Eight-ball, corner pocket.
Sounds easy compared to the shots Eric Yow will display at "Eric Yow's Trick Shot Madness" tomorrow at the Side pocket in The UC at 6 p.m.
Yow who started playing pool five years ago when he started his college career at Freed-Hardeman University said pool is pure harmless fun.
"It's something that can keep kids off the streets and give them something to do," Yow said.
Yow is also a preacher and U of M law student.
"I'm going to show some of the best trick shots that have ever been performed on a pool table," Yow said. "Pure madness."
Yow said he is trying to break into the world of artistic pool.
"I need to get my name out there," he said.
The Bolton High alumus said he knew that he wanted be a preacher above all else.
"My faith and strong convictions led me to preach," Yow said. "I went to Freed-Hardeman and got my degree in Biblical Studies."
He said his congregation at Brinkley Church of Christ is behind his choice to play pool.
"The congregation likes the fact that I'm more than just the face of a preacher," Yow said. "I'm a person."
A sensitive Yow spoke openly about the shining days of the future when he hopes to be doing very well practicing law.
"I want to make a pretty decent career in law. That way, they won't have to pay me to preach," Yow said.
Balancing his life is a difficult but fun task, he said, since he claims to be equally talented at all three things.
"Right now I would be going to Wednesday night service, then studying and then practicing for my show tomorrow," Yow said.
Smiling, he said today he talked to people in Brazil, Lithuania and Hungary all in the span of fifteen minutes.
"Pool may give me an opportunity to travel all over the world," Yow said.
Michael Lofties, a sophomore communication major, said he shares Yow's love for pool, but not necessarily his gift.
"I've been playing since elementary school, but I'm not any good," Lofties said.
Tabatha Marmon, a junior criminal justice major, agrees that pool is fun, but for a much different reason.
"My favorite part of the game is beating my friend," Marmon said. "I enjoy making her feel bad."
Yow said he wants people to know that pool is non-stop learning.
"People starting out should remember to make the most of every shot," he said. "In this game, it's physics first and then technique."
