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Incardona and DiLiberto don't know that much about the carom players so you could interpret their comments to be "best balkline-playing pool player in the world". Basically Efren would have no chance in the long run against carom experts like Frederic Caudron in any balkline, straight or...

Sang Lee Chalk Its a good idea to carry your own chalk in your cue case. Billiard tournaments sometimes they don't supply chalk for you since they expect you to be bringing your own. Also, if a pool hall supplies chalk for you, they probably store the stuff by the gross in cardboard boxes in...

I saw Sigel try to play 3-cushion at Sang Lee's old billiard room in Elmhurst in the early 90's after Sang hired him to do pool trick shots (the year of his opening?). At a handicap of about a .550 player, I don't think he had a chance of winning anything against the NY locals. This was like...

I agree - Liz is very solid and has a great attitude. Welcome, Liz. -Ira ...wondering why the three of us don't have cool nickname signons like everyone else...

Very interesting. How many from the professional Philippine pool players list play caroms well?

18.1 balkline is much harder than 18.2 balkline. I don't think anyone can really 18.1 well until they are very proficient at 18.2 since there is no room for a "corrective" shot - and you must get on the right side of the carom ball on each position shot. If his game is 18.1, then he must be...

There isn't really a fair comparison between the two players at 3-cushion - since Efren wasn't in Sang's league. 3-cushion players that play at the blistering averages Sang used to shoot would just run circles around shooters with Efren's average. The right handicap for the "long-haul" between...

Semih has the stroke to do his exhibition shots on unheated slow tables with no silicone. He just strokes the shots harder as required (if you can imagine that). In his last exhibition at the Sang Lee International Open last August, Semih, Roberto Rojas (also amazing) and Miguel Torres did a...

I have a copy of this tape, also - taken from Japanese TV. I think Efren maybe took Blomdahl a bit too lightly to start off. Right off the bat, Efren took a risky 1-9 carom off Blomdahl's first dry break (and made it!). But then Blomdahl broke and ran the next 3(?) racks and basically ran out...

I agree - Caudron's DVD is real eye-opener for any serious player who wants to witness the level of ball control that is humanly possible these days. I was so impressed with he DVD that I bought a few copies just to give to my friends. Caudron has absolutely uncanny cue AND object ball...

Blomdahl's high run Bernie, FYI - Blomdahl's high run in 3-cushion is 34. 35 was an easy shot (he says). -Ira

3-cushion carom simulator A really good 3-cushion simulator is the one from Carom3D.com. I played around with it and the client works very well. -Ira

Sang Lee International Open pictures Here is a website where you can see some images from the Sang Lee International Open 2005. http://3cushion.blogspot.com Enjoy! -Ira