Thank you Sharivari! I am Alain Martel. You are very patient to have recreated this shot, you brightened up my morning, it was very funny to watch. You succeeded in 92 tries, really strong! Cheer!

@ThePrufessa

Жыл бұрын

Dancing bear? Really? So you're a pool shark by day and bachelorette party stripper by night?! Interesting!!

@Chrispoolroom

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Alain !

@alejandro-sebastiancamalda2256

Жыл бұрын

For Alain Martel to pull this one off on the first try, with all the pressure of beeing in an actual game, against Jeremy Jones? The stuff of a great champion!

@orandilu989

Жыл бұрын

Great shot and extreme creativity, Alain! Do you remember your intention when going for this shot? Were you just trying to get separation between the 2 and the cue? Thank you 😁

@thedancingbear-poollessons180

Жыл бұрын

@@orandilu989 For sure I remember. I had the choice between two shots since I could not complicate the game by blocking other balls. First the masse by the rail around the 5 ball to touch the 2 ball, I didn't like that choice. It was easier to hit the 2 ball that way but I probably would have left an easy shot for JJ. The second choice was the jump on the rail, I knew that if I touched the 2 ball while jumping several things could turn in my favor ... and the miracle happened! 😊

This was so much fun! I would like to do more entertaining stufff on this channel, of course besides the usual pool lessons. Would you enjoy more videos like this?

@ianentilla4689

Жыл бұрын

Yes definitely! I appreciate your effort for this video

@TobyMacNewsboys

Жыл бұрын

Definitely!!! I absolutely loved Rollie's videos from KAMUI, but he has not been uploading since. Watching an "average" player recreate the pros' pool shots is so fun to watch and really makes you understand how difficult those shots were!

@parashararamesh4252

Жыл бұрын

Need go Pro cam angle as well

@parashararamesh4252

Жыл бұрын

I think you need to have a series on shooterspool as well.... You can probably be the first youtuber to crack the pool e-gaming sub genre... Maybe have a couple of subscribers play you in an online match as well?

@thegodofpez

Жыл бұрын

Hell yes!!!

That moment of self reflection and humility just before the success... that was the key.

Amazing how the shot happened right after you let go of your overconfidence and came to level with your own skillset. That's the main lesson I got from this video. Confidence makes you amaze yourself. Humbleness (and perseverance) creates wonders :) Great video as always!

@GoldenSoundBark

Жыл бұрын

You know how smart people say they are not smart? That’s kinda like me with pool, a lot of people say I’m a good pool player but I don’t think I am and I think that’s what motivates me and drives me to train harder, along with my passion

WOW, definitively a crazy shot by Alain who did it first shot and with the pressure of a real match situation. I lived in Montreal back in the 90s and Alain Martel was the pro in my pool room, I seen him play alot ( even I played 1 match to win a side pot challenge, unforgetable experience even if I lost !!!) So spectacular to watch him play, he is a pool legend here in Quebec and Canada. The Big Dancing Bear is very implicated in promoting pool even today with the younger players. Nice video !!!

This shot reminds me of all the crazy shots that randomly occur in pool, where you say afterwards, "If I was TRYING to do that, I would've needed about 500 attempts!" Making a legal hit on the object ball is a difficult skill shot, but also making the combo is almost pure luck.

@mikescorpio13

Жыл бұрын

Luck rarely shows up without intentions

@garybkatz

Жыл бұрын

@@mikescorpio13 Didn't you ever play against an unskilled banger who lucked in ball after ball? Every league seems to have a guy like that. That's one reason I avoid APA and its slop.

@mikescorpio13

Жыл бұрын

@@garybkatz I played all kind of bangers and most of them are mostly unlucky then sometimes lucky.When luck seems to follow one player in particular then you can assume he is just a lucky dude like Alain Martel in this shot video.He is by far the greatest player i ever played against and a genius around the table. *But for some players luck itself is an art*.

Your persistence paid off. Well done. This is the best instructional pool channel on KZread.

I guess if rollie isn't doing these kinda videos it's good to it back. Nice pick of a shot

And Alain did that on the first try, during a tournament infront of many many many people, while in a match. Insane!! Kudos to you to Sharivari!

@kevinb314

Жыл бұрын

He was just going for contact, but yea

You had me sweating rocks and my heart was pounding as if I was betting my house on you making it. Thank you for not giving up.

I’ve been watching this channel for a long time but hadn’t seen this wideo (😂- shout out to the old days) before. Sharivari’s tutorials are always so perfect. But now I wish he would include his mistakes more often. Here I could really feel his personality and humanity when he failed to run out at the end. I feel closer to this channel than ever before and, for the first time, felt compelled to leave a comment. Thanks for sharing your insecurities and so well done for pulling off this 1% shot in only 93 tries!

I really appreciate your dedication. Many of us would have never attempted this or would have given up long before a successful recreation. After watching you attempt it so many times, as an accomplished pool player, I have a much greater appreciation that the professional made this in one the first try in a pressure situation.

