Sometimes its a good idea to hide the cue ball so you can possibly get cue ball in hand when your opponent fouls. A good way to hide the cue ball is shown in the diagram. The idea is to put the cue ball at location “C”. To do this align your cue stick from point “B” to over the center of the ball that you hit first. The point “A” is on the opposite side of the object ball from the cue ball. This is your aim point with the cue. I placed a line from the cue to the point “A” with an arrow to show the aim point. I hit the cue ball with just enough speed to reach point “C” with a 1/2 tip to full tip above center and no english. Set this up and see if you can do it. Use this principle to hide the cue ball in other situations.
In a similar situation, I used this principle in yesterday’s tournament at Bankshots in Jacksonville to hide the cue perfectly behind the four ball. Unfortunately, the one ball was banked into the corner pocket and I had played a perfect safety on myself.