Hit the cue ball here
Left english
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, 3 diamonds from the TR corner pocket
Object ball
On the right rail, ½ a diamond from the TR corner pocket
Target pocket
Top-right corner pocket
Cut angle
Half-ball cut(37° 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
Same rail-line setup as the stop shotStop shotA stun shot on a straight-in angle so the cue ball stops dead., but apply inside (left) englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center.. After pocketing the OB the cue ball runs up the rail to the short rail, kicks across to the far long railLong railEither of the two long rails (the sides of the playing surface)., and floats back to land in the dead center of the table.
Technique
Left englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. (inside on a right-rail shot), medium pace. The englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. widens the rebound off the short rail so the cue ball comes back across and lands on the center spot.
What it teaches
Using inside englishInside englishEnglish on the same side as the cut (left english on a left cut). to recover position into the dead center of the table after a rail-line shot.