Second.—Cue-ball ¼ below, ½ left; cushions at b, c, hits object-ball at e, ½ left, sighting from cushion at c; cushions then at j, effecting carom on ball 2. Object-ball is driven around table, cushions at n, o, p, resting at l. Stroke, “hard.”
PLATE LXVII.
FOUR-CUSHION AND “BANK”-STROKE CAROMS.
Illustrating caroms which gather the balls from difficult positions.
Diagram 1.—Cue-ball ¼ below, ¼ right, object-ball ¼ right, sighting from cushion at a. Cue-ball cushions at a, b, effecting carom on ball 2. Object-ball cushions at c, d, resting at e. Stroke, “ordinary.” The object-ball (1) lies near and cushions so that cue-ball has not room to go around table and gather balls after carom, therefore the bank stroke is employed.
Diagram 2.—Cue-ball ½ right, ⅛ below, object-ball ¼ left; stroke, ½ in excess of “medium.” Object-ball is width of a ball from the cushion. Cue-ball cushions at a, b, c, d, effecting carom on ball 2.
Object-ball cushions at e, f, resting at g. Ball 1 must be so placed that the cushion at a can be reached by cue-ball.
PLATE LXVIII.
REVERSE ENGLISH.
Illustrating application of reverse twist when the object-ball lies in difficult position for gathering.