Cue Ball Control: You're Hitting the Wrong Stun Shot on Most of Your Shots

Most pool players think a stun shot means hitting low center and popping the cueball. That's not stun. That's just ONE way to create it. 🎱 JFlowers Cues — Premium quality without the premium markup. Check them out here: 👉 https://bit.ly/JFS-SENSEI 📈 Learn from MY sensei at the Slate Billiard Club Patreon. Use code SENSEI for 50% off your first month: 👉 https://bit.ly/SLATE-SENSEINATE 👓 Pool Glasses — Use code SENSEI for $25 off: 👉 https://bit.ly/POOL-GLASSES ☕️ Keto Brainz — Calm focus at the table. Use code SENSEI for 20% off: 👉 https://bit.ly/KETOBRAINZ-SENSEINATE 🧠 Muse Headband — Train your mental game. Use code SENSEI for 15% off: 👉 https://bit.ly/MUSE-SENSEINATE In this video, my coach Demetrius and I break down one of the most misunderstood concepts in pool: what stun ACTUALLY is. Most players associate stun with a specific tip position, but real stun has nothing to do with where you strike the cueball — it’s about what the cueball is doing at the moment it contacts the object ball. Using cueball phases, we explore how different combinations of tip position and speed can all create stun — and how understanding this completely changes your speed control and positional play. You’ll learn: • Why a stop shot is only ONE type of stun shot • The difference between snap stun, float stun, and flick stun • How table friction changes the cueball before impact • Why most players unintentionally limit their cueball control • How pros use different stun speeds to hold precise angles • A challenge drill to build real stun speed awareness This is one of those concepts that changes how you see the cueball forever. Once you understand stun as sliding at impact instead of “low and firm,” an entire new layer of cueball control opens up. ⏱️ Chapters: 00:00 — The biggest misunderstanding about stun shots 00:44 — The 3 types of stop shots 01:37 — Float stun vs snap stun 02:18 — The flick stun explained 02:58 — Why most players misunderstand stun 04:03 — What stun ACTUALLY means 04:50 — Choosing the right stun speed 05:57 — The toughest stun shot to control 06:27 — The stun control challenge drill 07:49 — Why pros stun differently than amateurs 08:27 — Unlocking true cueball speed control — Pool on my mind. Exploring the mental, cultural, and strategic side of the game. Creating for the love of it—beyond just drills and quick tips. Learning pool the hard way– so you don't have to.