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"SPECTACULAR STROKES"
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| The stroke shown in Fig. 77 is, perhaps, JL more useful than spectacular. It illustrates one of the many cannons made by playing off a cushion before striking the first object-ball. Both object-balls lie almost midway between the billiard spot and the pyramid spot, one on each side of the table. The red is 2 inches from the right-side cushion, and the white 41/2 inches from the left-side cushion. The cue-ball is in hand, a cushion cannon is the only stroke worth playing, and there are more ways than one of making that. If you play off the left-hand spot of the baulk-line with strong right-hand side on your ball, a well-played half-ball from the white to the top cushion will make the cannon provided you play slowly enough and with plenty of side on your ball. But you have many chances of missing this cannon, and if you get it in the manner described position is decidedly problematical. A better shot is the one shown in my diagram, which you make by placing your ball on the right-hand spot of the baulk-line, and by playing with running side on your ball at a spot in front of the red as shown in my diagram. The cannon is then quite as easy as it is if the previous method is tried, and the position is much more certain because, if you play the cannon carefully off the cushion first, you will take the red ball over towards the white, as indicated by the continuous line in my diagram. | |||
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