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Stun shot

Also called: Stun

What is a stun shot in pool?

A stun shot hits the object ball with a sliding cue ball (no topspin or backspin). On a straight shot that is a stop shot; on a cut shot the cue ball leaves along the tangent line at 90° to the object ball's path.

In more detail

Stun is the most predictable cue-ball path because spin is removed. Players use it to control angles precisely and to move the cue ball sideways without traveling too far forward or back.

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What angle does the cue ball go with stun?

Along the tangent line — perpendicular to the line the object ball travels. Speed changes distance, not direction.

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