Nine ball, corner pocket. Bank in the 12 ball. Jump the opponent’s ball and put the 14 ball in the pocket.

Sure, these shots aren’t the easiest, but these are the shots most commonly taught and executed within the ISU Billiards Club.

Member David Mailath said the most common shots members ask him about are bank and jump shots.

“I have people ask me a lot about both shots,” Mailath said.

“People ask a lot about how to legally do a jump shot. People try to scoop up the cue ball, and I teach them to correctly execute the shot.”

Cale Caboth, a first-year member, said he has learned many pool techniques from the more experienced players.

“I have learned how to properly set up a rack and to correctly jump,” Caboth said. “We all learn from each other by just asking questions.”

The ISU Billiards Club meets once a week at the Memorial Union Recreational Center.

The first 30 minutes deal with teaching members fundamentals like proper stance, breaking and jumping. The final hour and a half is devoted to playing pool.

Most of the members love the chance to learn and play pool. Club president Amber Hines said meeting new people is also a big part of the membership.

“It’s an interesting crowd,” she said. “They are funny people to be around when they jokingly bad-mouth each other. We have a really diverse crowd.”

Mailath said getting the chance to play pool at a cheaper price is the best part of being involved, but he also enjoys meeting the variety of people involved.

“I think a lot of people have actually met a lot of people they would not normally have met,” Mailath said.

The club is a relatively new club to Iowa State. The club was created last year by former president Jessica James. Since the club is in its second year of existence, Mailath said it’s tough to get the word out about the club.

“In the starting stages, it’s hard to recruit people,” Mailath said. “It is hard because you can’t really tell what you have done in the past.”

Next semester, the club is hoping to host a school-wide tournament for all ISU faculty and students.

Even though Mailath graduates in December, he said he hopes to see people in and outside the billiards club compete in the tourney.

“I’d like to see it become a big event,” Mailath said.