the inning's points are forfeited AND you owe a point for FN up (but I don't think they call it that)!