The Efren Reyes Z-Shot Legacy Lives On In Professional Pool

Z shot beautiful

As a lowly skill level 6 in APA 9 ball, I executed a Z shot in end of session playoffs. I almost made it, but caught to much rail by the pocket and threw it off. Been trying to recreate it since that day. Plus mine was more like Allison Fisher than Eferen Reyes

Rollie we didn’t see you at US open this year.I remember you were going to enter the previous year but it was canceled due to Covid,maybe next year.I really enjoyed this year’s tournament was able to watch so many matches online and all last 16 was all live on Foxtel here in Australia.Matchroom doing a great job with pool now.

Now we need a how to video on how to shoot z shots!!!!

The Allison Fischer shot was actually harder. But in truth Efren's was harder because he did it first, at least so far as we know.

Rollie, you are very entertaining to watch and/or listen to! Keep up the great Videos brother, missed you!!

the famous Z shot..
how about the V shot.. short rail to short rail bank shot..

Bergman's was amazing. Perfect hit with shape 👌

The magician shot❤👍👏

Here in our Barangay, that shot is common. Tambays will laugh at you if you can't make it. We call it DOS BANDAS.

I invented the shot now it looks like a plague...

Efren's shot only went in because of the gigantic pockets

Efren ReyeZ

And please don't forget this is a actual competition when he did this s***

Should call it the KING'S Z SHOT. KING is REY in Spanish. REYES (plural)

Yes ! He's Filipino player who won international games multiple times !

I've made Z shot Hangers.....

People are now learning this because of internet but Efren master this during his childhood himself🫡😆

Efren probably got a good gaming chair that's why

I did this once, no one was recording tho

Efren bata reyes the goat of pool billiards

How about the shot of efren reyes cusion side pocket bounce to right corner pocket

Efren Reyes as a great ambassador of the sport.

Idk, it's not the shot per se that's hard (granted it's still very hard to execute), but the moment when the Z-shot was executed. Final rack of the Open Tournament Finals, 4 balls to go, the table so wide open that any mistake will result to a practically automatic win for the opponent, and what does Efren do? Got the balls to execute the shot and worked out for him.

Players starting to realize the power of Z-shot

This shot taught me how to bank 2 rails, got it my third attempt when I first tried it. Efren has so much to teach if you just take the time to practice! Awesome video

Hill hill match for the trophy is one of the most clutch shot in billiards history. Efren 🐐

Carlo Biado did it recently 3 weeks ago

Funny Trivia:
Why called a Magician and Not Lucky? Well, aside from Efren's Vivid Imagination in shots they never fired, there were instances that when he missed, the Ball would luckily end up in some other pockets and winning games. Not a Hail Mary shot but lucky miss.

No matter how hard opponents Hid the Ball, Efren would always find a way to hit it, in some cases pocket it. Opponents are amazed that he comes up with Magic shots overturning the bad situation into a Winning table. One classic example is the famous Z shot against Earl Strictland (where one commentator can be heard saying, "Horrible, Horrible" - referring to Efren's table situation).

Opponents shake their heads or just says, there goes another magic shot again. Those were in Efren's early years in the States.

I even had a Billiards magazine where Efren was in the front cover, Pulling out a Rabbit in a Magician's Hat. Sadly someone took it and I lost it grrrrr....

God bless everyone.

Efren's amazing shots always Happens at difficult times. I used to have a collection of Efren's games in the US and some here in the Philippines.

Also, watch Efren vs Jimmy White, I think that's in Cardiff Wales(?). He made an amazing scape Kick shot and won the Match.

You can learn so many things about how Efren assess the table, ball placements, shot preparations and his priceless Smile while scratching his head after winning hehe....

My clap goes to you sir, what an incredible display of your narratives highlighting one of our proudest pilipino icon in billiards. Thumbs up to you sir!

I am not sure if anyone will see this being its a year since this video came out, but I was playing in my APA league and a few days prior I had watched the Kamui video of Rollie Williams attempting the Z shot. I remembered what he said about using the right speed and spin to bend the cue ball 2 rails. I tried it after a terrible snooker and I managed to Z shot a hit on my own ball (didnt make it though!) Efren has definitely had an impact on my game.

Efern Reyes is the 🐐💯

What I think makes Efrens so legendary, is that if you listen to Earl talk about Efrens shot after their match that went hill/hill, he says that Efren didn’t have enough room to even do it naturally, so not only did he make the Z shot, he had to do it with massive side spin.

Just curious: As other sports name some of its moves to those who popularized it, why don't we name the Z-shot as Efren Reyes' shot 😊

It's a hard one shoot..

Efren Reyes will always be the original.

AF’s Z shot was filthy!

When a man turns to a human protractor.

the difference between all those Z shots? its bcoz efren can make all kind of shot from the alphabet.. from A to Z. that makes him GOAT of the Goats... KING of the Kings

next is W shot....

but the hill hill situation

Man Efren and Earl made 9 ball like no other

The Magician, the GOAT, the maestro, the best to ever play pool!

the thing with efren is the how less time he spent thinking what shot he will do in that difficult situation

im the 138k viewer and your subscriber count is 138k too

Efren said all the trick shots that he did in game, he copied it (practiced to perfection) from some hustler that he saw back when he was a kid in pool halls😮

The legendary Efren Z Shot