What is the difference characteristics between a three cushion cue and a libre cue? A

[jeagle64]

I’ve recently become interested in playing straight rail/balkline billiards and enjoy it tremendously. I was curious what the difference in cues were for each game. Is there a preferred tip hardness for this game?

If you play 3C you should try this game. It has helped we with my accuracy in my hits and direction of cue ball after contact with ball. Also helped with super soft hits and controlling both balls. I play pool also and see where it can help my safety game and one pocket shots.


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[Texas Carom Club]

Main thing for me is tip size

I use 11mm, 12mm feels like a tree trunk when trying to make a small hit with 1inch bridge or less,

I also like 55 and 54 inch cues,dont know why but. 54 inch cue, shorter stubbier, can help your accuracy some

Weight i used to think mattered but now i dont think much

I have 14 and 18 ounce cues, heavier delivers more energy and gives the effect you want much easier from my experience

I just play with my 150 dollar 55inch 18ounce 11mm longoni now

Tip anything but hard,


Lol my 9ball game has improved, been making more caroms into the 9 for a quick win
Same with breaking out balls in 14.1

 

[Texas Carom Club]

Kozoom sells a 40 dollar carom cue with 11mm tip
Wood jointed would be the best cheapest way to try one

https://store.kozoom.com/en/fuel-black-carom-billiard-cue.html

They also sell a 403c cue with 12mm as well

 

[12squared]

Kozoom sells a 40 dollar carom cue with 11mm tip
Wood jointed would be the best cheapest way to try one

https://store.kozoom.com/en/fuel-black-carom-billiard-cue.html

They also sell a 403c cue with 12mm as well

Just to be clear it looks like they are 39 Euros, not dollars., but still nice and cheap.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

johann petit classic game player

willy gerimont classic game player

Dani sanchez 3 c player

eddy merckx 3c player

primarily classic players use smaller tip dia

 

[Texas Carom Club]

patrick niessen, ultra elite classic player, this guys got some incredible stuff on kozoom along with eddy leppens and peter debacker

peter de backer who plays it all, but more classic game specialist]

 

[Texas Carom Club]

the new top dutch elite who can run 250 and out at any time in 47.2

sam van etten

and raymund swertz

smaller tip dia similarity than 3c

all that extra meat from a 12mm or bigger tip can make things a bit less easy with the real short bridges used for these games, although im certain some players may use bigger
the majority however use smaller, from what ive seen, and ive went through most all the 1 cushion and 47.2, 71.2 and free game videos on kozoom by this point

 

[Texas Carom Club]

gert jan with a big balkline run, you can see his tip is not so big

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0wgLcGXLlQ

 

[kilby]

Virtually all my customers who order a cue for libre specify 11-11.5mm tip, soft or medium tip, conical taper shaft, weight 16-17 oz.

 

[Dean_H]

Difference in weight

Weight of the cue is less then in 3C, less then 18 ounces for small game disciplines. I think playing 3c and straight rail mutually help the other discipline out.

 

[jeagle64]

Ok cool thanks for the input.


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[Texas Carom Club]

this is the photo i had in mind before but couldnt find, and have seen this done often in freegame and balkline games