Need information on how to play 3 Cushion Billiards

preacherman

preacherman

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I'm still around. Miss you all, I have just been real busy.

My interest in the past year has been in "3 Cushion Billiards" (before seeing it on TV).

I really would like to learn to play the game and how to understand all the angles, diamond system(s), etc., that make a good 3 Cushion Billiard player. I have been to www.caromtv.com It has some pretty good stuff there and did notice a book there called "3 Cushion Billiard Systems" by Sid Banner for $39.95 (to much for a me at the moment). Plus I'm not sure how good it is anyway.

So if any of you can help me in finding 3 Cushion instructional material online or in book form (for
hopefully less than $39.95) it would be appreciated.

I haven't posted in a long time.
I now live in Kane, PA (in North West Pennsylvania).
See our little town at my site: www.kanepa.org

Still running Christian Pool Players Association, we now have members in 38 states, plus some other countries.
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Keep in touch!
 
I played it for years. There is a book called Daly's Billiard Book for about $13 on Amazon.com...I don't know how good it is. Why don't you ask on the AZ Carom forum if you haven't already. It's a great game with a number of ways to make each shot. How many points have you run in an inning? Johnnyt
 
Daly's book covers straight rail, balkline, and other variations of the small games but not three cushion.
 
Thanks, with your input I just bought the book used at Amazon.

Also, I wasn't aware of AZ billiards "carom" forum. Thanks!

Hey I'm new at this game, so I choose to not answer that - lol!

Jim "preacherman"
 
Sorry, cancel your order on Amazon.com. I didn't know it didn't have 3 cushion in it. Johnnyt
 
If I get one helpful point from the book it will be worth it

It' not worth the hassile of the canceling process. I will look over the book, if helps me in ONE way in my game then it was worth it, otherwise I should be able to sell it and get my money back.

Thanks anway.
 
preacherman said:
I'm still around. Miss you all, I have just been real busy.

My interest in the past year has been in "3 Cushion Billiards" (before seeing it on TV).

I really would like to learn to play the game and how to understand all the angles, diamond system(s), etc., that make a good 3 Cushion Billiard player. I have been to www.caromtv.com It has some pretty good stuff there and did notice a book there called "3 Cushion Billiard Systems" by Sid Banner for $39.95 (to much for a me at the moment). Plus I'm not sure how good it is anyway.

So if any of you can help me in finding 3 Cushion instructional material online or in book form (for
hopefully less than $39.95) it would be appreciated.

I haven't posted in a long time.
I now live in Kane, PA (in North West Pennsylvania).
See our little town at my site: www.kanepa.org

Still running Christian Pool Players Association, we now have members in 38 states, plus some other countries.
That site is: www.christianpoolplayers.com

Keep in touch!
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i can safely say, having taken only one free lesson from ira lee(he is the most giving individual i have ever met in a poolroom) that the best thing for you to do is find a 3c instructor instead of wasting time on systems.

THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT CONTROLLING WHITEY.....more so than you will ever imagine if all you've ever played is pool. i cannot overemphasize this!
 
I should follow up to say that carom billiard skills transfer much better to pocket games than do 3 cushions skills. Although all billiard games have common skills, those in the small games really empahsize skills / techniques that more directly apply to pool.
Carom billiards will really improve your kicking game. Additionally, the notion of hitting balls thinly is on a whole new level when playing, say, straight rail. This in turn really improves safety play in 14.1 for instance. Also, understanding cue ball behavior and control is the foundation of billiard skills. It requires sublety of control often not necessary in normal pocket play. One's understanding of spins, direction, and speed will dramatically improve as you are challenged developing skill at these games.
My own approach was not be become a billiards player as such, but instead to aquire enough billiard skill and knowledge so as to add to my pocket game, which before I started billiards, was already at an expert level. And, it was and still is practiced on my Diamond Pro, pockets and all. I simply bought a set of billiard balls, a copy of Daly's book, and went to work. Ten years hence, I can play a respectable game of straight rail and have added really cool skills to my pocket game.

_Rick
 
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