Nick Varner shows FastMikie some Straight Pool - 3 of 3

[ahz123]

Nice series. The shot at the end was somewhat insane.

[RyanWatchesNaruto]

great last shot by johnny, tell me.. did he run that rack :)?

[fastmikie69]

@RyanWatchesNaruto HA! Johnny not only run out the rack, he went on to run 120 balls from that shot. Those videos are online right here! Enjoy!!

[wjship]

How many did you end up running there Fastmikie? That was some good shootin' buddy. I play a lot of straight pool but I am nowhere close to your skill level. I love watching someone like Johnny Archer run 120 balls. To me, that is a beautiful thing. The skill and concentration it takes to do that is beyond me. Thanks for posting.

[MiraPirate]

fastmikie i wish i had your connections! great stuff! i don't know how you got those two at your house at the same time but i'll tell you what: id do unforgivable things to have a private lesson from either of them! lol

[kaoskev91]

insane shot at the end, just to even see it

[eggrock0]

Great stuff FastMikie! Nice run and thanks for sharing the education.

[WillieDines1]

The main abilities required to play successful Straight Pool are;- - Solid fundamentals - Good Concentration - Imagination - Being able to improvise - Reading The Stack - Patience - Good rack management - Good CB control - Ability to run balls comfortably - Sense of timing = knowing when to play safe or to take a shot on Very nice videos Mike, thanks for posting buddy and you got a new subscriber :)

[Reggie1971]

Thanks for posting. Straight pool is a game that definitely requires a lot of imagination.

[BlackjackDSapolis]

Moby Dick was a minnow? LOL - great shooting Mike! What a treat! Two of the best players in the history of the game teaching you!

[fastmikie69]

Yeah, it was totally awesome. Learning from them in that environment was like trying to drink from a fire hose. That's why I had to get it on video. What a couple of real gentlemen. They made it a real pleasure.

[logyz81]

Great to see the knowledge of Nicks on 14/1.

although i would have played at the end of second rack tothe prebreak shot of the top rail, so the 2 would go to the side. but its just my opinion, it would be easier.

[infinitepandas]

Hehe that was a great kick combo. I just gotta say that you are very lucky to be friends with varner and archer! How do you know them? Great videos by the way.

[fastmikie69]

I guess you could say I was in the right place at the right time when opportunity knocked... The visit by Johnny and Nick was actually the first stop on a 2-week exhibition tour of the west coast. They were in the San Diego area on the day before their scheduled start date, and no plans, so I got lucky to be called with an opportunity to hire them for a couple of hours for a private lesson.