Start over! Wrong side of the table! Wrong hand!👌🤣

I've been watching you since you started making vids, and this was the most fun I've had watching any of your vids. I actually laughed out loud once. Thanks, keep it up

Love your patience with this and willingness to show the process and even the "not even close" attempts.

AMAZING JOB, BROTHER!! Truly admire your dedication and focus to stay on that!!!! Keep it up and I'll keep watching!!!!

Great to watch well done.. You normal make everything look so easy.. Your tips have bought my game up to a half decent level.. Keep it up

No way did Alain Martel imagine that shot working the way it did. The fact that you were able to recreate it in less than a hundred attempts was amazing and fun to watch. Shots 26 and 83 were great too! I want to see more like this!

@kurtdha

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. That's why I cringe any time I see these videos about this being the best shot in pool. He was just trying to hit the 2 ball. Everything that came after that was pure luck/chance.

Thank you for attempting the runout. I love to see players runout the rest after recreating an iconic shot. It puts so much pressure after you’ve made a stellar shot

Insane ! Happy you made it and keep these coming !

This was great! Would love to see more of these!

Dude this was so fun to watch. Thanks for the solid content, as always!

@Sharivari

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Very entertaining ... Stuff like this can work on your confidence in both directions. A lesson we all watched you work through. So as much fun as it was, we still got a great pool lesson. Thanks.

Cool video! Really enjoyed it. Thanks a lot for all your hard work and time.

Loved this - you really highlighted what an unlikely outcome this was. So many different elements involved in this shot, even just to hit the 2 and make ANY contact with the 5 - let alone to end up with the successful plant! I think I'd be on 300 shots at least. Great vid, subbed

I loved this video and I'm glad you stuck with it. 😊

Such a difficult shot! Great job on sticking with it and pulling it off.

This type of video reminded me of a snooker channel called 'Break from life' which recreates impressive shots from recent tournaments (safeties, cue ball control, tough shots, etc.) in the fewest attempts with the greatest recreation accuracy. You're my favorite pool youtuber and he's my favorite snooker youtuber so it brought a smile to my face to see this type of video. Entertaining content, my friend.

Wow so cool :) Thanks for sharing your skills.

Fun video! Very well done, an extremely tough shot to pull off. Shows how amazing the original was to get first time in a competitive match. When you first asked how many attempts I guessed as 100, but having seen how tough it was in the early attempts I could have seen it being much higher than that even

wow! great video and congrats!

That's some commitment with something extremely difficult. The creative mind of the player to attempt it shows just how committed they are in these games, only they have one chance, it's success or fail. Keep the dedication going, it's not easy 👍

Congratulations! That was a crazy one to begin with, but you made it. Good on you!

Best money shot I've ever seen. You nicely showed how to adjust and adjust to learn a tough shot, great learning video.

Wow, that is call ''patient'' ! And I'm patient enough to see you succeeded 😉

That was awesome 👏

NICE ! Quality !

That was straight up fun. 👏

Well done!

That is one amazing shot 😮wow!!!🎉

Thank you for recreating the shot and your patience in doing so. Regarding the original shot.....It was a really good hit but it was an absolutely lucky pot.

Great video as always! I think you even used the same music as Rollie did when he made his shot recreation videos, would like to see more of these.

Most creative shot i've ever seen.

Man why was this video so damn exciting for me?! I was cheering you on! What did we learn in this video? There's only one Dancing Bear my friend 😂. Salutations from Canada 👋

I have to give this a go!

Congratulations, Dude!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Für solche Shots braucht man eine wirklich hohe Frustrationsgrenze. 😎💪Die erste Einschätzung fand ich auch sehr ambitioniert. Aber, dass das Ding dann SO ausging, wie du es zeigst, ist einfach saustark. 👏👏👏 Den Erfolg kann man dir nur gönnen!!! ❤️✌️

@Sharivari

Жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank 😁

Bravo! fun video

Great video and great shot.😎

Your willingness to try this shot that many times is remarkable.. I sometimes try difficult shots but if I can’t do it after 20 try’s I give up

I think it would take me a thousand tries. Enjoyed the this video!

Tnx sharrivari

A lot of your attempts were really good.

All that with the left hand, amazing

I remember watching this shot live. It was the Border Battle challenge Canada vs USA.

This is why you should never give up!🥶💯💯

Huge respect for actually going for recreating this shot. I know it's a reallllllly frustrating one and difficult one to recreate, to even get consistent contact. I was only about 2 or 3 months into pool when I tried this. After 10 minutes of trying, I realized I wasn't going to get anywhere close even in the next hour, so I gave up. Now I have much more skills and knowledge, but I still don't want to try this shot again hahaha Dr. Dave also gave up trying this shot, I believe...

I would like to see the bankshotcombo from Skyler from this year's Mosconi cup. I think you know which one I talking about.

