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

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	12
Mr. Kimura’s 57^th 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	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	36
A Slight Miscalculation	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	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	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	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	79
Mr. 60/60	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	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	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 (aka Smiley Face or Half Moon)	116
*Getting Waxed in Japan*	117

9 Multi Rail Masterpieces

Nine Rail Kick Shot	120
12 Rail Kick Shot	121
Going for the Cheese	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	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	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	155
Three Rail Long Rail Bank	156

12 Jump Shots

The Evel Knievel	158
*Mike’s ESPN shoot*	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	167
The Great Race	168

13 Masses

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	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	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	204
*The Dedicated Student*	204
Mike the Standby Star	205
*Mike Wants a Rematch*	206

17 You’re the Star

Why Become a Trick Shot Artist	207
12 Components of a Trick Shot Artist	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	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
The Great Pool vs. Snooker Challenge
The Applause Meter Tells All
Golfing with the Baboons
Mike Massey and Steve Davis – The Amazing Duo
In Australia with Steady Eddie
Earl’s Chinese Machine Gun
Mike’s Surprise Delicacy
Bigfoot Invades China
A Near Brush with Death
The Mafia Cab Drivers
The Russians Do Love Vodka
Mike Meets the New Mike Massey
I Win the 9-Ball Masters
My World Artistic Pool Titles
Pool Hall Junkies
Maestro, Billy Bob, and Bubba
Pool School In Paradise
APA Tour
3 Million Miles and Counting