caro-kann expert needed

A friend of mine typically plays the caro against me, and i usually get trounced.  Recently, i watched an Andrew Martin dvd, and he recommends the Goldman Variation.  I've tried using this twice, and the beatings are even worse :)  I just wondered if anyone had experience in this line...note the annotations

You mention the Short game.  I think Martin used that to show the line on the dvd i saw.  Both times i tried it i ran into1 major problem: my queen was exposed and black regained all kinds of tempo by attacking her, and in the first game, winning her outright. 

The main line, which is what i have posted does have black playing dxc3, but this all comes from Black pushing the d pawn to d4.  My issue is, black doesn't have to push the pawn.  In both of my games, my friend played f6, and i think white's best is e5, but i'm not sure where to go from there.  Having looked at both of my games, i think they're transposing into French defenses.  After my e5, my friend played c5 which i thought was bad, but i was rocked in both games so who knows.  Either way, i was never able to resolve the issue of my queen on f3.  Still, i think this can work as a way to meet the caro

sorry, my friend didn't play f6, he played e6

The Caro-Kann def., the f3 lines are the blitz here, f3 variation Kasporov v  karpov 2001, an a+ 4 white, in contrast to that Nimzowitsch v Capablanca, black is the winner. my suggestion here is to find the position, paired with your opening, and have fun with variations once the 1-5 moves have been made. My suggestion try the Kings Indian in reverse.