Hit the cue ball here
Dead center
Red dot shows where your tip should contact the cue ball.
Source
Bert Kinister · Streaming Library
Not on public YouTube — watch on Bert's streaming library.
Rack the Shot
Cue ball
On the right rail, 4 diamonds from the TR corner pocket
Object ball
On the right rail, 1.5 diamonds from the TR corner pocket
Target pocket
Top-right corner pocket
Cut angle
⅞-ball cut(11° off the pocket line)
The faint outlined ball on the diagram is the ghost ball — aim your cue ball straight at it and the object ball goes in the pocket.
The Setup
Cue ball and object ball on the same long railLong railEither of the two long rails (the sides of the playing surface)., OB sitting just below the corner pocket. Pocket the OB and freeze the cue ball where the OB started — CB takes the place of OBJ.
Technique
Dead-center hit, medium pace. No followFollowTopspin from hitting the cue ball above center., no drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. — the cue ball must stop on contact.
What it teaches
Pure center-ball contact and stop-shot speed controlSpeed controlControlling exactly how hard you hit to land the CB on a target.. The bedrock of every position play.