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 a "Spitball" Charlie Darling special that he pulled out in an early Trick Shot Magic tournament. The cue ball goes four rails, off the tray, and slides along the bottom rail to make the hanging ball in the corner. 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!

The object ball is frozen to the rail on the right side of the side pocket. It banks across the table to the left side of the table, then reverses back into the side pocket. I first saw this shot in Willie Joplin's video. 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!

In addition to the classic Hustler bank shot, where the object ball frozen between the cue ball and the rail banks cross corner, the cue ball also runs three cushions to make an extra ball. I first saw this shot in Yoshikazu Kimura's video. Learn how!

This is the shot Stefano Pelinga opened with in the 2000 Trick Shot Magic. With all of the balls frozen to the cushion, I bank the 3 ball backwards into the side pocket. This is a great example of spin transfer to the object ball. 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!