Hit the cue ball here
Slight 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
2.5 diamonds off the head rail, 1.5 diamonds off the left rail
Object ball
½ a diamond off the head rail, ½ a diamond off the right rail
Target pocket
Top-right corner pocket
Cut angle
⅞-ball cut(5° 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; cue ball comes off the short rail, then the far long railLong railEither of the two long rails (the sides of the playing surface)., and dies before it can pick up a third rail. Lands back near where the OB was.
Technique
Soft stunStunA shot where the cue ball has neither follow nor draw at contact. with a touch of inside englishInside englishEnglish on the same side as the cut (left english on a left cut).. Pace is the key — just enough to complete two rails without grabbing a third.
What it teaches
Speed controlSpeed controlControlling exactly how hard you hit to land the CB on a target. for stopping the cue ball on a specific rail count.