Tips for Helping Your Stun Shot.

Stun means pure sliding, where there is no topspin or bottom spin. With a stun shot, the CB has no top or bottom spin when it hits the OB. For a straight in stun shot, the CB stops in place and transfers all of its energy to the OB. This is called a stop shot. With any other stun shot, with a cut angle, the CB heads in the tangent-line direction, regardless of the cut angle. A stun shot is sometimes called a "stop shot at an angle."

With a stun shot, the CB must be struck below center. The bottom spin will wear off (this is called drag) on the way to the OB. The farther the CB is from the OB, the lower and/or faster you need to strike the CB to prevent the CB from losing the bottom spin and starting to developing forward roll before hitting the OB. If the CB has any topspin when it hits the OB, the CB will follow forward. 

 

Stun depends entirely on two factors:

• How far apart is the object ball to the cue ball? Depending on the distance between balls, you may need to hit the cueball at center or below center.

• How much speed will you be putting on the cueball? Speed also determines whether or not you will need to hit the cueball center or below center.