Florian Kohler
Florian Kohler | |
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Born | France | July 10, 1988
Other names | Venom |
Occupation | 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.[2] His influences include Mike Massey and Semih Sayginer.[3]
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 34 inches (86 centimeters).[4]
Kohler assisted in the development of the Mezz massé cue, which is specially designed to execute trick shots.[5]
APA announced they would be sponsoring Florian Kholer and he would be an official spokesperson for APA on April 28, 2014 at their Annual League Operator Convention in Las Vegas.[6]
In mid 2019 he and his wife became league operators for the APA Las Vegas Division.[7]
Kohler currently has 6 Guinness world records:[8]
- playing with the longest usable pool cue (17 ft 7.4 in)
- most pool balls potted into the middle pocket over an obstacle in one minute
- highest jump pot of a billiard ball
- fastest time to jump pot 15 pool balls on a US table
- fastest time to jump pot 15 pool balls (one-handed)
- longest duration to spin a billiard ball
The most pool balls potted into the middle pocket over an obstacle in one minute record was aired on Guinness World Records Italian Show (Ep 28)[9] where he competed for the record against Stefano Pelinga. Stefano managed to pocket 35 balls in 1 minute and Kholer managed 68, setting a record. Kohler then went on to beat his own record of 68 by pocketing 70.[8] On December 16, 2018 he broke his own record again at Las Vegas with 75 balls.[10]
Collaborations[]
Kohler has been featured on Dude Perfect's "Pool Trick Shots" 1 and 2 alongside Dude Perfect[11]
References[]
- ^ "Interview with Florian 'Venom' Kohler" Archived 2018-01-03 at the Wayback Machine, Bola-8, May 2012
- ^ "Vegas trick-shot pool phenom brings dazzling artistry to Newfoundland | CBC News".
- ^ "Interview with Florian 'Venom' Kohler", CrazyAboutPool, 2 August 2012
- ^ Bio, personal website
- ^ "Mezz massé cue: Massé with power and precision" Archived 2014-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Miki Co. Ltd website
- ^ "APA Signs Florian "Venom" Kohler – The Pool Scene". Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ "Trending: Pool's Famous Faces Becoming APA League Operators". American Poolplayers Association. 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ a b "Video: Billiard star Florian Kohler makes world's longest pool cue and breaks five trick shot records". Guinness World Records. 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Pool trick shot world record // Guinness World Records Italian Show (Ep 28), retrieved 2019-11-09
- ^ "Most pool balls potted into the middle pocket over an obstacle in one minute". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Dude, Perfect. "Pool Trick Shots with Florian Kohler". Youtube. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- French pool players
- Trick shot artists