Mike Massey's World of Trick Shots By Mike Massey and Phil Capelle Table of Contents   1 Hustler’s Specials 1 2 Three for the Price of One 19 3 Prop Shots 29 4 Crowd Pleasers 51 5 Great Escapes & Gamewinners 73 6 Mystery Shots 87 7 Curve Balls 97 8 Lots of Balls In Action 105 9 Multi Rail Masterpieces 119 10 Stroke Shots 135 11 Bank Shots 151 12 Jump Shots 157 13 Masses 169 14 Mike’s Favorite Creations 183 15 Pure Skill Shots 191 16 Mike’s Famous Finger Pool 200 17 You’re the Star 207 18Trick Shot Listmania 239 19 Mike’s Poolography 257 1Hustler’s Specials (sample page - 324k) Jar the Table 2 Intentional Miscue 3 Massey’s Proposition Shot 4 Cue Is Quicker than the Eye 5 It’s Your Choice 8-Ball Shot 6 The Great Deceiver 7 Christopher Walken Take One 8 A Dab Will Do You 9 Michael Phelan’s Challenge 10 1-2-3 Proposition Shot 11 Coin in the Glass Shot (sample page - 66k)  12 Mr. Kimura’s 57th Take 12 Hit Your Hand on the Table Shot 13 Ball Out of the Rack (1) 14 In Old Mexico 15 A Miracle in Reno 16 Ball Out of the Rack (2) 17 2 Three for the Price of One Three In One 20 One Pocket Run Out  21 Three for the Price of One 22 Three’s Company  23 Gerni’s ESPN 3 Ball Shot (sample page - 58k) 24 Straight and Narrow Three Ball Shot  25 Jerry Orbach 3 Ball Shot 26 Jerry’s Friend the Con Man 26 Three Off the Spot 27 The Disappearing Shot  28 3 Prop Shots Connected Balls 30 The Perplexed Teenager 31 The Flying Three Ball Shot 31 Edgar Nichol’s Bottle Shot 32 Bottle Shot 33 Coin Wrapper Shot 34 Mid Air Collision Special 35 The Skyscraper Stop Shot (sample page - 439k) 36 A Slight Miscalculation  (sample page - 439k) 37 Time Will Tell 9-Ball Shot 38 The Mysterious Flying 8-Ball Shot 39 The Ball Tray Shot 40 The Moving Cue Shot 41 The Chattanooga Choo Choo Shot 42 Mike’s Three Ball Railroad Shot 43 Bar Table Railroad Shot (sample page - 69k) 44 Four Balls In Rotation With a Bank & Kick 45 Luke’s 8-Ball Shot  46 Roy’s Psychic Energy Shot 47 The Silver Dollar Proposition Shot 48 The Curving Silver Dollar Shot 49 Capelle’s Rocket Launcher Shot 50 4 Crowd Pleasers Rempe Eight in One Shot 52   The Butterfly (sample page - 65k) 54 The Half Butterfly  55 Titanic Shot 56 An Iceberg in Barcelona 56 The Football Shot 58 Parting of the Red Sea 59 Speed Demon 60 Air Raid     61 Just Showing Off Shot  62 No Time for Kissing 63 Half Beijing (sample page - 67k) 64 Bachnine 10-Cent Special 65 Mike and Earl’s Beijing 14-ball Shot 66 Windshield Wiper and Broken Wiper 68 The Sideswipe Special 69 A Friendly Shot   70 The Big Miscommunication 70 The Machine Gun Shot 71 Flying 8-Ball Shot  72 5 Great Escapes & Gamewinners Corner Hook (Escaping a) 74 Snake Shot 75 The Possible Dream 8-Ball Shot 76 The Corner Hooked 3-Railer 77 Magical Four Rail Kick 78 Off the Point Three Railer and Mr. 60/60 (sample page - 69k) 79 Pocket X-Ball Three Ways 80 The Johnny Cash Special 81 The Jerry Briesath Karate Chop Draw Back 82 The Boomerang Shot 83 The Double Kiss 8-Ball Shot 84 John DiToro’s Lament 84 Kiss Back to Win 85 On the Rebound 86 6 Mystery Shots Ultimate Trap Shot 88 The Mysterious 9-Ball Shot 89 The 8-Ball Riddle Shot 90 The Magical Helper Shot 91 The Jimmy Reid Sneaky 8-Ball Shot (sample page - 48k) 92 It Almost Looks Legal 93 Which Goes First 94 Air Bridge Position Shot 95 Sarge’s Astounding 8-Ball Shot 96 7 Curve Balls Long Distance Curve Ball 98 The Sweeper Draw Shot 99 Topspin Curveball 100 Walking the Dog 101 Through the Great Wall (sample page - 67k) 102 The Follow Bender 103 The Koufax Curve Ball 104 8 Lots of Balls In Action What Happened Shot 106 The Scatter Gun 107 The Jeff Carter Showed Me Shot 108 The Four in Three Shot 109 Jesse Cue Shot 110 The Celebrities Love It Shot 110 The Double Double 111 4 Balls in 4 Pockets 112 Carom Christmas Revisited 112 4 Plus 4 (or 5) with Rack 113 3-4-5 Shot 114 The Big X Shot 115 Slam Dunk (sample page - aka Smiley Face or Half Moon) (sample page - 1,032k) 116 Getting Waxed in Japan (sample page - 1,032k) 117 9 Multi Rail Masterpieces Nine Rail Kick Shot 120 