Higher yet, and the cue stick will ride over the ball, probably causing it to go nowhere. This is a common miscue. I have seen players try to minimize the trapping action of a high hit on the cue ball by lowering the butt of the stick at the end of the stroke. I have also seen them miss the cue ball altogether trying this stunt. It works better in theory than practice.
Advanced players can pull it off.
For a more follow, raise the tip fractionally, and shoot a medium stroke. More often than not, the cue ball dies on the rail. This is because the cue ball, upon contact with the object ball, stops dead before top spin causes it to roll forward again. The top spin will simply take the ball back to the rail. It may leave and return to the rail several times before the top spin is exhausted.