Came across this just now. Not a bad shot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qR_xDQRmJo&NR=1&feature=fvwp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qR_xDQRmJo&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Anyone seen this trick shot before?
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Wow! He had to put a ton of right center to keep the cue ball spinning in place because without it the shot won't go. You could have given me a few hours to predict what was about to happen and I don't know that I could have figured it out. What a creative shot! The part that boggles my mind is that however many tries it took, he had a patient cameraman there to film his reaction.
I love this shot! The first time I had seen it was about 5 years ago. Personally I can't make it, but I love the hassle of explaining it to people. I'm glad you've found this video. Thanks!
Don't they call that a cannon (canon?) in 3C? I think there's a vid of Andy Siegel (Sigel) doing the same shot in preparation for an ESPN TS Competition with Massey.
Not trying to discredit the post nor the shot, because I've tried it & IT AINT EZ! It's REAL hard to stun the CB with that much spin on it.
Big props to the shooter for pulling it off.
Not trying to discredit the post nor the shot, because I've tried it & IT AINT EZ! It's REAL hard to stun the CB with that much spin on it.
Big props to the shooter for pulling it off.
It's called the "relay race" shot, because of how the OB goes around the table, tags the CB, which then takes off around the table to complete the shot. Made famous (invented?) by George Middleditch.
Eric Yow (maybe others as well) likes to use it on a 3C table, where it works just as well, scoring a legal billiard on the ball in the far corner.
-Andrew
Eric Yow (maybe others as well) likes to use it on a 3C table, where it works just as well, scoring a legal billiard on the ball in the far corner.
-Andrew
Norm Weber used to do that shot. He would step up and make it in like three tries, Then every other player who saw it would spend the next week trying to make it once.
George Middleditch made this shot at a charity show in Detroit in the
late 70's.He stole the show,which is no easy task when Cornbread and
Minnesota Fats are there.There were hundreds of people there and it
kick-started an exhibition career.George went on tour with a custom
van and trailer with his own table.
I believe this shot originated at 3-cushion,where it is much more
possible.
Basically ignore everything I posted above...THIS is a cannon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGAre1vdeUo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGAre1vdeUo
This is a real nut buster if you try making it I wish you luck this one takes a little luck, and a whole lotta skill. George is the best I have ever seen at making it..
This is a shot in a catagory I like to call the 1% trick shots. This is obvious but I call them that because they go about 1 out of a 100. Unless you are lucky as hell like my good friend George who BTW is in this video taking a nap.
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vi...a5f5f2b28c257b67ebd1a5f5f2b28c257-87856121087
This is a shot in a catagory I like to call the 1% trick shots. This is obvious but I call them that because they go about 1 out of a 100. Unless you are lucky as hell like my good friend George who BTW is in this video taking a nap.
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/vi...a5f5f2b28c257b67ebd1a5f5f2b28c257-87856121087
This is even more impressive. He had only one try.
Yes, it's a fairly standard shot as others have mentioned. It's on page 193 of Byrne's Treasury of Trick Shots. On the right table you should offer no more than 15 tries. It helps to have sticky rails so the side spin takes and so the first object ball comes in short naturally.
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