From ball 4.—Cue-ball ½ left, ¼ above, object-ball ½ left; stroke, “ordinary.” Cue-ball cushions at c, f, d, e effecting carom on ball 5. The object-ball 4 doubles the length of the table, resting at h. Ball 5 is placed the width of a ball from either cushion. Ball 4 is placed in this diagram just off the cushion that the pupil may avoid a kiss on account of it touching the cushion. The carom may be made with ball 4 touching the cushion.
PLATE XXVIII.
SLOWING CUE-BALL, DOUBLING OBJECT-BALL.
Illustrating a very important stroke for position play.
Diagram 1.—Cue-ball ½ right, ⅛ above, object-ball full centre; stroke, “ordinary.” Object-ball cushions at a, b, c, resting at d. Cue-ball cushions at a, effecting carom on ball 2. The delivery ⅛ above gives a slow-follow motive power to cue-ball, while the ½ English, delivered on right of cue-ball, causes the latter to perform the obtuse angle from the cushion at a to the carom-ball. The object-ball is placed in line, so that it will clear the carom-ball and perform the angles shown by dotted lines.
Diagram 2.—Cue-ball ⅛ right, object-ball ⅛ right; stroke, ½ in excess of “medium,” effecting carom on ball 2. Cue-ball cushions at a, b, c. Object-ball takes direction of the arrow e, the carom-ball being hit near full, takes direction of the arrow d.
PLATE XXIX.
SLOWING CUE-BALL, DOUBLING OBJECT-BALL.
Illustrating another fundamental stroke, that of doubling the object-ball with a “slowed” cue-ball.
Diagram 1.—To double the object-ball twice across the table by playing as full upon it as is possible. Cue-ball ⅜ below, ½ right, object-ball 15
16 left, effecting carom on ball 2. Object-ball cushions at a, b, c, d, and joins ball 2 in corner. Cue-ball is slowed so it barely effects carom. Stroke, “very hard.”