play it off the corner of the pocket. the problem is it depends alot on the table/felt. when the tables are recovered somtimes the corner is pulled tighter and rounded or sometimes its very sharp, makes the shot hard to predict.
inspect the point of the table your playing on and try to picture...
This can work very well actually, also if you play sets always try to make it close even if you risk losing a little. obviously dont string together alot of racks or you lost your customers they have to feel like they can win to keep playing you.
shane was breaking with his playing cue the first night of the fatboy challenge at the derby and when he was on the hill he broke and was getting ready to shoot and his tip fell off. of course he had another shaft !