Hit the cue ball here
Low slight 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 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
¾-ball cut(23° 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
Pocket the OB in the corner with drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. and send the cue ball three rails — short, far long, near long — ending down by the foot end of the right rail.
Technique
Low drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. plus running englishRunning englishSide english that opens the angle off a rail., firm pace. The drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. spin drives the multi-rail path.
What it teaches
Three-rail drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. shape — sustained pattern across the full table.
