This is a fundamental setup shot. The 2 ball squeezes between the other two object balls to go in to the corner, while the 5 ball gets thrown into the side and the 3 ball banks cross-side. If that wasn't enough, the cue ball draws back for the 1 ball. Learn how!

This is an extension of Joplin's 3 Ball Shot by Bill Marshall (Willie Jopling), with 2 extra balls. Two balls each go into the near corner pockets while the 1 ball banks straight up the table. I love the way this shot looks! Learn how!

This is a shot made up by Nik Cleereman, a fan of mine. It's a slightly different version of Tim's Twister. Instead of spinning the cue ball out of the corner, it kicks off the short rail, caroms off a ball hanging in the side pocket, and follows down table for the ball in the corner. Learn how!

This shot is an extension of the smily face/slam dunk/half moon shot, which only uses 5 balls. The two extra balls form the bottom part of the question mark. In one shot, seven balls are scattered into six pockets. Mike Massey and Rick Malm call this Inquisitive, but I use this clip at the end of my presentations to invite questions. Learn how!

I'm posting this for Jaime, by special request ;^) This is a classic setup shot. The objective is to pocket six balls in six pockets with one stroke of the cue. Hit 'em and watch the butterfly spread its wings and fly! Learn how!

Here's a setup shot that I developed after being inspired by my work for Radiant Pictures. There's a five ball cluster near the spot set up in a "Y" shape, hence the name. You may recognize a similar pattern to a four ball setup shot. In this shot though, all five balls go in and, if you do it right, they almost all fall simultaneously. Learn how!

This is another setup shot invented by Yoshikazu Kimura. It was named by Paul Gerni as Kyoto Freeway for the balls travelling in different directions at different speeds. Two balls split in the corner pockets near where I shoot from. The cue ball goes down and splits the other combination into the corner pockets while the final two balls slowly trickle down, following them in. Learn how!

I first saw this shot in one of Willie Joplin's videos, but never figured out how to do it until Paul Danno pulled it off against me at the 2009 Ultimate Trick Shot Challenge. The cue ball hits the five ball, sending it and the one ball across the table into the corner. The four ball caroms off the three into the near corner while the three ball banks all the way back up the table. Learn how!

Here's a series of shots that will teach you how incident angles can affect throw on an object ball. The object balls are set up exactly the same for all three shots with only slight variations in cue ball position. The 2 and 3 balls split into their respective corners, but the 1 ball can be made directly in the side pocket, banked cross corner, or banked cross side. Learn how!

Here's a creative example of using the rack for a trick shot. The cue ball hits the 2 ball into the rack. The 2 ball caroms off into the side pocket while the rack pushes the 1, 3, and 5 balls across the table into their pockets. The cue ball finally draws back for a hanging ball in the corner pocket I'm shooting over. Learn how!