Trick Shot Tim

League last night went poorly again. I went 1-3 and the team lost 2-8. Two of the racks I lost were from breaking dry and my opponent running the table. Guess I need to work on my break shot. The...

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This was my second week playing in the VNEA bar box 8 ball league since I missed the first two weeks. It's still a little weird playing four games, one game at a time, but at least it makes for s...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2014/12/vnea-league-week-4.html

ESPN's Trick Shot Magic took place on October 9, 2014 at Harrah's Resort in San Diego, CA. A four-man field battled out for supremacy including Florian Kohler, Nick Nikolaidas, Andy Segal, and Ga...

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In December, Dr. Cue held Artistic Cup 7 in Florida, the first one on 9-ft pool tables, featuring a beginner-friendly shot program . While I was unable to attend, I put together these video walkt...

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In my previous post, I discussed the technical differences between pool table felt and cloth . For recreational players, the biggest choice is what color cloth to get while paying as little as po...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2013/06/why-you-want-worsted-cloth.html

The fabric that covers the pool table bed is often referred to as felt or cloth. Most people don't care which one you say, but there are those out there that are passionate about it much like a g...

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This may be one of the best kept secrets. When people see me shooting trick shots, they automatically assume I'm a great pool player as well. While I can generally hold my own, I'm generally not ...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2013/06/the-myth-of-trick-shot-artist.html

I've seen plenty of trick shot videos on the internet, from professional pool players to aspiring amateurs to friends just having fun. The range of shots on display is immense, but there are only...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2013/05/great-trick-shots.html

As many have found out by now, I recently moved to Las Vegas, NV. In theory, this sounds great for my pool career. Smoking and gambling are prevalent here, which are two activities most pool play...

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If you've ever seen a trick shot exhibition or tournament, you've undoubtedly witnessed the performer hitting one pool ball on top of another. We call this tapping the balls. What it does is crea...

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Artistic Pool, as far as I can tell, is a term coined by Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman that encompasses the competitive aspect of "trick shots". It is governed internationally by the World Pool-Billiard...

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If you're not on anyone's special email list, the 2013 WPA World Artistic Pool Championships have been announced and are taking signups. It will be held July 18-21, 2013 at the Rio All Suites Hot...

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From November 29 to December 2, 2012, I played in the Artistic Cup 6 event held at the Marriott East in Indianapolis, IN. The event was held in conjunction with the Indiana APA state invitation t...

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The China tournament was quite the spectacle. I got picked up at the airport and taken to the hotel where they were getting the arena ready. All the other guys were milling around the lobby getti...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2012/08/world-class-artistic-pool-masters-cup.html

Had a fun session with Juan who contacted me last week and wanted to get together. Man, my 8 ball and 9 ball game have gone to crap. We went out to Masse's in Walnut Creek . We played a few games...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2012/06/masses-in-walnut-creek.html

The WPA world rankings have been updated to include the recently concluded 2012 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship. The first public release of these rankings is posted at the URL below: http:...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2012/03/world-rankings.html

The 2012 WPA World Artistic Pool Championships were held this past weekend at the annual Super Billiards Expo. It brought together some of the best trick shot pros in the world along with some ne...

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I find it amusing that someone with an Iranian IP address thought it was worth their while to visit my pool trick shots page and give the first page of shots a 1-star rating!

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The sign up process for the 2012 WPA Artistic Pool World Championships has begun. I can't find the documents anywhere on the internet, but they were emailed to a list of players and promoters. If...

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This month's Pool Synergy is hosted by John Biddle . The topic is about practice - what works for me. Practicing trick shots isn't always about setting up the same shot and hitting it over and...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2011/09/pool-synergy-practice-what-works-for-me.html

After getting back from Vegas, I showed off some trick shots for pool.com at the .nxt conference for two days. It was mostly setting up shots and having attendees shoot them for themselves, but...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2011/08/dot-nxt.html

Just got back from one of the most competitive pool trick shot tournaments of the year. Unfortunately, I was unable to defend my title and finished in fifth. I started off slow, losing my first t...

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Here's my first post for Pool Synergy , this month hosted by Samm (Diep) Vidal with a theme of "10 Things". I'm writing about 10 Things You Can Learn From Trick Shots to apply to your usual game...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2011/08/10-things-you-can-learn-from-trick.html

Finished up my APA season. There's still one week left, but I'll be in Vegas for the Ultimate Trick Shot Tour Championships . I played one of the best players in the league, so I only needed to w...

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Sorry for the lack of updates. I've managed to ride a 4 match losing streak down to a 5 ranking now. Last week, I was down 4-1 in a 5-5 race, but started playing better the last two games before ...

http://blog.trickshottim.com/2011/07/updates.html