Hit the cue ball here
Low (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
4 diamonds off the foot rail, 1.5 diamonds off the right rail
Object ball
1.5 diamonds off the head rail, 1 diamond off the right rail
Target pocket
Top-right corner pocket
Cut angle
⅞-ball cut(12° 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
Mid-distance drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. shot. Pocket the OB in the corner and drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. the cue ball back exactly half a table to its starting position.
Technique
Low drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center., level cue, smooth pace. Less power than the full-length version — calibrated for half-table distance.
What it teaches
Calibrated drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. distance — not maximum, not minimum, a specific target.