About The Shot
I use the ball tray to elevate the object ball. The cue ball is elevated off the rail too, so you have to hit it just right so it catches the object ball in flight and hits it at the correct angle to pocket it in the corner.
Discipline: Special Arts
Difficulty: Intermediate
Make This Shot
Here's the setup for the tray to start the tower (Figure 1). You can also use a nine ball rack instead of the tray. Basically there's nine balls on the bottom layer, four in the middle, and then a top one.
On top of the last ball, I place two chalk cubes and prop up the object ball (Figure 2). The chalk side of the cubes are touching the balls, so you can think of them as being back to back.
I used a coin wrapper to elevate the cue ball (Figure 3). You can also use chalk cubes here to. Maybe it looks more impressive if the cue ball starts lower, which means you have to start lower too.
It'll take a little bit of practice to get the speed and aim down. It also depends how far out you put the object ball. You can start close and start to inch it back. You might even be able to get it half way down the table and still make the shot. I don't know though, I haven't tried that. Watch out for jumping balls off the table though.
Video: Where'd Glenn Go
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Tim's Tidbit
In an exhibition, I'd shoot this shot off the mouth of an unsuspecting vic, I mean, volunteer. Glenn was going to help me do it, but he backed out at the last second.
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