Book or Website on Carom Basics.

[mnorwood]

Could anyone recommend books on carom basics or a website that teachs pathways.

I have a new place to play carom so I plan on studying the game.

 

[Franky]

The last half of Byrne's standard book is devoted to the game. Lots of those patterns are applicable on a pool table as well. Its inexpensive and a great resource.

Byrne's New Standard Book of Pool and Billiards

 

[Bob Jewett]

Could anyone recommend books on carom basics or a website that teachs pathways.

I have a new place to play carom so I plan on studying the game.

For 3-cushion, Byrne's three instructional books. For straight rail, get Daly's Billiard Book which can be found for about $20 used. There are several very useful foreign-language books presently in print, but you would need French, German or Spanish. Don't worry too much about systems until you can make the basic shots shown in Byrne. Hoppe's "Billiards As It Should Be Played" is interesting but it has some misleading stuff, such as the diagrams of systems.

There are some sites providing various types of instruction, including some new things on the USBA site www.usba.net and a German site based on Gerhard Huepper's books: http://www.three-cushion.com/ Jim Loy has some good basic info and other links: http://www.jimloy.com/billiard/billiard.htm

There is also a 3-cushion forum on AZB now -- check out the forum listsings.

If you're going to be at the Derby City, come see the US 3-C Nationals at the Executive Inn across the street.

Bob Jewett
President, USBA