Trick and Proposition Shots
... how to set up and shoot artistic pool trick shots and proposition shots.
Trick and Proposition Shots... how to set up and shoot artistic pool trick shots and proposition shots.
Dr.
Dave's answers to frequently-asked questions (FAQs),
mostly from the BD
CCB and AZB
discussion forums
maintained for the book: The
Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards,
the DVD series: The Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS),
and the monthly Billiards
Digest "Illustrated Principles" instructional articles
for more information, see Disc V of the Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS)
What are some fun and famous proposition shots using a coin?
Several are describe and illustrated in my January '12 Billiards Digest article. Here is a demonstration of the featured shot in the article, involving knocking a quarter off and away from a ball:
and here are some others, also described and illustrated in the article:
What are the ten most famous trick shots of all time?
All ten are listed in my May '01 article and they are described and demonstrated on Disc V of the Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS).
Here's the "Butterfly Shot" and the "Line of Four Balls" shot:
Others can be found here: shots from pool movies.
What are some good proposition shots?
Many are described and demonstrated on on Disc V of the Video Encyclopedia of Pool Shots (VEPS). Here's one involving throw of a frozen ball down a rail (which is described and illustrated in my May '01 BD article):
and here are some example "impossible" cut shots:
Here's the classic: "Hit the quarter off the object ball more than a certain distance (e.g., off a dollar bill)" proposition shot:
For more information and examples, see my January '12 BD article.
How do find and learn how to make the shots from all of the famous pool movies?
I wrote a series of articles for Billiards Digest (BD) describing the famous pool movies and the shots made famous by them. Here they are:
Demonstrations of the shots can be found in NV A.2 through NV A.16.