Which 3 cushion shots translate well to rotation games?

greyghost said:
Well Harold worst was 15 time 3c worlds champ and got bored and picked up pool and beat everyone in Johnston city....then win a snooker championship

That games all about position angle and touch.....The balls are heavy and the table rolls forever....you got to go 3 rails off one ball to hit another, which is always smaller than a pool table pocket.

So it’s a pretty safe bet that it translates to a top notch addition to one bag of tricks for pool

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HW never won the world championships. Hell, he was only 37 when he died so 15 would have been nearly impossible anyway.
 
garczar said:
HW never won the world championships. Hell, he was only 37 when he died so 15 would have been nearly impossible anyway.
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So he must have been in Argentina for an exhibition then. No you are right it wasn’t 15....best to say he held it for 12 years because they didn’t always have wcs beck when.... I did flub that but he died holding said title


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beneath_the_sur said:
Right the union mondial de billiard didn't recognize an American billiard player that probably didn't compete on the world level

I guess Raymond didn't win it 23 yrs , a consecutive decade and another 7 consecutively

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UMB is about like FIFA. A bunch of Euro-centric fossils that think that nothing counts if it didn't happen in Europe.
 
greyghost said:
So he must have been in Argentina for an exhibition then. No you are right it wasn’t 15....best to say he held it for 12 years because they didn’t always have wcs beck when.... I did flub that but he died holding said title


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The only "official" title held back then was in '36 and Hoppe didn't win it. Don't know if he played or not. Some(if not all) of his "world" titles are kinda like baseball's "World" series. They were held in Chicago, NY, etc and billed as "World" championships. List of "official" 3c champs:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMB_World_Three-cushion_Championship BTW, Mr. Hoppe belongs in ANY billiard HOF, ANYWHERE. Back then going to Europe was a LONG, EXPENSIVE ocean cruise. Why would he have spent more to get there than he could hope to win? He stayed home and got the trophy AND the $$$$. Smart move in my book.
 
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jeffj2h said:
Carom billiard balls are 3/16 inch larger and weigh 1.5oz more, than pocket billiard balls.

So, does mastery on a carom billiard table directly translate to better CB control in pocket billiards?
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The balls are equal sizes, so the angles are close enough.
When I started to play 3-cushion a bit seriously, it improved my snooker and pool.
 
beneath_the_sur said:
? What do you mean by that

Surely you know pool balls are 2.25 and Carom are 2.421
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What I could’ve said better.....
...the cue balls are the same size as the object balls....
...so a half-ball carom angle at all three sizes of balls is recognizable.
...even at the bigger Russian billiard balls.
 
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pt109 said:
What I could’ve said better.....
...the cue balls are the same size as the object balls....
...so a half-ball carom angle at all three sizes of balls is recognizable.
...even at the bigger Russian billiard balls.
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Ok I was certain it was something I knew nothing about
Which it is
 
I think Cross Table shots where there are severe cuts on the object ball and two and three rail kick shots help the most.
 
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