Steve Daking – Pool Player & Entertainer

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Pool Player & Entertainer – Steve Daking

Steve is best known for his award winning trickshot show which he has performed all around the world, and his many television appearances where he has demonstrated some amazing cue skills.

He is also the UK’s top pool coach, and is on a mission to improve the game of pool players everywhere through the 8 Ball Academy.

 

The secret of great pool – keep the cue level!

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This article is from my regular column in WorldPool – The magazine of the UK and International Pool Associations. The magazine is packed with all the latest tournament news from the pool world. You can download a copy at www.wepf.org/ Last time I discussed what makes 8 Ball in the UK unique.  The smaller size and weight of the balls, and the crowded table mean … Read More..

Free Coaching Event in London – 17/04/13

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On Wednesday 17th April, I will be hosting a free coaching event at NineteenTwenty in London.  NineteenTwenty is a great Pool Bar in Clerkenwell, an easy walk from Barbican and Farringdon tube stations. I will be there between 6pm and 8pm, and will be available to offer quick tips and advice to help players improve their game.  There is no need to book,  just come … Read More..

Trickshot! – App now available on the AppStore

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The First 8-ball Trickshot App – Impress and Hustle Your Friends With Your Pool Prowess

The first trickshot App that teaches you how to hustle and play pool trick-shots like a pro launched today. Created by World 8 Ball Trickshot champion Steve Daking, this free App called Trickshot! has a host of videos giving step-by-step instructions to dazzle your friends and impress on the pool table. A number of videos are free including Grand National, Complete The Rack and Alcatraz; each show in detail how to set up and execute each trick-shot flawlessly. The trickshots vary in levels of difficulty so that you can hone your skill and move onto more complicated ones.

  • Grand National – In this shot, launch the 8-ball off a cube of chalk into the air and over a line of balls before landing in a pocket
  • Complete The Rack – The ultimate way to start a game of pool. Instead of racking up the usual way, send the cue ball off several cushions to complete the rack. A great little shot that you can practise before every frame of pool.
  • Alcatraz – Free the 8-Ball from a cluster of balls to pot it. It looks impossible, but with a little know how and a bit of cue skill you’ll impress an audience in no time.

Complete your trickshot education with the App’s dictionary of Pool Slang and the US/UK translations for pool terminology. The UK is the second largest player of pool, behind the US and Canada with 5.2m people playing pool each week.

For more information visit: trickshotapp.co.uk

Click here to download from the App Store – it’s free!

Masterclass at the World 8 Ball Pool Championships

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The first two episodes of the 2012 World 8 Ball Pool Championship programmes have now hit the screens of Sky Sports here in the UK. The first episode featured the Women’s final between Sue Thompson (Scotland) and Sharon Wright (England), programme number two presented the first Men’s team final – England v Wales. While I was in Blackpool introducing the players and teams into the … Read More..

World 8 Ball Championships – Television Dates Announced

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The dates for the World 8 Ball Pool Championship coverage on Sky Sports have been announced.  The programmes start on Wednesday 3rd October and conclude seven weeks later on 14th November with the Men’s Individual Final.  Each programme will be broadcast several times, with repeat showings within 24 hours of the first broadcast. Put the dates in your diary, and set your sky box to … Read More..