I like how you have a monitor in your room to watch footage

very good

Great effort. Once learned proper approach was just about luck of exact speed.

If you watch more closely, the fellow who shot it originally, I think you'll see he held his cue more level, hitting only the very top of the cue ball, and applying more spin by lifting his cue tip upward, instead of down into the ball. Fun video! Thanks, always enjoy your vids.

Awesome! 🎱💪

That was great! Definity put a 😀 on my face.

Nice!!

Crazy shot! Even though he was just trying to make the 2 down to the corner. Never the less a bad ass shot!💯👍🏼👊🏼😎

Fun , nice video , you have fun plus joy. Thanks and I playing better grateful for your videos. Bye Oscar Canada

@Sharivari

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Oscar

I think this perfectly illustrates how high level players, really in any sport or game, are just on a completely different level.

Happy holidays og...😎

Wow! Next is the other side of the table with your other hand, symmetry 😀

That was awesome! Will there be a video for drills to improve jumping off rails like this next?

Nice..I think the cushion jump to 2 ball corner pocket like you did at 9:55 was possibly the shot he was going for

Nobody can call you a quitter! Congratulations,that was a tough one.

Crazy he did that in a live game

This was a fun video to watch! What cue stick do you have in this video?

Awesome. Thank you for recreating one of the coolest shots in pool history. What brand and model cue are you using in this video?, if you don't mind me asking.

There can be only one shot to try ofcourse! The famous Z-shot from efren reyes, against earl strickland, which also was the match winning shot....

One in a million, he made it one in a hundred.

Made me laugh !

Unbelievable that someone could pull off that shot on the first try at an official game!!!! It's really like winning the lottery - absolute insane🙂

Year ago I had a guy standing behind me hoping to make me miss a cut shot. I did what you did and made the shot and made the cue ball go right past my head and smack him in the fore head. He said nobody can do that on purpose so I cant get mad at you, but he did not stand behind me any more. Jumping of the rail with high top is easy but you had to do it over the top of a ball a little harder. The trick to it is to have the cue ball be a 1/4 to 3/8 inch off the table when it hit the rail. Then it is the easiest one rail bank in the world to hit someone in the head and very accurate.

Poor camera man probably wishes he had a tripod. Haha...good work shavari

Awesome vid! Next shot should be Jayson shaw bank against Kaci. Even Kaci liked it so much he flipped him the bird.

If that was 100 tries, just think the guy pulled off a 1in a hundred shot with no attempts, in a competition, under pressure. Insane

What do you use the mark the positions of the balls and keep them in place for this type of drills? Amazon link please :)

Awesome shot! Almost forgot that shot mehich match was it? Something in the 90s?

wow, very hilarious video and what an amazing shot! Well done Sharivari! I love your glove, please how do i get one?

Dopamin! Gratulation und Danke dafür

Attempt 26 “I think we’re done, thanks for watching” 😂😂😂😂😂

That's a pretty ballsy shot...especially in competition.

I think just hitting the 2 and a rail is a success.

I usually have the best success with either my break cue or a house cue. Higher deflection also makes it easier to jump the cue ball

10:58 .... Here's the magic happens ❤️.....

Congrats for the good effort and result!! I made the Z shot in the 15th try but never again...

In my opinion, Alain only wanted to make contact with the two. But luckily I end up doing the combo 5 with the three... A bit of ingenuity mixed with luck... I think ??? Thank you and Yes that was an Epic shot,,,

Amazing job brother..... love all your videos. I would like to ask question about the strips you have on your rails breaking down aiming points or marking the rail aiming points. Where can I get those and are they just labels that stick on? What are they called? What are they called? Thanks

@Sharivari

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Search for KAMUI Diamond Slicer.

@jssnyder4714

Жыл бұрын

@@Sharivari thank you so much. Keep up the amazing work. You're an inspiration

@jssnyder4714

Жыл бұрын

And I forgot to mention how blown away I was at the quick response you provided. Within 5 minutes of me posting, that's just incredible thank you again so much

That possibility in 5:26 is surely a higher level of the tried version :-D

I was actually surprised you could do it at all. It is such an improbable shot. I wonder how many tries it would take Alain to duplicate it himself. What I think is that probably Alain was just trying for contact on the 2-ball, which he did pull off, but that the rest of his result was more in the nature of a fluke. Surely he would not say he was aiming for the shape he got on the 2! Alain gets big credit for thinking so creatively, though, and the way it turned out it was indeed one of the most amazing shots we've ever seen. It's a perfect illustration of the fact that in pool there is always more magic in the action of the balls waiting to be discovered or observed.

Next: Efran Reyes' famous Z-shot to sink the five-ball in a nine-ball game. Thanks for the video and the effort!

The body and the brain know perfection and at that moment the player united the two

Nice video! It be awesome if you could try the bank shot Efren Reyes did against Steve Davis after the safety from Davis!!