Ride The Bridge
This is an old shot that I picked up from Sebastian Giumelli. The cue ball splits the combo off the side rail sending one ball up into the corner pocket while the other banks and is directed into the corner pocket by the rack. The cue ball kicks off of three rails and rides up the side of the bridge finally hitting the bridge head and knocking in the final object ball. Learn how!
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Gordon's Gauntlet
Gordon 'The Wolf' Hedges challenged me with this shot at the Ultimate Trick Shot Tour stop at Shooter's Billiards in Southington, CT. Neither of us made it that time though. A row of three balls is lined up by each side pocket led by a rack. The cue ball caroms off each rack, shoving each row of balls into their respective pockets, then travels down for the last solid ball in the corner pocket. Learn how!
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Pinball Wizard
This is another of Andy Segal's pinball shots, pocketing one ball in each pocket. The cue ball initially pockets a ball in the side pocket, then hits the near rack pocketing another ball. It continues into the short rail then over to the long cue stick which pushes another ball in, then off a couple more racks for two more balls, then is guided nicely across the table by the short cue stick to pocket the last ball hanging in the corner pocket. Whew! Learn how!
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Circular Follow Pinball
This pinball-type shot is based on the Circular Follow shot. I first saw Andy Segal shoot this. The cue ball hits the object ball frozen to the rail, then curves around the blocking ball and is guided to the corner pocket by the short cue stick. The hit object ball travels around the table, pushing the longer cue stick out of the way, sliding off the rack and finally pocketing the last ball by the far corner pocket. Learn how!
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Two Step Twister
Here's yet another variation on Tim's Twister that I came up with. The 3 ball flashes to the side pocket as the 5 ball slowly rolls down the rail. The cue ball meanwhile kicks off the side cushion and pockets the 1 ball hanging in the corner, clearing the way for the 5 ball. Learn how!
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Inside Escape
This shot is similar to the Five Rail Escape except it's shot the other way. The cue ball is trapped between an object ball and the rail. Shooting in to the rail, the cue ball escapes out from behind the object ball going an additional four rails and pocketing the hanging ball in the corner pocket. Learn how!
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Ramaani's Recoil
This is a shot requested by Ramaani, so I called it Ramaani's Recoil. Here, two balls are hanging in the corner pocket. The cue ball pockets one of the balls, bounces off one of the cushions, then, using tremendous spin, follows back in to pocket the second ball. Learn how!
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Jennifer's Rebound
This is a shot Jennifer came up with, hence the name. It takes advantage of the giant 8 ball. The cue ball is jumped off the 8 ball, over the blocker balls and swished into the corner pocket. I've included both a side view and back view for this shot. Learn how!
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Out Of My Way
This is an expanded version of a tournament shot. In the tournament version, there are only two blocker balls, but I moved it up to three. The cue ball starts the chain reaction and all of the blocker balls clear out of the way. The cue ball follows straight up the rail to pocket the last ball in the corner pocket. Learn how!
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Corner Collation
Here's a speed shot Ralph Eckert used in the 2008 World Cup of Trick Shots. The cue ball is first hit three rails around the table. In the meantime, five object balls are machine-gunned into the corner pocket before the cue ball gets there. Learn how!
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