12 Rail Kick Shot 121 Going for the Cheese (sample page - 66k) 122 The Lose Your Opponent Shot 123 Position Wizard Shot 124 George Middleditch’s Relay Shot 125 George and Mike’s Lucky Days 125 Three and Three Shot 126 1, 2 and a 3-Ball 127 Dollar Bill 9-Railer 128 The Traveling Music Shot 130 The Lucky Chalk Shot (sample page - 65k) 132 Four Rail Chalk Shot 133 10 Stroke Shots The Showoff Spin Shot 136 Triple Reverse 137 The Pelinga Response 138 Circular Draw Shot 139 The Jump Draw Shot 140 An Inside Job 3-Railer 141 Mike’s Power Draw Shot 142 Improvisation Great 142 The Jimmy Moore Draw Shot 144 Jimmy Moore’s Zipppp! 144 Tunnel Vision 145 Draw Back 4-Ball Shot 146 The Big Circle Draw Shot (sample page - 65k) 147 Mike’s Massive Draw Shot 148 11 Bank Shots The Triple Reverse Bank 152 “The Hustler” Bank Shot 153 The Golf Ball Bank Shot 154 Mike’s Jump Bank (sample page - 58k) 155 Three Rail Long Rail Bank 156 12 Jump Shots  The Evel Knievel (sample page - 69k) 158 Mike’s ESPN shoot (sample page - 69k) 158 The Jump Draw Shot 159 The Double Jump Shot 160 The Shrinking Cue Ball 161 No Scratch City 162 Escape from Jail 163 The Flying 8-Ball Bank Shot 164 On, Over and Around 165 The Over and Under Shot 166 Massey’s Around, Over and Under Shot (sample page - 68k) 167 The Great Race 168 13 Masses  (sample page - 286k) Kiss Back Masse 170 Yo-Yo Masse 171 Fantastic Surprises 171 Machine Gun Masse 172 Massey’s Masse 9-Ball Shot 173 The Rocket Masse 174 The Rocket Version 2 175 Gerni Brings Down the House 176 Scratching with Style 177  “The Hustler” Masse Shot 178 A European Masse Shot 179 Changing Direction 180 Exit Stage Right (sample page - 67k) 181 The Level Cue Masse 182 14 A Few of Mike’s Favorite Creations  Time the 9 Shot                                               184 Collision Drawback 9-Ball Shot 185 The Inquisitive 7 186 Inspired 4 Ball Shot 187 Giz and Hum Mess 188 Pocket Seven for the 8-Ball (sample page - 67k) 190 15 Pure Skill Shots Jack Up Spot Shot 192 Pitching a Curve Ball 193 Slice N’ Draw Shot 194 The 92 Degree Cut Shot 195 Rapid Fire Wing Shots 196 Inside Spinner 198 16 Mike’s Famous Finger Pool Finger Pool Draw Shot 201 Finger Pool Hook Shot 202 The Dragster 203 The Limbo (sample page - 62k) 204 The Dedicated Student (sample page - 62k) 204 Mike the Standby Star 205 Mike Wants a Rematch 206 17 You’re the Star    Why Become a Trick Shot Artist (sample page - 246k) 207 12 Components of a Trick Shot Artist (sample page - 29k) 208 Your Approach to Showmanship 209 The Length of Your Show 210 Shot Selection 211 Preparing for the Show 212 The Flow of Your Show 213 Acquiring an Audience 215 Applause 215 Wagering 216 Prizes 216 Dedicating Shots 217 Intermissions – If Any 217 Lines for All Seasons 218 Audience Instructions 219 Dealing with Hecklersp 220 When Your Show Is Over 220 Three Truly Big Shows 221 #1 - You’re the Star 221 You’re the Star – List of Shots 226 #2 - The Greatest Pool Show on Earth 227 The Greatest Show on Slate – List of Shots 232 #3 - Mike’s Extreme Pool 233 Mike’s Extreme Pool – List of Shots 238 18 Trick Shot Listmania The 10 Easiest Shots to Executes 240 Average Player’s 10 Toughest Shots to Execute 240 Mike’s 11 Toughest Shots 241 Mike’s 12 Shot Supershow 241 Toughest 10 Shots to Set Up 242 15 Best Named Shots 242 21 Ageless Classics (sample page - 28k) 243 5 Celebrity Shots 244 20 Player’s Shots 244 Mike Massey’s 44 World Famous Creations 245 Shot Ratings 246 Artistic Pool 250 19 Mike’s Poolography The Early Days in Tennessee Hustling Pool in My Hometown In the Army My First Big Road Trip Life in the Fast Lane Mike the Firefighter My ReunionMy Fellow Pros My New Career Take Hold Mike the Poolroom Owner Hustling Jimmy White Tennessee Tarzan vs. Great Wally The Nights the Light Went Out in Georgia My First Poolathon The Mike Massey Open Johnny Cash and Mike in the Movies Great Friends to the Rescue Mr. Mike and Francine Massey My First 200 330 Racks in 24 Hours My Youngest and Best Fan Mike Defends His Dog Star T Proudly powered by Weebly