Florian Kohler
Florian Kohler | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 10, 1988 France |
| Other names | Venom |
| Occupation(s) | Professional artistic pool player, owner of Venom Trickshots Corp. |
| Website | http://www.venomtrickshots.com/ |
Florian "Venom" Kohler (born July 10, 1988) is a pool trick shot player, particularly known for his massé shots.
Career
Growing up in eastern France, Kohler did not start playing pool until the age of 18, when he received a 6-foot pool table as a birthday gift from his parents.[1] Kohler started watching exhibition videos online and trying to imitate shots in them. His influences include Mike Massey and Semih Sayginer.[2]
He began experimenting with his own versions of trick shots, and eventually developed many new concepts, such as ball jumping, massé-ing with multiple cues simultaneously, executing jump and massé shots on moving balls, and executing very high jumps. He has set a record for highest jump shot on a moving ball, at 23 inches.[3]
Kohler assisted in the development of the Mezz massé cue, which is specially designed to execute trick shots.[4]
Other athletic abilities
Kohler has stated that he is a black belt in judo.
References
- ^ "Interview with Florian 'Venom' Kohler", Bola-8, May 2012
- ^ "Interview with Florian 'Venom' Kohler", CrazyAboutPool, 2 August 2012
- ^ Bio, personal website
- ^ "Mezz massé cue: Massé with power and precision", Miki Co. Ltd website