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If you are interested on doing a trick shot, you better have an idea on how it could be possible. When aiming for a shot, you think on where the balls will go after the contact. The directions of the balls depend on their respective centers. This is quite true in general and easy to imagine if only two balls are involved. If you consider the frictional effects as well as more balls, that would seem complicated.

But this section is for the basics. Let’s have two to three balls for examples. If the cue ball comes in contact with an isolated target ball, the target would go in the direction that connects the two balls’ centers. You could make an imaginary line for this purpose.

In another scenario, if the cue ball targets ball A and ball A has contact with ball B, where would the target balls go? The ball B would be in the direction that connects ball A and ball B centers while ball A would be on the tangent line’s direction drawn between the two target balls or simply perpendicular to ball B path.

When you shoot the cue ball across the table to cut shot, it becomes likely that your cue ball falls into that side pocket. The slightest miscalculation can lead your cue to scratch in the side. Besides this, it becomes even harder to focus on leaving the cue ball on the left side of the side pocket. This shot should not be done unless you rehearsed it multiple times and are already fully comfortable and confident on not making any miscalculations.
Do not use the side spin as you may first instinctively consider on doing first. You may concentrate on doing the top and back spin instead to reduce the number of variables involved. It will also increase your consistency from table to table. When you have this mastered, you will have a feel on pocketing the 1 then positioning your cue ball for the next shot.
Avoiding the side pocket is a sound advise for beginners but once mastered, it can be a trick you can bring along with you to get you that win.

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.

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 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.