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8 Ball Hotshots on Manchester United TV

A while back I hosted a show for MUTV.  Sharing some pool tips, tricks and hustles with some football stars from the biggest club in the world. They are a great bunch of lads, and we had a fun day filming.  The show goes out on MUTV tonight – watch it if you can!

Write up from the MUTV Website:

Four Manchester United players recently traded the training pitch for a pool table – with MUTV's cameras capturing all the action.

Reds goalkeepers Anders Lindegaard and Tomasz Kuszczak plus strikers Kiko Macheda and Mame Biram Diouf all picked up pool cues for a practice session with world trick shot champion Steve Daking, followed by a mini tournament amongst themselves.

To see the players learning how to hustle and attempting tricks, and to find out which United player is top dog at pool, watch 8-Ball Hot-Shots on MUTV at 21:00 GMT this Sunday, 22 January.

To enjoy 8-Ball Hot-Shots and other exclusive shows, subscribe to MUTV.

Child’s Play

Another simple shot that is used in other more elaborate shots. However, there is something elegant about the simple set-up and the way the balls find their ways into tthe pockets.  You need to do some work to get the cue ball in too!
 
Video 1 – The Performance
 
 
Video 2 – The Explanation
 
Click here to download instructions (PDF)
 
 
 

 

3 Clear

This Pool Trick forms the basis for some other shots. The principle of potting two balls set near the middle pocket by playing across the face of the outer ball is used in many other tricks, and so is the idea of taking the cue ball around the table from that position. You need practice and a reasonably good table to pull this one off.
 
Video 1 – The Performance
 
 
Video 2 – The Explanation
 
Click here to download instructions (PDF)
 
 
 

Eye Eye!

A distinctive trickshot with a surprising ending. The set-up relies on pure physics to make it work, so take your time to get the balls in the right position before you start this trick shot
 
Video 1 – The Performance
 
 
 
Click here to download instructions (PDF)
 
 
 

 

Tight Double

This is very much like the shot that Paul Newman plays at the beginning of "The Hustler". The red ball is frozen to the rail with the cue ball almost touching. It looks impossible for the red to get past the cue ball and into the opposite corner pocket, but it can be done. Watch and learn!
 
Video 1 – The Performance
 
 
Video 2 – The Explanation
 
Click here to download instructions (PDF)
 
 
 

 

Four Gone Conclusion

Old School Trick Shot potting four balls in just the one shot. A nice pure shot as all the balls on the table go into the pockets. You have to know your pool table quite well to get a high success rate.
 
Video 1 – The Performance
 
 
Video 2 – The Explanation
 
Click here to download instructions (PDF)