You've seen Mike Massey and his fellow trick shot champions work their magic on television.
You may even own the tapes or DVDs of their performances, but do you know how they became the master at what they do? They practiced, and they bought the right cue and cue ball for the job.
Every trick master has to start at the bottom, just like you.
Luckily you can learn from them and practice trick shots like a pro, with a little help.
The first thing you need is the right cue for the job.
There are specialty cues to help train you for any shot you want to learn.
You can get shorter, heavier sticks that help you learn hard breaks and jump breaks.
You can get Sneaky Pete style sticks that look exactly like a bar room cue once they are together - handy for hustling a few pool games here and there, once you're that good.
You can get counter weighted sticks to give you more power, angled sticks and curved sticks to help with trick bank shots, granny sticks to help your reach and adjustable weight sticks that will help you do everything from jump or break to coast your cue ball down the rail.
Once you have the right cue for the job, you might want to invest in a set of billiard balls designed to train you for tricks.
These often come with a cue ball that has measures and markings on it and a video tape, DVD or book by Mike Massey or one of the other great trick players.
The book or video tells you the mechanics of each shot, and the cue ball is marked so it is easier to pin point the point of impact for maximum effect.
Once you have mastered the art of moving the cue ball around the table, you will be able to add other balls and objects like bottles in to the mix.
As you get better and better at trick shots, you gradually won't need your specialty cues.
It's good to keep them around to practice when you feel rusty, or to teach others, but eventually you will be able to do every trick shot with a regular professional grade pool cue.
Once you graduate to a standard professional stick like a CueTec or Predator, you'll know you are on your way to the big leagues of trick shot tournaments and exhibition games.
If you are very good, you could be the next Mike Massey, so what are you waiting for?