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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
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