Feb 07, 2024 By Tkhan 0 Comment(s)

Florian “Venom” Kohler just CRUSHED 4 World Records including Longest Pool Trick Shots Marathon

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Florian ‘Venom‘ Kohler decided the 11 Guinness World Records he held was not enough so he set out to spend a weekend The League Room in West Virginia where he managed to set 4 new world records. His latest World Records attained include: ‘Most Trick Shots Completed in 48h’, ‘Most Trick Shots in 1h’, ‘Most Trick Shots in 24h’, and ‘Longest Pool Trick Shots Marathon’

 

Some of Venom's legendary pool friends including Mike Massey and CJ Wiley were in attendance to show their support for Florian while he was setting the new world records
Some of Venom's legendary pool friends including Mike Massey and CJ Wiley were in attendance to show their support for Florian while he was setting the new world records

 

“After a very successful 24h World Record during COVID I always entertained the idea of pushing the limits even further so the idea of the Most Pool Trick Shots completed in 48h came naturally. Little did I realize how difficult it would be to actually complete this challenge.’’

 

With little to no rest during the 48-hour period due to the Guinness World Record only allowing 5 minutes of break per hour of shooting completed. He had a total rest time of 3h 30. Kohler had a total of three tries to perform each trick shot from the approved WPA Artistic Pool program which includes 120 shots. Once all those shots have been attempted, he had to rinse and repeat for the entirety of the 48 hours.

 

Venom lining up one of his very many shots with both Kamui and PoolDawg brands in the background.
Venom lining up one of his very many shots with both Kamui and PoolDawg brands in the background.

 

‘Venom’ recalled the biggest issue he faced during the 48-hour spree was the incessant backache he gained from retrieving the balls. “The ball return was really the biggest oversight. The 9ft Diamond coupled with the new Dynaspheres Paladium we used really played fantastic but after 8h or so I started to feel some pain in my lower back. I did not think much of it at first but the more I continued the worst it got to the point of being almost unbearable. About 18h in we had to pick up a back brace for me to keep going.”

 

Florian’s new World Record for 69 trick shots in 1hr crushes the previous record.
Florian’s new World Record for 69 trick shots in 1hr crushes the previous record.

 

Even with such difficulty, he managed to beat the 1h record by a margin of 11 shots pushing it to 69 shots completed (previously 58) and crushing the 24h one by a margin of over 430 shots as he completed 1,185 trick shots versus 753 back in 2020.

 

Florian’s 1185 trick shots in 24hrs destroyed the old record by 734 shots. Please excuse the fact he is holding ‘1190’, the guy hadn’t slept in a while!
Florian’s 1185 trick shots in 24hrs destroyed the old record by 734 shots. Please excuse the fact he is holding ‘1190’, the guy hadn’t slept in a while!

 

Florian was able to slow his pace but there was more uphill battle ahead of him. He kept a steady pace all up until exhaustion came for him at the 32-hour mark. “From there it really was a mental and physical fight. My stroke as well as my legs were getting slower and on top of the lower back pain, I also started to get shoulder, neck pain, blisters and even burns on my fingertips. Nevertheless, I kept pushing until 4am the next day where I started to have mild hallucinations and disorientation.

 

Florian taking a well-deserved break with his back brace.
Florian taking a well-deserved break with his back brace.

 

At that moment I really had to take a break and opted for a 1h nap. While it certainly helped, after I came back the clock still showed 9h left and I cannot begin to explain how long that felt. Every movement was painful and every shot got slower.” Six hours later he made the decision to combine the remaining breaks taking his last 30 min of rest and it proved to be a great decision as he was able to finish the last couple hours very strong. In this 48-hour period Florian walked 5 miles round the pool table, sunk over 5,000 balls and attempted 2,445 shots for 1,816 completed with a success rate of over 74%.

Six hours later he made the decision to combine the remaining breaks taking his last 30 min of rest and it proved to be a great decision as he was able to finish the last couple hours very strong.

In this 48-hour period Florian walked 5 miles round the pool table, sunk over 5,000 balls and attempted 2,445 shots for 1,816 completed with a success rate of over 74%.

 

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The smile of a man that currently holds 14 Guinness World Records and gets to go to sleep now.
 
 
“Team Venom” all pitched in to make to help Florian achieve his goal and set 4 new World Records.
“Team Venom” all pitched in to make to help Florian achieve his goal and set 4 new World Records.

 

The event was recorded in Full HD, with commentary by none other than Hall of Famer Mike Massey and Artistic Pool Pros Jason Lynch & Brian Pauley while the official referee was Vincent Enderlin from France.

You can watch Kohler's 48 Hour Marathon World Record in its entirety on the Venom Trickshots YouTube channel

This event was proudly sponsored by PoolDawg, The League Room, APA, Cuetec, Kamui, Diamond, Integrity Cues & AN9HIL8ION.