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Practice: Trick Shots

carla_guillermo — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:00:49 +0000

The idea with trick shot practice requires you to set up the balls and do the shot over and over again until you nail the techniques, the right stroke and every necessary detail to get it done. When you miss a shot, don’t just give up. Study why it happened and what went wrong to modify the next shot until you master it. That is not easy, of course. It would consume lots of time and effort just to make a single trick shot accurately performed. And there’s more than one trick shot in the bank.

A trick shot player needs patience, precision and the willingness to learn unlike recreational ones that just play regular games and leave everything to chance. Recreational players don’t usually take time to learn how the shot goes and the effect of one ball to another.

Overview: Trick shot example

carla_guillermo — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:00:39 +0000

To get you inspired and motivated on learning the trick shots, let me give you an example. This shot is not just a diagram. It was done during the 1970’s by Steve Mizerak on a television commercial for a beer product. A totally classic where on one shot, all six balls dunk into the pockets.

At first, the cue ball hits one ball and end up getting the ball hanging on left uppermost corner. The first contact allows five balls to be dunked; two on one side pocket, one in the opposite and one each on the lower corners. Both the execution and the set-up are critical in this one. This trick shot is quite amazing but really doable with lots of practice and perseverance.

The Basics: Trick shot definition

carla_guillermo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:16 +0000

If you’ve been watching billiards or pool game on your television set, you may have seen some magic shots where the balls may seem hypnotized. They amazingly do turns in circles and on some instance, balls are gone in just one fast shot. These are trick shots or sometimes referred to as artistic pool.

Players may also opt to utilize some materials as props to enhance appearance and even complexity. Though you must admit that it is quite entertaining, it would leave the audience with the question on how they did it. If you are a beginner, just focus on the less difficult ones both on the execution of the shot and the set-up. As you gain experience as a player, you will learn the harder ones which might include some ball spins and air jump. So for now, just take things one at a time.

The Basics: Trick shot categories

carla_guillermo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:01 +0000

Once you have an idea of what a trick shot is, you may wonder if that’s all in it. The answer is no because it is a broad interesting game. Let me help you narrow down the categories under it. First is the artistic shot where a number of balls dunk in the pockets at the same time. The set-up of the balls is the vital factor of this kind of shot.

Skill shots belong to the second category where the execution gives more critical element to the play. If players were aiming for this kind of shot, the balls are expected to have some spins upon collision. If you are more inclined to one kind of shot than the other, better give more time to practice the harder ones.

Stefano Pelinga: Master of Billiard Tricks

msj484 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:00:49 +0000

Stefano Pelinga has so many skills, but one that is undeniable is his command of artistic pool. He is considered to the master and has worked hard for so many years to perfect his tricks.

Trick Shots was taken to a whole new level when he started doing his Extreme Pool and Billiards discipline. It is said to be the hardest and toughest to learn since it demands precision and an artistic flair. Stefano Pelinga seems to pull it all off with grace to land that perfect shot.