Stun Stroke at an Angle Once again, place object ball 12” away from cue ball. But this time, put cue ball at a 30 degree angle, so that you are aiming at half ball to pocket it. Use same stun stroke, and cue ball will travel straight down “tangent line.” This is line that is perpendicular to object ball at 90 degrees. The harder or quicker you hit ball, further it will travel down line.

This is first step in predicting cue ball position. DO NOT move on to next article until you are comfortable shooting Straight-In Stun Shots and Stun Strokes at an Angle at different distances. Be able to alter variables (cue tip location, force and quickness) and get same cue ball position.

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