I played 3c mostly with pool cue. If you try you will notice fast that pool cue butts are too whimpy and soft. They go "spaghetti mode" when you hit heavier ball hard. There is solution to that though.. if you really want to use pool butt.
I played with break cue(BK-2) butt and they are stiff...
Simonis 860 HR is good. Not super fast but close to 760. Spin grabs better than on 760 and stay fast way longer than normal 860 which is medium fast cloth. I liked fast Gorina cloths back in 90´s. IMO 860 HR is best cloth. Also cloth speed is affected most by installer. Tighter cloth=faster...
Played set where i lost 5-7 10-ball Ghost. Uploaded because I used small piece of paper to be target of cueball on match. It kinda makes me play slow but I wanted to boost my focus. I think I should white wash Ghost with this kind of control what i got over cueball but I just keep sucking @ss...
I think this is The best site for learning 3-cushion after you get past total beginner level. There is different teachers like Dani or Semih but i think best videos are Cha teaching Korean women players. He does not teach systems. He teach them understand. They speak Korean but there is A.I dub...