ESPN2 Tonight at 7pm: 3 Cushion Grandmaster featuring Sayginer, Massey, Yow

I'd just like to mention that the dragon promotions commercials need to up their production value. I thought I was looking at something put together by a middle school class, except there were many well known and respectable professional pool players giving the endorsement.

On a positive note Semih is a genius and deserved those wins :)
 
PKM said:
By the way, wasn't one of Sayginer's shots not a legal 3-cushion billiard? I think it hit the two balls last after hitting 3 cushions, I'm not sure if that was the only one. I assume that a legal shot was not a requirement then but I could be wrong about the rules.
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IIRC, this type of shot is referred to as a 3 cushion bank shot. It is legal to hit 3 rails, then both balls.
 
I know they were using some masse cues and so forth, but I was wondering, what kind of cue do you use for 3C?
What weight?
Hard tip or soft tip?
Shaft diameter?
Joint type?

I have always wanted to learn 3C. After the show, I went got out my Byrnes book, and started reading up on it.:)

It said you have 2 whites and a red, each player has a white, one has a dot?

Last night on the table was a white, yellow and red. Would one player use the white and the other the yellow?

Maybe I will X-post in the Carom forum.
:D
 
Yes

Yes. Each player has a designated cueball. By the way, I had never seen the measles
billiard balls until last night. And, it also would have been less confusing to the spectators
if they said "three or more rails" before contact with the second ball.

I enjoyed the show though!
 
CaptainHook said:
I know they were using some masse cues and so forth, but I was wondering, what kind of cue do you use for 3C? What weight? Hard tip or soft tip? Shaft diameter? Joint type?
... It said you have 2 whites and a red, each player has a white, one has a dot? Last night on the table was a white, yellow and red. Would one player use the white and the other the yellow?...
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Carom cues are generally shorter than pool cues, about 18-19 ounces, hard tip, 12mm, all-wood joint (yes, there is no metal in the joint at all), and with a rapid taper. Nearly all carom players use a rubber grip. This improves consistency and your grip doesn't have to tighten so much on power shots.

Traditionally, the cue balls were both white and one was marked with two black spots. When the balls were made of ivory, the spots were put at the "nerve canal" that ran up the center of the tusk. Plastic balls were introduced in about 1950. The red/yellow/white plastic set was introduced later for TV. The spotted balls were also introduced for TV, and Aramith made them for carom before pool. Carom is on TV frequently in Europe.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Carom cues are generally shorter than pool cues, about 18-19 ounces, hard tip, 12mm, all-wood joint (yes, there is no metal in the joint at all), and with a rapid taper. Nearly all carom players use a rubber grip. This improves consistency and your grip doesn't have to tighten so much on power shots.

Traditionally, the cue balls were both white and one was marked with two black spots. When the balls were made of ivory, the spots were put at the "nerve canal" that ran up the center of the tusk. Plastic balls were introduced in about 1950. The red/yellow/white plastic set was introduced later for TV. The spotted balls were also introduced for TV, and Aramith made them for carom before pool. Carom is on TV frequently in Europe.
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Thank you.:)
 
Thanks for watching and thanks for the support! That turned out to be an awesome show. Semih is incredible! I praise the Lord for such a wonderful opportunity. I was told this is the first time cue sports have made prime time. That's cool. (And now to pat myself on the back...) I made the first three cushion billiard on espn ever, and on my first attempt! Woohoo! But for real, Semih is a monster! If I'm back on it next time, though, he's SO goin' down! Just wait and see... ;)

Thanks again for all the support and encouragement. I think the rerun date is October 14...

-yow!
 
ericyow said:
Thanks for watching and thanks for the support! That turned out to be an awesome show. Semih is incredible! I praise the Lord for such a wonderful opportunity. I was told this is the first time cue sports have made prime time. That's cool. (And now to pat myself on the back...) I made the first three cushion billiard on espn ever, and on my first attempt! Woohoo! But for real, Semih is a monster! If I'm back on it next time, though, he's SO goin' down! Just wait and see... ;)

Thanks again for all the support and encouragement. I think the rerun date is October 14...

-yow!
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Great show, now you got me all interested in 3C.:D
 
I have never been so captivated and I watch every time pool of any kind is on.

The charisma and humor and stage presence was just as good as the phenomenal shots. Eric you have got a lot of balls to go after that shot that runs up on top of the rail. Couldn't believe you actually made it.

Again the personalities were amazing. Who would have guessed that Massey wasn't as funny as the other two competitors? I think his comedic timing was a little off because he wasn't in his element. Not that it matters but this is what pool on t.v. needs is more personality from the players!

Attn pro pool players: If you want to make more money stop being so boring on television! If you don't care about making more money then keep on being your usual boring selves.
 
Great, great show....never seen anything like that before....

Eric, incredible effort....you showed major talent, and also played well to the audience....good showmanship....

Bob, kewl to see you on the tube.....when they had the introductions and I heard your name, I thought, "hey, there's that guy whom always corrects the wrong info from my posts" :D Was it just me, or did Mitch seem to cut you off when you were providing analysis :confused:

Semih is amazing, just plain good TV.....he, like Eric and Massey, has a ton of personality.....the three of them made both great shots and played to the crowd....hope we see more of this...
 
Eric, glad to see you post again.

I noticed sometime Massey, Sayginer, and yourself were looking at a pc screen, were everyone using cuetable diagrams of their shots? Which I thought was cool.
 
Treat

ericyow said:
Thanks for watching and thanks for the support! That turned out to be an awesome show. Semih is incredible! I praise the Lord for such a wonderful opportunity. I was told this is the first time cue sports have made prime time. That's cool. (And now to pat myself on the back...) I made the first three cushion billiard on espn ever, and on my first attempt! Woohoo! But for real, Semih is a monster! If I'm back on it next time, though, he's SO goin' down! Just wait and see... ;)

Thanks again for all the support and encouragement. I think the rerun date is October 14...

-yow!
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Great job man. I have never seen anything like that display and it was really fun to watch. I can't even move a cue ball like that with my hand!
 
I have a dvd of him playing a match and the run he had and the shot making is really awsum

1999 world cup 3 cushion billiards sang chun vs. semih saygn :)

Steven
 
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