Mike Massey Draw with English off Frozen Balls for Three-Cushion Billiard

[seekingmystory]

DrDaveBilliards what is whip action?

[DrDaveBilliards]

@seekingmystory

This type of shot is sometimes called a "whip shot" or "fouetté shot" because the end of the shaft flexes (like the end of a whip) after the hit (e.g., usually to prevent a double hit when there is a small gap between the cue ball and object ball).

[trisnjok]

mike shooting pool and people around don't even take notice... if i were there, i would have glued my eyeballs on that table...

[DrDaveBilliards]

@trisnjok

Unfortunately, many casual and novice players don't know who Mike Massey is and really don't appreciate the skill involved with many of the shots in his exhibition.

[ACxaY]

ENOUGH

[RHINOJL]

Those balls don't like frozen to me.

[berylman]

Hey Dr. Dave... I love all the vids you post. As an attempted student of pool this stuff is absolute brain food. Very well done diagrams and the speed camera makes it oh so clear. So you had a chance to meet Mr. Mike Massey and bring the camera? Too awesome. All the best- Berr

[DrDaveBilliards]

Thanks for the comments. It was a pleasure to meet and work with Mike. He was in Fort Collins for an exhibition, and he graciously agreed to let me record video. I only wish the lighting, background noise, camera angles could have been better. A crowded pool hall isn't always the best setting for high quality video production.