Top 25 BEST POOL SHOTS of All Time

The 25 best pool shots of all time from 9-ball, 10-ball, and 8-ball pro matches, cataloged and presented by Dr. Dave.

CORRECTIONS:
- at 16m17s, it was a 5-8 combo, not a 3-8 combo.

Contents with Source Video Links:
0:00 - Intro
0:11 - Shots 25-21
- Shot 25 - Efren Reyes – two-rail kick with carom off three rails: https://youtu.be/qKdBhPg01VAt=47m18s
- Shot 24 - Jayson Shaw - massé kick: https://youtu.be/HfQbnr6WdOs?t=5151
- Shot 23 - Shane VanBoening – kick jump carom for the win: https://youtu.be/S9eOrxwk7H4?t=481
- Shot 22 - Jimmy White – long kick bank combo: https://youtu.be/S2uTTVJ2UoQ?t=556
- Shot 21 - Shane VanBoening - jump two-rail bank combo for the win: https://youtu.be/UoMxo27ohp4?t=55
2:24 - Shots 20-16
- Shot 20 - Efren Reyes - jump over obstacle ball for shape: https://youtu.be/OBXJ1cDJ-0s?t=39
- Shot 19 - Shane VanBoening - two-way-shot carom for the Mosconi Cup win: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=520615962017728
- Shot 18 - Efren Reyes - four-rail kick shot: https://youtu.be/2l2JFOGlntw?t=9
- Shot 17 - Corey Deuel - bank with kiss clearance: https://youtu.be/BF8hU5cowMw?t=71
- Shot 16 - Luong Dung - three-foul-rule jump escape sequence: https://youtu.be/Ja9y8Lv_A1s?t=282
5:45 - Shots 15-11
- Shot 15 - Jeffrey DeLuna and Corey Deuel - full-table-length power draw: https://youtu.be/cgQNOgVo41U?t=348 and https://youtu.be/zq3yKRpCVqQ?t=149
- Shot 14 - Efren Reyes – perpendicular kick off side-pocket point carom shot: https://youtu.be/zysdNbvvuvk?t=32
- Shot 13 - Earl Strickland - two-rail kick combo for the win: https://youtu.be/ecI2mlTnnVw?t=124
- Shot 12 - Efren Reyes - two-rail kick at pocket hanger with a carom for the win: https://youtu.be/-g2pF0f-a3o?t=3276
- Shot 11 - Corey Deuel - jump draw off the end cushion for up-table position: https://youtu.be/-7Mu0o-yTyQ
8:35 - Shots 10-6
- Shot 10 - Albin Ouschan - double-the-rail break-out position shot: https://youtu.be/4Yb0Ox7pJtw?t=968
- Shot 9 - Carlo Biado - reverse spin across the table for shape: https://youtu.be/XfRx5w-D3fE?t=2117
- Shot 8 - Efren Reyes - amazing safety sequence and one-rail back-cut hide: https://youtu.be/250Xjg2ot-U?t=546
- Shot 7 - Mike Dechaine - hop over obstacle ball with massé break out: https://youtu.be/8ZOoB9gOOQY?t=2273
- Shot 6 - Alex Pagulayan - OB jump to clear obstacle and get position: https://youtu.be/L1z0SofLnww?t=739
11:52 - Shots 5-2
- Shot 5 - Corey Deuel - fancy power draw across the table: https://youtu.be/VVDrZK6VpuU
- Shot 4 - Alain Martel - incredible rail-jump-carom safety escape: https://youtu.be/FIn-ZA2R5oQ
- Shot 3 - Nick Varner - amazing sequence - two-rail kick bank, long one-rail kick, and finesse runout: https://youtu.be/9tNR0deq1Jk?t=204
- Shot 2 - Chris Melling - amazing sequence – timed carom kick combo, long massé shot, and four-rail bank through traffic: https://youtu.be/vKD7EdzMjAM
15:55 - Shot 1
- Efren Reyes – famous Z-shot: https://youtu.be/-g2pF0f-a3o?t=5779
17:08 - Wrap Up
17:42 ---- shot collage

Additional Resources:
- Shot analysis and recreations:
---- TOP 10 EFREN REYES FAMOUS SHOTS ... And How to Shoot Them - https://youtu.be/V1czUp9k2Uk
---- TOP 10 MOST FAMOUS POOL SHOTS OF ALL TIME … And How to Shoot Them - https://youtu.be/a-mAxW0k5Qk
---- More MOST FAMOUS POOL SHOTS of All Time … And How to Shoot Them - https://youtu.be/S9eOrxwk7H4
---- Top 10 GREATEST SAFETIES of All Time by EFREN REYES - https://youtu.be/itnF1DzT-L8
- Top 10 BEST SAFETIES of All Time … And How to Shoot Them - https://youtu.be/Rhv3X9uFEYM
---- GREATEST POOL MATCH of All Time – Reyes vs. Strickland – with the Famous Z-Shot - https://youtu.be/RhhrlcbnmXA
---- Analysis of the MOST SHOCKING POOL MATCH of All Time – Sigel vs. Varner - https://youtu.be/9tNR0deq1Jk
- collection of great one-pocket shots: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/game/one-pocket/
- collection of great safeties: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/safety/examples/
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