Top 5 Foosball Shots: Tony Spredeman's Quick-Strike Pull-Kick

[@hotderp]

Great video! Loved seeing Tony make Fred look human at the end. He was unstoppable back then.

[@foosjim]

Great compilation! Thanks.

[@abdullaalzayani9159]

awesome content , Thank you guys for posting

[@recepyldz2664]

Nice video Jim

[@kev7718]

Great recap! For the upcoming video, it'd be awesome to review the most dynamic ticktack series and shots that involve creative juggling. Evan Stachelek's unique style and Ryan Moore's Chuck Norris series come to mind.

[@bickford308]

Awesome video!

[@cyrus0121]

Thanks Jim for this video ;)

[@TheTaurus502]

A video of slow mo shots, with 5 or so great players executing the same shot, of all kinds with expert commentary giving breaks downs on the ins an outs of this shot type. A in depth look at banking the ball from all positions on the tornado.

[@fredstone9016]

Thanks for the vid!! Any videos on dead bar shots, or Ryan Moores sling shot.

[@captaincrawfish]

Love this!

[@albims3064]

I enjoyed that and I'd like to see ANY series other than snake or pull shot, I know people don't shoot a lot else but if there's any three bar content other than snake or pull shot I'd love to see it cheers Albie

[@tbag112277]

I got to see him do this live in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin back in the early 2000's. Most amazing thing I've ever seen on a foosball table and appreciate seeing it again. Too bad I didn't get to play against him, would have been a great experience.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

When I first started playing in 1980, I saw a show on TV called "Games People Play" once, and it had a Foosball segment with top pros of the day. They were college looking kids or a bit older, and one of them would move the ball with only the center guy of the 3 man bar, from one side of the goal to the other, (about a 2.5" travel each way, or what the bar stops would allow as your man has to get on the other side of the ball to move it the other direction. He did it so fast, back and fourth as many times as he wanted, until he saw the hole. I could reverse it once or twice that fast, but not keep going until I see a hole like he did. I never saw that shot before or after. Lots of great shots do not seem to exist today. But I know I can make some of my old shots on these guys. :)

[@foosman]

Good job.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

We developed about a dozen shots from the 3 man bar back in the 80's, and this was one of them, (small town, never saw any other play). We used to even wait for the goalie to get ready,---just so we can snake them with what ever shot they were weak in blocking. Myself and one other guy became the masters of our county and surrounding counties, and we were just having fun doing it, being creative, and even tricking the goalie so bad, we could "put" a few in. (no that is fun folks). The only part of play where these guys would smoke is is with the 5 man control and passes to the 3 man bar. But if we took turns taking shots from the 3 bar,---none of the players today would scare me. I bet there are a lot of old guys---who could show the new generations some tricks they never saw before. It seems like the straight push/pull or pinch shot, (both got easier with the wider goal of the Tornado table when it came out), dominate today. But what fun is that when you can set up for 4 different shots and pick the one you want on the fly? Our goalie technique was different too, with the toes of the men pointing to each other, (but not so high the ball can go under the toe), to close the center hole, so you can hold the guys further apart. There is very little going between them. We made you go around them. When I played some really good pros, they had a hard time getting around me, and I could make my shots on them. But because my 5 man stinks---I could not get the ball to my 3 man much. I don't know how you guys get such good coordination in the left hand. My left hand is like a brick compared to these guys. Doug in Michigan.

[@Garymaster4321]

Ryan Moores incredible fast 2 bar pull kicks would be awesome.

[@advisors1987]

really good !

[@misterb4]

What a beast!

[@July9326]

Ryan Moore's John Wayne next please

[@kychertguy5061]

Sick

[@hapaguy2001]

In the old days pulling a "quick-strike" or a 5 bar shot would get you into a fight. My how times have changed!

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Yea, I know. We developed so many great 3 man shots, we would wait until the goalie was ready. But we also knew it was not a rule of the game, but it was just so much more satisfying to totally "out snake" the guy with a great combo shot. The goalie even got more nervous if we told them before we shot, "You look a little nervous". lol. We used to fake guys out so bad,---sometimes we would create a hole where we could just tap the ball in slowly, like a gold putt. Way more embarrassing than just getting slammed asap, and way more fun doing it. :)

[@EarthSurferUSA]

We played more on "trickery" than just a fast pull or push shot. I had so many 3 man shots, I never found a need to perfect a pinch shot. I can make them on these guys too today. But they out pass me by far with the 5 man, so I would not get the ball to my 3 man enough to beat them.

[@jayw2839]

Make a video of Billy pappas' nasty two bar!

[@jennahawkswell9520]

Best shots

[@littlelegend5133]

Tony's Ball Handling is just out of this World. I would Love to be that good.

[@tracywilson2874]

Practice, practice, and more practice...

[@francinelef.martins4652]

Ele é muito rápido! 😲

[@jasonpitts3054]

Liem Le's bump kick would be sweet high light vid

[@leojnewob]

Rightly called a "BumpKick" a pullkick is more a drag Rick Beberg had a monster pullkick.

