Florian "Venom" Kohler (born July 10, 1988) is a pool trick shot player, particularly known for his massé shots. <br /> <br />Growing up in eastern France, Kohler did not start playing pool until the age of 18, when he received a 6-foot pool table as a birthday gift from his parents. Kohler started watching exhibition videos online and trying to imitate shots in them. His influences include Mike Massey and Semih Sayginer. <br /> <br />He began experimenting with his own versions of trick shots, and eventually developed many new concepts, such as ball jumping, massé-ing with multiple cues simultaneously, executing jump and massé shots on moving balls, and executing very high jumps. He has set a record for highest jump shot on a moving ball, at 23 inches. <br /> <br />Kohler assisted in the development of the Mezz massé cue, which is specially designed to execute trick shots.
