Full-ball returnBall 2 is frozen to the right long cushion, ball 3 is in front of the bottom short cushion. The cue ball hits ball 2 full (1/1), center hit, left spin 3, speed 4. Ball 2 comes back off the cushion and pushes the cue ball back (yellow area); the cue ball crosses the table and reaches ball 3 via the left long, right long and bottom short cushions. After the kiss ball 2 goes to the upper left part of the table.
Using the kiss on purpose · Drill cards
3/4 ball and a low hit: opening the returnBall 2 is frozen to the right long cushion. The cue ball is played with 3/4 ball, a low hit, left spin 1 and speed 4. After the kiss the cue ball goes to the left long cushion, takes the bottom short cushion and the right long cushion and reaches ball 3. Ball 2 loses its speed in the kiss and stays a little more than one diamond from its place.
Keeping ball 2 in the middle of the tableBall 2 is frozen to the right long cushion, ball 3 in front of the top short cushion. 7/8 ball, a low hit, right running spin 2, speed 4. The cue ball comes back and goes to ball 3 via the left long, right long and top short cushions. After the kiss ball 2 travels a short way toward the middle of the table and stops in the green area: after the point the balls stay together.
Ball 2 stays almost in placeBall 2 is frozen to the upper part of the right long cushion. 7/8 ball, a low hit, right running spin 1, speed 4. The cue ball comes back and reaches ball 3 by taking the left long cushion, the right long cushion near the top right corner and the top short cushion. After the kiss ball 2 stays almost exactly where it was (green): the kiss shot is the shortest way to keep ball 2 in place.
Return off the left cushion, long – short – longBall 2 is frozen to the left long cushion, ball 3 in the upper half of the table. 3/4 ball, a low hit, right spin 3, speed 4. The cue ball comes back and reaches ball 3 via the right long, top short and left long cushions. After the kiss ball 2 travels about one and a half diamonds on the left side of the table.
A simple return with a center hitBall 2 is frozen to the left long cushion, ball 3 in front of the top short cushion. 7/8 ball, center hit, right spin 2, speed 4. The cue ball comes back and goes to ball 3 via the right long, left long and top short cushions. With a center hit the return is simpler; the spin decides the angle off the cushions.