Plate LXXIV. — Twist and Draw Strokes
Illustrating excessive twist and draw when the cue-balls rest on the cushion.
Diagram 1.—Cue-ball ⅝ below, ⅝ right, object-ball 15
16 left; stroke, ½ in excess of “medium.” Object-ball cushions at a, returning to b. Cue-ball, by excessive draw and twist, caroms on ball 2.
The object in imparting excessive twist to cue-ball is to avoid cushion in recoil. The object-ball is struck slightly to the left, and the twist overcoming the outward tendency this would naturally give to the cue-ball, brings it back to a straight line.
Diagram 2.—Cue-ball ⅝ right, ⅛ above, object-ball ½ left; stroke, “medium.” Object-ball cushions at c, resting at d. Cue-ball cushions at e, effects carom on ball 2.
In practising this stroke, the object-ball must be set about the distance of ½ ball from the cushion.
If the ball be so set that it be hit too full it will throw the cue-ball toward the corner at a; again, if it be struck too fine the cue-ball will be thrown to the left of ball 2.