How do you make an object ball (OB) hop over an obstacle ball?

Jumping an OB over the edge of and obstacle ball is a very useful technique when the path to the pocket is blocked slightly. Here are examples:

It is even possible to hop over entire obstacle ball:

Here’s another example by Charles Lakey on Facebook. And here are some OB jump-kiss-hop shots by Mlkē Jãmês on Facebook: 8-ball jump-kiss-hop into corner, 8-ball jump-kiss-hop into side.

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