Plate LVII. — Effective One and Two Cushion Strokes
Illustrating excellent position play, and gathering balls by peculiar method.
Diagram 1.—Cue-ball ½ left, ½ below, object-ball ½ left; stroke, “medium.” Cue-ball cushions at a, b, effecting carom on ball 2. Object-ball cushions at c, crosses table, and rests at e. The carom-ball rests at d.
Diagram 2.—Cue-ball ½ below, ⅝ left, object-ball ⅛ left; stroke, ½ in excess of “medium.” Cue-ball cushions at a, effecting carom on ball 2. Object-ball cushions at b, resting at c.
This stroke is very effective in gathering the balls, and may be readily played, with care. Similar strokes are played with the first object-ball lying well out toward the centre of the table, with the cue-ball occupying a similar position in its bearings toward the object-ball. The cue-ball leaves the cushion at a sharp and in direct line to the carom-ball.