I tried to post this earlier but it got lost somewhere in cyberspace. If I end up with a double post, forgive me. Anyway, last night I was in a situation where my object ball and the cue ball were in a straight line to a pocket which was blocked by an opponent ball sitting in the jaws of the pocket. This is not an unusual situation and I made it by hitting the cue ball with draw which produced follow on the object ball, causing it to follow the blocker into the pocket. No big deal. My question is how to handle this situation when the cue ball is at an angle to the object ball. Obviously, a large cut angle makes the shot impossible (I think) but is there a calculation or strategy that could help me shoot a slight cut and still have the object ball follow the blocker into the pocket? Is there an outer limit which makes the shot impossible? Particular english that could maybe be used? I'm guessing that, aside from angle, how deeply the blocker is sitting in the pocket is the next biggest variable but I'm not the expert. Any help or suggestions are appreciated.