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There's a Dutch player who uses the longest grip / wrap I've ever seen. It starts an inch from the top of the butt and goes all the way down, leaving about five inches bare at the bottom end. Which is where his right hand is when he plays.

The pic with Byrne and Jeanette is from 2005, Carom Cafe. Byrne was a visitor, he didn't play. But Jeanette did, and she found herself in a flight with Mike Massey and Dennis Dieckman! We saw some unusual shots, innings were thankfully not kept, and everybody had fun.

It's indeed hard af, the learning curve is long, there's no instant gratification and the frustration of getting poor results can be sky high. Which is why we should stop comparing 3C to other, more commercially succesful sports. 3-cushion is and will always be a small, niche sport globally. I...

I sort-of know the guy who runs that site (Bert Piepers) but I've never done business with him. Never heard a bad story, I must say. But always be careful with cues! There are more knock-offs on the market than most people know, and a "certificate of authenticity" is photoshopped in minutes.

I think I can explain that ubiquitous and totally annoying fifties jazz in French billiard rooms. it's the only music they can play without paying copyright fees. That's not to be snarky, I asked a room owner and that was his explanation.

Friendly warning: once the 3-cushion virus has you, that's it. No known cure.

If the ticky gets two points, you're in the wrong league. :)

I remember that shot. Beauty.

Literally. He's a prize winner in (I think) ballroom dancing. Forgive me if I use the wrong term.

Best dancer in billiards.

A halfway decent balkline player can make 600 points in that game if he's drunk and has his left wrist cuffed to his right ankle.

In pool, one moment of vanity or a desire to gamble can cost you the match. 3C is a little more forgiving, sometimes you can put your money on drawing to an inside straight, hoping it pays off. If you miss and he runs 8, just smile and own it.

My question is: what's the point of that triangle on a 3C table?

The people who do not like this choice of shot probably think it is too low-percentage. "Beautiful when it comes off, but it hardly ever does." I can sympathize with that, but there is a second side to the coin. Those who don't like the shot, never play it and it will therefore stay...

https://www.knbb.nl/nieuws/een-half-uurtje-klaar?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2EgakZa8mLHhPgUcpD2TjeHK_0xTs6WZba-LG0y-PVg4V9qUnKWm8bX9w_aem_To0xNJziJs6BWQgPWnbY2w Raymund Swertz making 200 pts in 71/2 in a little over half an hour. This is about as well as that game CAN be played.

I had the honor of playing him in the Dutch League a few months ago. He beat me fair and square, at 87 years of age, 40-34 in 32 innings. He closed it out with a textbook-perfect run of 9.

I've known the one and only Mr. 3Cushion for 45 years now. He's a fountain of knowledge and experience. He's 87 years old and lives near Mechelen, Belgium.

Good for you!

Thx Bud.

The 2024 Dutch Masters winner and 2005 World Championship runner-up Jean Paul de Bruijn has made a run of 26 in the Belgian League. His monumental effort came in the second inning, and he won the match 40-19 in 13. Only eight runs (documented, refereed) of 26 had been made in history, three of...