Kick bank shots and force follows. If you don't have a working concept of these things you need to get down here and practice. See you soon!
Have you ever cut a ball so thin it didn't even move? Bet they called a foul on you, punks. Learn to cut it a little less thin and you can make impossible shots like this. See you soon!
Round and round it goes, having a good concept of geometry and the interplay of rails will help you on 3, 4, 5, even 6 rail shots. Study up, see you soon!
Do you masse, jump, or kick? Here are some prime examples of how adding any of these to your bag of tricks can help you become a better player.
Use a little inside english off the rail to bring the cue back to pocket the 8ball, just try not to scratch and lose the game...
Bend it right back in, but try not to scratch....
Most people forget that you can shoot directly into a rail with different english and angles to avoid fouling and still get out. Check the examples in this weeks practical trick shots.
Quick and easy way to get around a trouble ball when you're too close to jump and have no clear lanes to kick... just bend the ball like you're Efren.
Chad and Cody discuss one of the wilder stories from Empire in this weeks addition of Empire After Hours.
Eric demonstrates that you have to try a lot harder to safe someone who has a nice jump shot in their arsenal.
Rob Dover using the nipple to cheese the 9 via the 4...
Chad and Cody show why they should have been playing on the big table all year.
In this snippet of Empire After Hours, Chad and Cody talk about accountability and rubbing it in their high school friends faces.
Trick Shot Thursday*** Sean Pesnell shows how accurate use of english and rails can bend you around trouble balls. Realistically there wasn't much use for it on this shot, but you can come down to the bar and argue your point. See you soon!
Chad and Cody talk about porta-potties, bankruptcy, and customer loyalty. Empire has come a long way in the first year thanks to all of our friends.
Trick Shot Thursday*** Sean Pesnell showcasing the true play of our rails at Empire. Come down and work on your kick shots and enjoy a cocktail. Open til 2am, see you soon!
Trick Shot Thursday*** Shawn Pesnell with the make and draw one rail. Fun little showcase of how fast our tables are.
Trick Shot Thursday*** From the vault of impractical trick shots, Cody Henr does his best impersonation of Pool Hall Junkies. Send us your recreations of classic movie 'trick' shots. See you soon!
Cody Henry with an impractical trick shot. If the leave is ever 4 balls to the side in a single row, go home and say your prayers, the World is ending.
Sean Pesnell goes 3 rails through traffic.