Greatest Trick Shot Ever
If you were to rank all the sports in the world in order from most favourite to least favourite, which would be number one? More importantly (for this post, anyway), what spot would billiards come in? Fifth? Tenth? One millionth?
While billiards doesn’t come in first place for me (hello, basketball!) or even tenth (hockey?), the following trick shot clip has at least put it on the list.
Check it out:
What?! I don’t even know what’s more impressive: the shot itself or the domino set-up. Imagine how many failed attempts the player must have made! That’s an Egyptian-pyramid-level example of perseverance. Very impressive.
What do you think? Let’s get some serious sports talk going on in the comments!
Talk to you soon.
Craig, owlblog@owlkids.com
August 17th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
how in the WORLD could someone do that???!!! that must be in the guiness book !!!!
August 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
That was awesome! I have to say that again: That was awesome!!!!!
That video was in French, so I could sort of understand the commentators near the end. At first, I couldn’t tell what language they were speaking.
I once watched trick billiards on TV. They can send those billiard balls really fast across the table.
August 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Craig, haven’t you ever heard of the other word for it: pool?
August 17th, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Hey Katie! Yup, I’ve heard of pool. “Billiards” is kind of a catch-all name for pool and lots of games like it. “Cue sports” is another such name. Cool, huh?
August 17th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
craig…..do you know when the next reader art of the week will be posted???
August 17th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
That.Was.Awesome! I`ve never seen a trick shot like that before! Really cool how they set up the dominoes and triggers on the table. Amazing.
August 17th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Not sure yet, Marissa. You’ll have to wait and see!
August 17th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
okey dokey…….thanks craig!!!!!
August 17th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
That was awesome! That one at the end was weird thew were all crooked when they went but all of them went in the hole!
August 17th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Sweet!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:36 am
A note for Mary: I love the YouTube clip you sent me! I’m going to save it for the right time, and I’ll give you credit when I do. Thanks a lot!
August 18th, 2009 at 11:46 am
No problem, Craig!
I’m happy you enjoyed it!
August 18th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Craig……do you know if that shot is in the guiness book of world records?????
August 18th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Hi Marissa. I took a look on the ‘net, but I couldn’t find any facts about trick-shot world records. Seems like it would be in the running for “Most billiard balls sunk with one shot,” huh?
August 18th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
WE GOT OUR PUPPY!
August 18th, 2009 at 9:11 pm
What kind, Emily?
August 19th, 2009 at 11:35 am
I jsut got my OWL mag today!
August 19th, 2009 at 11:50 am
koolio Emily!!!!! hows he doing???
August 19th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Is it cute, Emily?
Are you the same Emily who got a cat a while ago?
How old is your puppy?
Hope you are having fun with it!
August 19th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
that is unreal! omg! i have a hard time sinking balls on wii pool…. iv never tried real pool though, is it hard???
August 20th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Oh.
My.
Gosh. THATWASSOCOOLIHAVETOUSECAPSLOCKANDSAYITALLSUPERFAST!HOWONEARTHDIDTHATGUYDOTHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!1
And you got a puppy, Emily? Coolness!
August 20th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
i cant even get the ball in to to hole!!!that must of token soooooooooooooooooooooooo long!!!
August 21st, 2009 at 9:52 pm
craig, who won the back talk contests???
please answer
August 21st, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Hi Rossana. Sorry, but we haven’t picked the winners of the Back Talk Contest yet. You’ll find out when we do!
August 22nd, 2009 at 12:08 pm
ooo emily whats his name? or is it a she?
August 26th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
ELLO! Time to answer all of your questions. *deep inhale* Here goes nothing…
Stringbean:It is, in fact, a he, named Cole.
Sinead: Thank you!
Mara: Yes, it is cute. Yes I am that Emily. He`s 3 months old, and he already knows how to sit, lie down, and shake paw! OMG!
Marissa: He`s doing wonderful. Being his clumsy little self :)
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST;
Katie: He is…*drumroll*…A BLACK LAB WOOO!
Thank you people for all of your questions, now you should know all about Cole! Oh, he says hi! *woof*
August 27th, 2009 at 12:55 pm
aww… he sounds so cute… I taught my cat to sit when i blow a whistle.
August 27th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Really? Wow! We just say “Sit” and he sits down. We put our hand in front of him and say “Shake paw!” and he puts his paw up to shake.
August 27th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
i have a cat and he knows how to sit and lie down.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
I hope to teach my cat to jump through a hoop, but that may be too hard. i’ll try, though!
August 29th, 2009 at 12:02 am
I didn’t know you could train cats. . . coolness!!!
August 29th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
i taught my grandma’s dog how to play soccer
August 29th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
P.S.
You have one kool kat Marissa!
:D
August 30th, 2009 at 11:38 am
the only difference between training cats and dogs is that dogs do it to please their owner and cats do it for the treats. :D