Hit the cue ball here
Below center 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
3 diamonds off the foot rail, 1.5 diamonds off the left rail
Object ball
On the right rail, 4 diamonds from the TR corner pocket
Target pocket
Right side pocket
Cut angle
⅝-ball cut(28° 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 sideEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. and send the cue ball two rails — short rail then far long railLong railEither of the two long rails (the sides of the playing surface). — back to the center of the table.
Technique
Low-left englishEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center. (a little drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. with left spin), medium pace. Just enough drawDrawBackspin from hitting the cue ball below center. to start the back-and-around path.
What it teaches
Coming out of a sideEnglishSidespin applied by hitting the cue ball left or right of center.-pocket cut with a controlled two-rail return.
