Hi,
I have been trying to learn 3C for nearly one year.İn the beginning,I used to bang balls without any attention to thickness,follow/draw/centerball or tempo due to that I had no background in other cue sports.I listened some advice and read alot but I am still not strong in the game,maybe 1 year is short for a considerable development for a very beginner like me..
I can pass you some advise learned from others and from my experiences.
+do not throw and shoot balls incidentally ;select some figures and study them.For example :short angles.Shoot a short angle upon short angle let's say 1 hour .Change positions of the balls slightly and experiment with different tempos ,spins etc.İf you throw the balls and shoot incidentally,your development will be minimal (this advise was given to me by a good carom player).This is very important,I think.
+do not study systems till you feel the table.Maybe you will never need them
+watch as much as professionals.I advise matches from Carom TV
especially with commentary by Robert Raiford.He does world-class commentary.He analyses how to avoid kisses in every position.He explains 'curves' created by draw or follow.How to prevent them or cause them.He also gives positional play information for a lot of shots.I buy them with pay-pal and directly download to my computer.Watching top guys really helps.
+do alot of matches with better players. but demand being handicapped.
+read books about Three cushion billiards.
+from the even very beginning ,you must have some sense of avoiding kisses and playing for position.I advise you to memorise/ study 2-3 positions at least for the beginning for only kiss/position control.
Since you mentioned you are a 9-ball player.I assume that you have presicion skills,cue ball control and tempo control ,which will give you advantage in the beginning.I do not think you need smaller games.Pool is a fantastic game,which may give you all you need to start 3C,I think.Blomdahl,as far as I know,did not play small games and today it is generally accepted it is okey to start with 3C But in the past common thinking was other way.
I apologise if I offended you with some knowledge which you already know and English is not my mother language by the way.But those are my recommendations learned from others and I must confess my biggest mistake is not to abide by to the first recommendatıon and I commit it still.
Regards,
Timur
I have been trying to learn 3C for nearly one year.İn the beginning,I used to bang balls without any attention to thickness,follow/draw/centerball or tempo due to that I had no background in other cue sports.I listened some advice and read alot but I am still not strong in the game,maybe 1 year is short for a considerable development for a very beginner like me..
I can pass you some advise learned from others and from my experiences.
+do not throw and shoot balls incidentally ;select some figures and study them.For example :short angles.Shoot a short angle upon short angle let's say 1 hour .Change positions of the balls slightly and experiment with different tempos ,spins etc.İf you throw the balls and shoot incidentally,your development will be minimal (this advise was given to me by a good carom player).This is very important,I think.
+do not study systems till you feel the table.Maybe you will never need them
+watch as much as professionals.I advise matches from Carom TV
especially with commentary by Robert Raiford.He does world-class commentary.He analyses how to avoid kisses in every position.He explains 'curves' created by draw or follow.How to prevent them or cause them.He also gives positional play information for a lot of shots.I buy them with pay-pal and directly download to my computer.Watching top guys really helps.
+do alot of matches with better players. but demand being handicapped.
+read books about Three cushion billiards.
+from the even very beginning ,you must have some sense of avoiding kisses and playing for position.I advise you to memorise/ study 2-3 positions at least for the beginning for only kiss/position control.
Since you mentioned you are a 9-ball player.I assume that you have presicion skills,cue ball control and tempo control ,which will give you advantage in the beginning.I do not think you need smaller games.Pool is a fantastic game,which may give you all you need to start 3C,I think.Blomdahl,as far as I know,did not play small games and today it is generally accepted it is okey to start with 3C But in the past common thinking was other way.
I apologise if I offended you with some knowledge which you already know and English is not my mother language by the way.But those are my recommendations learned from others and I must confess my biggest mistake is not to abide by to the first recommendatıon and I commit it still.
Regards,
Timur
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