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How This Trick Shot Artist Invented 10,000+ Pool Shots | Obsessed | WIRED

Meet Florian Kohler, better known in the pool community as “Venom.” One of the best trick shot artists in the world, Florian has developed over 10,000 new shots and techniques to unleash on unsuspecting billiard balls. Watch as he demonstrates a level of skill and precision that borders on the supernatural as he makes the…

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Meet Florian Kohler, better known in the pool community as “Venom.” One of the best trick shot artists in the world, Florian has developed over 10,000 new shots and techniques to unleash on unsuspecting billiard balls. Watch as he demonstrates a level of skill and precision that borders on the supernatural as he makes the balls spin, swerve and ricochet on demand.

Director: Charlie Jordan
Director of Photography: Robert Machado
Editor: Richard Trammell
Talent: Florian Kohler
Creative Producer: Wendi Jonassen
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Camera Operator: Jeremy Le
Assistant Camera: Dimitri Agnos
Sound Mixer: Neil Curschman
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell

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31 Comments

31 Comments

  1. Astroch

    August 23, 2023 at 1:57 pm

    The trick of the intro scene is lame af

  2. Kevin Luo

    August 23, 2023 at 2:05 pm

    Dude perfect collab when

  3. jama211

    August 23, 2023 at 2:19 pm

    Dude is a little braggy but has the chops too, so good stuff.

  4. Donnelly Hornsby

    August 23, 2023 at 3:12 pm

    this dood coulda been a surgeon, straight up

  5. FTropper

    August 23, 2023 at 3:26 pm

    Crazy! 😀

  6. Allen Huang

    August 23, 2023 at 3:36 pm

    The OG dude perfect.

  7. Gabriel luc

    August 23, 2023 at 3:40 pm

    This guy’s looks nothing compared to the brazilian “baianinho de Mauá”. He’s a true pool wizard.

  8. MedEighty

    August 23, 2023 at 4:15 pm

    How does this pay the bills?

  9. Janet F

    August 23, 2023 at 4:55 pm

    WoW‼

  10. Asleep Awake

    August 23, 2023 at 5:01 pm

    got skills fer sure. ❤ seeing people doing what they love

  11. BUY YOUTUBE VIEWS | Link in Bio

    August 23, 2023 at 6:06 pm

    Your videos always leave me wanting more. Keep them coming!

  12. Jose Guadalupe Anaya

    August 23, 2023 at 7:44 pm

    Holy crap! How can a human brain even visualize these shots? Superhuman skills.

    • ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ????ᴡɪʀᴇᴅ_ʏᴛ

      August 27, 2023 at 4:48 am

      Hay????
      You won

  13. Lee Taylor

    August 23, 2023 at 9:44 pm

    This man is living proof that there are space aliens living on earth masquerading as humans.

  14. Dan P

    August 23, 2023 at 10:46 pm

    “I don’t have names for the shots” – proceeds to name every shot

  15. patrick chan

    August 23, 2023 at 11:15 pm

    This French speaks really good English.

  16. Justa Youtuber

    August 24, 2023 at 12:04 am

    You got trouble, folks, right here in River City, trouble with a capital “T”
    And that rhymes with “P” and that stands for pool

  17. o2Tenka

    August 24, 2023 at 12:39 am

    But… Did he finish Lunar ball?

  18. Pete Jones

    August 24, 2023 at 1:49 am

    Why have his cue balls got red dots on them?

    • ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ????ᴡɪʀᴇᴅ_ʏᴛ

      August 27, 2023 at 6:13 am

      Hay
      You won..

  19. KD

    August 24, 2023 at 1:58 am

    Impressive tricks, but yet boring to think of what a waste of life.

  20. Robert Fox

    August 24, 2023 at 2:10 am

    ????????

  21. Flapdrol

    August 24, 2023 at 2:34 am

    How to waste your time for fifteen years.

    • Penguin of Doom

      August 24, 2023 at 3:12 am

      he probably gets paid more than you

  22. evan grimm

    August 24, 2023 at 5:11 am

    2:13 is this guys dad Walter white ????

  23. Cee Jay

    August 24, 2023 at 5:26 am

    He was featured in Dude Perfect and I’ll say hes incredibly talented

  24. Vee Macks

    August 24, 2023 at 9:32 am

    He should think about playing snooker on the world circuit. Big money in that.

  25. rabooey

    August 24, 2023 at 3:29 pm

    Don’t ever let this guy shoot on your table.

  26. Andrew Malkin

    August 24, 2023 at 9:35 pm

    Do scratches not count in trick shots?

    • ᴛᴇxᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴ ᴛᴇʟᴇɢʀᴀᴍ ????ᴡɪʀᴇᴅ_ʏᴛ

      August 27, 2023 at 4:47 am

      Hay
      You won

  27. Owen Shelton

    August 27, 2023 at 11:08 am

    “Venom”, is that a Guilty Gear reference?

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