Plate LXXVI. — Close Draw and Follow Massé
Illustrating two of the most difficult of these two strokes—draw and massé.
Diagram 1.—Cue-ball ½ below, ⅝ right, object-ball ⅞ 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 one-half draw with excessive twist, the latter actually effecting the carom.
Diagram 2.—Massé follow.—Cue-ball ½ forward, ½ left, object-ball 15
16 right; stroke, ½ in excess of “medium.” Elevation of cue 78¾°.
Cue-ball describes curve, and effects carom on ball 2. As the balls lie in this diagram an ordinary plain massé is impossible, as the player will not be able to reach the cue-ball from either side the table, therefore the follow massé is resorted to. Through force of the massé, the cue-ball curves out as shown, but returns to proper line, governed by the excessive twist and massé.