Hit the cue ball here
Low right
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
3 diamonds off the head rail, 2 diamonds off the left rail
Object ball
1 diamond off the head rail, ½ a diamond off the right rail
Target pocket
Top-right corner pocket
Cut angle
⅞-ball cut(10° 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
Cut the OB into the corner with right (outside) englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. and drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center.. CB pulls back diagonally across the table, kisses the far long railLong railEither of the two long rails (the sides of the playing surface)., and lands just off it.
Technique
Right englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. plus low drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center.. Outside englishOutside englishEnglish on the opposite side of the cut (right english on a left cut). widens the cut and combines with the drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. to swing the CB across.
What it teaches
Outside-englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. — combining cut-friendly sideEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. spin with controlled drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. distance.