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Pool Trick Shots with Partners - Machine Gun Masse Race

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Bruce Barthelette, Andy Segal
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Bruce Barthelette burst onto the Trick Shot Curcuit in 2003 and instantly made a name for himself! He quickly earned the number 8 ranking in the World of Trick Shot billiards. The BCA ranks him 6th!
 
Today you'll often hear his name mentioned in the same sentence with people like Mike Massey and Tom 'Dr. Cue' Rossman. Performing both in Russia and for the Royal Family in Brunei, Bruce truly is a World Champion.

 

Tall in stature and big in heart, Bruce's love for the sport of pool is further emphasized through his ties with the American Poolplayers Association (APA). Nicknamed "The Big Guy", Bruce runs the 2nd largest amateur pool league in the world with over 7000 active members and 800 plus teams competing weekly in Connecticut. The APA currently sponsors Bruce.

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Pool Trick Shots with Partners - Machine Gun Masse Race

In this video, professional pool players Andy Segal and Bruce Barthelette explain and demonstrate some trick shots performed with two people. This video is intended for the intermediate to advanced player, since some of the skills require a bit of experience. Players just starting out can enjoy the demonstrations, while the more advanced players can learn how to perform these shots for themselves. All of the shots seen in this video have been performed by Andy Segal and Bruce Barthelette on ESPN. Shots include Weaving, The Machine Gun Race, Lightening & Thunder, and The Spinning Rack.

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Andy Segal: Hi! I am Andy Segal.

Bruce Barthelette: And I am Bruce Barthelette. Today, we are going to do trick shots with partners. Andy Segal: Now we are going to show you the Machine Gun Race Masse shot. Both Bruce and I have the same shot set up called the Machine Gun Masse. We are going to shoot down on the cue ball, the cue ball will spin, hit every single ball in line and finally make the two 8 balls. Bruce Barthelette: The way the shot is setup is simply of a row of 11 balls that are spaced one ball out from the rail and then you have three balls here resting up against the cue ball. We shoot down the cue ball, the force of these three balls here will help propel it backwards to packet the 8 ball.

Andy Segal: Now again this is a Masse shot, more for the advance players. If you are just starting out, just have fun with this shot, try it a few times, you may not get it right away. The key to this shot when you are shooting a Masse shot is keeping your bridge hand steady.

Now there are two ways to solve that problem. The first, is to push your bridge hand against your body, hold it there tightly and that will act as a wedge and will keep your hand very steady. The other way as Bruce is demonstrating is to put your leg up on the table and put your bridge hand on your leg keeping it nice and steady. Whichever way works to you that's the way you should try. So let's do it. Bruce Barthelette: Let's do it.

Andy Segal: Ready 1, 2 hit. And that's the Machine Gun Race Masse shot. Next the Lightning and Thunder shot.

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