[@kychertguy5061]

Maybe a post of Ryan’s fake push kick pull kick.. the hammer

[@ramsc5813]

where can I take a look at this shot?

[@youbeefood]

Great from Turkey

[@sachsenschlachter6401]

Footage of Dieter Thiele would be awesome!

[@Hornbaek]

A video with highlights of Frédéric. Maybe also of Tony, Ryan and Todd. I wound buy that. 3-4 hours only with them.

[@Hornbaek]

Oh and Billy of course...

[@570freeman]

It's even faster on the Warrior table. He can make you look stupid, or feel that way.

[@stixu1070]

I ember getting burned like that first few years. Forced me to get better

[@lucasbonastre2529]

I' would love to see Collignon's last ball (4-4) top five

[@tntbrett]

top 5 ryan moore 2-bar pulls top 5 johnny horton pulls

[@malcolmstratton2212]

i cant see this getting any dislikes

[@vik3365]

Ryan Moore 2' bar shots !

[@arslangondal3216]

That is very simple shot that Tony did it a little bit faster because he is very good with this shot When i was 14 years old i was so much good with this shot when i was playing Professionally

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I never played pro, (but could have, pros have told me), but we developed many shots , (even slow ones), that we could move in a combination, and pick which shot we wanted to do on the fly. We still usually had to have speed, but it was more trickery to get the goalie to open up a hole. Sometime we would fake them out so bad, we could just slowly tap it thought the hole. That---is embarrassing for the goalie,---but a lot more fun as the shooter. :)

[@ja.sr.6133]

Like to see some eddie gartman two rod

[@GamerPhantom]

those are some amazing shots! beating my wife and playing foosball are my 2 favorite things in life

[@pokeryfoosy]

I think I only saw one wall pass converted to this shot.... so the best way to stop it is to just always block the lane!

[@ReidMTB]

I only played him once, but that's what I ended up doing, just wiggling around in the lane and giving him the wall pass. Then try my luck at blocking his rollover ...

[@EarthSurferUSA]

Nope. The best way to stop it is you making the 5-3 pass. Just about everybody can make 50% of the 3 man shots they take, (including me against these guys), and to win depends on how good your passing is. You can't win,---if you cant get the ball to your 3 man bar. I know---because my left hand sucks! :)

[@Labatomy242]

Paying attention to his right hand before the pass helps anticipate that this is coming. Good luck blocking his passes while watching his right hand. Can move your eyeballs separately?

[@babyfootsous6499]

Peace, we are playing the baby foot in Lebanon, and it has no union. We play this game in a taqniya that has no future in Lebanon.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I have noticed in the USA, if you don't belong to a union and try to get good at something,---you earn more skill. Take the USA constitution, make sure you keep government out of your free market, (free people created it), and start a new nation. It has to happen,---if we want a future worth living in as human beings. It is farm animals who can't figure out the difference. :)

[@timdebruijne9127]

In holland this is shot is nothing special to be honest. His midfield is really impressive, but the actual shot itself is done by everybody here. Still great content!

[@bryantharris5914]

The pull kick itself is quite common, How Tony connects it with the five bar is what makes the shot so unique and indefensible.

[@davinyoshida5972]

This video looks crazy slow compared to when he does that to you in person

[@s1mphuntr]

Ich sag nur Eintracht Frankfurt

[@ethansamuelson2414]

Who’s here from Charlie’s video

[@ShrimpTechStocks]

Charlie Brown? Or penguinz0

[@bryantharris5914]

Ridiculous shot. You can see virtually every one of those players is set up trying to defend that shot and still can't get to it. I'll be he is able to pull that off in doubles as well.

[@gmac2558]

Men

[@jackblack384]

I would like too see a game played without all the rules being broken. Killing the game guys.

[@Klos1neMN]

No one is breaking any rules. These are the international rules of play and they are being accurately followed. Understandably you aren't familiar competitive foos, you have similar uneducated comments on several videos but wouldn't you feel more enlightened if you asked questions instead of making the same ignorant comments? You're incorrect in every comment that you make on these videos and yet you continue to do so. Don't you ever wonder why all these videos look similar? It's because that's how the game is actually played, not because you're correct and everyone else is wrong. Maybe ask more questions instead of making dumb comments, just sayin'.

[@EarthSurferUSA]

@@Klos1neMN So answer me this Batman,---why does the table have 2 holes between the 5 guys to serve the ball? I have seen enough evolution in my lifetime to know----many new rules are just stupid.

[@usmansheikh407]

If u see Pakistani players playing foosball they are nothing in front of Pakistani players

[@eveechoes5024]

For sure these table suck. Bonzini >all !

[@EarthSurferUSA]

I just checked them out. They look like the old tables, (like the million dollar table), with the ramps in the corners and back to one goalie man on the bar. The old tables also had a bit more narrow goal hole than the Tornado tables do, but I don't know about the Bonzini tables. I like the Tornado tables. What is it about the old style that you like better? Not a big deal, but the guys on the Bonzini even look pretty retro. I just read they have a metal foot and the guy is not counter balanced. That would be a rejected table for me if I can't put the guys sideways. But I would love to pay on their best to see what it feels like.