The masse shot😲 Try it & impress yer mates.😍

Now in Snooker or pool you can use this type of shot when you are "snookered" (cannot see the object ball in a direct line) and you can't see a way of going off a cushion/s using the angles that would be simple to hit the object ball. Below is a short video of some quality examples with two outstanding ones I will mark.

Now the first shot in this video is not technically a masse but rather cued down as the distance was short and was for a pot. But Jimmy White pulls off an amazing masse (the best in the video) at @ 2" 37' . Incredible down force and accuracy to make the ball literally spin 90 degrees as a right-hander and then travel up the table to indeed hit the object ball. Another at @ 4' 35' by the legendary Steve Davis snookered behind the black to swerve round to hit a red with safety in mind too.

If you watch all of this less than 5 minute video, the key isn't always power as some are compiled over short distances. The key is touch and accuracy👍 Knowing the nap of the table (how heavy is the cloth and which way do the threads run), where to strike the ball in a downward motion and how far to tilt the cue, and how much power to apply. Simple eh🤪 Took me literally years of practice to masse as accurate as Jimmy and Steve but yes I can🙏. On a pool table much easier, larger balls, smaller table and so on.

So, next time yer down the pub, and obviously after a bit of practice in secret, on the pool table don't go for the cushion shot ...go for the masse😍 and scare the hell out of your opponent that you know what you are doing.😎

Can you do this? Have you tried? Have fun and if you like the green baize, post something up😍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Cheers, CryptoGlyn 🦆