Rack-A-Shot

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Hi,

We need your help. We are just introducing Rack-A-Shot (a Pocket Billiards System) to the public.

Here is the deal:

There are eighteen shots in the Rack-A-Shot system. We would like to give a Rack-A-Shot system to the first eighteen people who will respond. We will send the system free of charge?no mailing costs?no cost at all.

In return, we ask, by order of receipt, for each to make a clean video of the shot assigned to them and email the video to us so we can put it up on our website and YouTube, etc.

For example:

If you are the third email we receive requesting a Rack-A-Shot system, you will be assigned SHOT #3 to video and send to us.

The videos must be clean because we want young people and schools to get involved. We would prefer (not required) that the video would have some favorable dialogue about the shot being taped and the Rack-A-Shot system. Also, the video should include the Rack being used. Hopefully, the video will include more than one person working together to learn the shots.

If you are a Pool Hall owner or School Teacher that teaches Pocket Billiards, we will send you ten Rack-A-Shot systems. We can send to only one School and one Pool Hall. The requirement for a School and a Pool Hall would be that you send us video coverage of all the eighteen shots being made?including some of the ?fun? those learning the shots are having.

Please go to the Rack-A-Shot site:

www.rack-a-shot.com

Then, send us an email if you would like to be involved.

Thank you,

Keith Wilson
Rack-A-Shot
 
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Hi again,

I am 68 years old now. About 40 years ago I created Rack-A-Shot. It was accepted by the Billiards community. Mosconi, Fats, and others thought it was the coming thing. Mosconi said that it was the best thing to happen to pool in 50 years. Fats said that this little gizmo would revolutionize pool. I believe Lou Butera would remember—I don't know how to get in touch with him to prove what I say.

I had trouble marketing Rack-A-Shot. I wrote the system and I had two partners in our business. One partner supplied the money and the other was the manufacturer. We were invited to Sears in Chicago and they were going to place Rack-A-Shot in 900 (I think) stores. We were working on relationships with Brunswick and other Pool and Billiards companies to market our product. Anyway, the manufacturing partner, when we got back to Calif. from Chicago, required that he get 51% of the profit or as he said, "I will lay down." I got angry?very angry?and told him you know what. I knew though, that it was written in the corporation papers, that if any one of us was inactive for one year, that person would be dropped from the corporation.

During the year I was waiting, things happened. I was living with a girlfriend that went to Church and came home and told me that we could not live together until we were married. Whoa, did I get out of shape. I was studying physics and Rack-A-Shot was my thesis (another story). I did not believe in God. I was so angry that I got a Bible and went to the beach for six weeks to prove to my girlfriend that there was no God. I read the Bible and became a believer. I stopped what I was doing and went out into the hills of Missouri and studied. I studied theology for five years. Then I went into laboring in two and then Directing a homeless shelter. I am retired now. I have always believed in Rack-A-Shot as a learning tool and a trick-shot template for Pocket Billiards.

Now that we are retired, my wife and I are Workampers. We live in a 5th Wheel and go around the country working where we can. We are now working in Bear Country USA near Rapid City SD. We must work because we have very little retirement funds. Little pay as a homeless shelter director produced very little Social Security funds.

I would like to try again with Rack-A-Shot. I believe in the product. I love Pocket Billiards and I believe it should be in our school curriculum. I believe Rack-A-Shot is a good critical thinking tool.

I hope some of you will accept my offer to try Rack-A-Shot and discuss it here on the forums. If you do not like it, please tell the world. If you do like it, hopefully it will benefit the pool community. Our intention is that the greater percentage of any profits will be given to the poor and back into the billiards community.

There are, as I understand, 2,000,000 pool tables in homes in the US and Canada. So far, I think most can be reached via the internet. Got any ideas? I hope you will allow me to send you a Rack-A-Shot so I can get the ball rolling. If you do not like Rack-A-Shot please tell us so we can know the truth about the product.

Blessings to all of you who read this...

Keith

P.S. I will place this request on one or two other pool and billiards forums.
 
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plshrk22 said:
I would be willing to give it a shot. I dont have the best video equipment but it would be mediocre.
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Hi,

You are the first reply?Thanks. You will be showing the first shot on video and any other if you will.

Please, we want you to be honest in what you think about Rack-A-Shot.

If you will go to Rack-A-Shot.com and send us your mailing address, we will get one to you as soon as possible.

Again, Thank you with all of my heart.

Ketih
 
To all,

Please go to our site and then click on the contact us button. Send us an email.

Also, post on this forum so all will know when we reach 18.

If you know of a school or billiard parlor that would be involved, please let us know.

Thanks for your help.

Keith
 
Count me in.

I am always looking to learn more. This sounds interesting. PM me the details. Thanks.
 
I'll help out. Will send an email shortly. Least I can do for you guys having a link to my site.
 
To all:

I was not very clear. The Rack-A-Shot template and book have all 18 shots on and in them. You will get all 18 shots.

We are asking that you video only one shot. If you would like, please video any shots that you want. We will put them up on the web. If you have a good video and the shot is missed, please send it to us.

When we find out if you all like the Rack-A-Shot system we will talk about sales. We have a good package. Please though, wait to see if Rack-A-Shot is liked and worthy of manufacturing.

If we get a bunch into homes, maybe we can have Rack-A-Shot tournaments.

Thanks again, this is the beginning of my dream. Please look around our site and give us any input you can about presentation.

Keith
 
ONTHEBREAK said:
E-mail sent if there is still anything available.
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Once an email is sent from our site you will get a quick response. I will cut the offer off when we get 18 or so requests.

Thanks for your interest,

Keith
 
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