Diagram 2.—Cue-ball centre, object-ball ½ right; stroke, “medium.”
Diagram 3.—Cue-ball centre, object-ball ¾ right; stroke, “ordinary.” Caroming on ball 2.
Diagram 3.—Cue-ball centre, object-ball ¾ right; stroke, “hard.” Caroming on ball 3.
Particular attention must be given to the different degrees of strength of stroke.
It is necessary to learn these caroms thoroughly, as upon the principles involved in them depend, to a great extent, all the strokes likely to occur in a game of billiards.
PLATE XVI.
DRAW AND FOLLOW STROKES.
Illustrating the results attained by striking cue-ball above or below its centre.
Diagram 1.—Cue-ball ½ below, object-ball 15
16 left; stroke, “medium,” effecting carom on ball 2. Ball 1 will return to corner, gathering with ball 2. A wrist stroke. An easy, direct draw.
Diagram 2.—Cue-ball ⅝ below, object-ball ⅞ right; stroke, “medium,” caroming on ball 2, gathering ball 1 in corner with ball 2. An easy quarter-spread draw.