Short-angle system (Start = Arrival)Aim at the corner with maximum spin — long cushion → short cushion → long cushion

The cue ball is sent from the lower half of the long cushion to the corner of the opposite long cushion (Aim 0) with maximum spin; it turns out of the corner and comes down onto the start long cushion (3rd cushion). The start value equals the 3rd-cushion arrival value. It is very useful for knowing the arrival line in bricole shots and in umbrella-type positions; it can also be played taking a ball fraction on ball 2, but bringing the aim exactly to the corner is difficult.

When? When the cue ball is in the lower half of a long cushion and the 3rd-cushion arrival on the same long cushion calls for a short-angle path; also for finding the line down to the 3rd cushion in umbrella shots.