Hit the cue ball here
High left
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
2.5 diamonds off the head rail, 1.5 diamonds off the left rail
Object ball
1.5 diamonds off the head rail, 1.5 diamonds off the right rail
Target pocket
Top-right corner pocket
Cut angle
⅞-ball cut(9° 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
Three rails back to the center of the table with high-left englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center.. Use this shot to dial in how much cue deflectionDeflectionThe cue ball going slightly off line because of the side english you applied. (squirtDeflectionThe cue ball going slightly off line because of the side english you applied.) you get on your stick.
Technique
High left englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center., firm-medium pace. The combination of followFollowTopspin from hitting the cue ball above center. plus sideEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. spin and pace together cause deflectionDeflectionThe cue ball going slightly off line because of the side english you applied. — aim slightly to compensate.
What it teaches
Cue deflectionDeflectionThe cue ball going slightly off line because of the side english you applied. awareness and how high+sideEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. combine across multiple rails.