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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 - Spinning Rack

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. And we are here for trick shots with partners. Andy Segal: Now we are going to show you the Spinning Rack shot. Now obviously we have a special device here which is the spinning rack. Now you are not going to have a rack like this so what you can do is, if you could just stand the rack up on a little block of wood to practice this shot on your own before you go to the expensive building a prop like this.

What we are going to do is we are going to be jumping the 8 balls together at the same time through the opening into the opposite corner pockets and then doing the same thing for the 9 ball. Now you have to be careful, because you want to make sure the balls are offset enough so you don't jump into each other. And again this shot is for the advanced players. The beginner, just have fun with it, be very careful, because as the balls are coming at you, they could be going a little quickly and you want to make sure that you stay safe. Bruce Barthelette: Okay, one of the things you have to remember too, a little tip for your shooting jump shots. To shoot a legal jump shot, you have them down on the ball which makes it go up. So the thicker the slate is on a table, the easier is to jump. So it's just a poking motion, hit down, hit hard, and that's what will make the ball jump and go into the corner pocket.

Let's do it. And that's a Spinning Rack shot. Well, we hope you enjoyed the shots. With a lot of practice you can become proficient of these shots yourself and who knows, if you get good enough, we will seeing you out on the tour. Andy Segal: Thanks for watching.

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