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Shot 16 · Top Dogs Workout

Two Rails — Middle of Top Table

IntermediateAR aimRail view

Hit the cue ball here

Slight right 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.

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Rack the Shot

  • Cue ball

    3 diamonds off the foot rail, 2 diamonds off the left rail

  • Object ball

    2 diamonds off the head rail, ½ a diamond off the right rail

  • Target pocket

    Top-right corner pocket

  • Cut angle

    ⅞-ball cut(8° 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 and bring the cue ball back two rails — far long rail, then short rail — to land in the middle of the top (head) end of the table.

Technique

Stun with running english, medium pace. The two-rail loop drops the CB into the upper-middle zone for the next shot.

What it teaches

Two-rail control landing specifically in the head end of the table.