The Stun Shot

[gettingbetter]

I find this shot and its description by commentators a bit odd.

As far as I know, the stun shot involves below centre striking and no follow through. But when I watch a game, I find the use a bit odd and when playing its a bit wierd too.

For example, when splitting the reds from the black, I find that stunning really doesn't do much for me, maybe that is cue power related. But logically, wouldn't playing through the ball be more beneficial it this instance?

Also, in general, if hitting the ball at the bottom is called screw, hitting the ball at the top with follow through is called screw and top, what is it called when you play below centre striking with follow through? Is it still a stun?

[brettski]

Yes its still a stun shot if you use follow through with below centre striking, I don't know where you heard 'use no follow through' from but you do need some, not alot but some to hold the ball.

[gettingbetter]

Well, not so much no follow throigh, just minimal follow through.

[mooneyy]

Basically it's totally unimportant how the shot is played to call it a stun, screw or follow.

It's just a description of how the cue-ball behaves after impact.
You can get the cue-ball to stop dead with or without follow through. Either
way it is a stun shot because the cue-ball stops on impact.

You can get the cue-ball to screw back or follow with or without follow
through. But that doesn't make any difference in terminology.

If the cue-ball is very close to the object-ball you can even get it to stop
dead with centre-ball striking. And still - it's a stun shot.

[RocketRoy1983]

Basically it's totally unimportant how the shot is played to call it a stun, screw or follow.

It's just a description of how the cue-ball behaves after impact.
You can get the cue-ball to stop dead with or without follow through. Either
way it is a stun shot because the cue-ball stops on impact.

You can get the cue-ball to screw back or follow with or without follow
through. But that doesn't make any difference in terminology.

If the cue-ball is very close to the object-ball you can even get it to stop
dead with centre-ball striking. And still - it's a stun shot.

Centre ball striking is generally how we consider the stun shot to be played. Sometimes ever so slighlty above or below but that depends on the circumstances of the table. It is sometimes advisable with a stun shot to adopt a "punching" technique although this is something you need to work on as for a novice it can be perilously close to jabbing at thw white which is the worst thing you could do.

[gettingbetter]

Thanks, this was more in regards to going into the pack of the black. I use the jab/kill technique which I though was what you needed for a stun shot.