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Show VARIOUS PHASES IN j GAME OF BILLIARDS How to Handle Cue Is Oho of Essentials Es-sentials of Pastime. Ora Mornlngstar Outlines 8ome Rules Player Should Observe Watch All Preliminary Strokes Along With Final. Tho mistakes mndo by tho general billiard playing public Is thut It tries , to play tho gnmo beforo It really knows (! nw to select a cue. Thero are many .itffcrenr departments contained In the tfime of billiards, One of the most essential Is stroke. What I moan by stroke Is tho general handling of the cue. write Orn O. Mornlngstar In an exchange. To ienrn this, all players should place tho ciio boll nn the spot nt tho head of the table ta-ble known ns tho white hall spot. Select Se-lect n cue weighing from 10 to 22 ounces. I personally uso n 22-ounco cue. I fuel that thfs Is about tho weight nncessnry to counteract ttio shock of striking the cue ball. Besides. Ibis helps to steady my arm hotter than o light cue. My height h 5 feet 8 Inches, therefore I uso A 55-Inch cue. If you happen to be taller than I, uso n longer cue, and n shorter one, of course. If you are short Having selected tho ciio and with tho bnll nn tho i.pot, wo nro now ready to study a stroke First, find tho nnturnl bnlanco of tho cue, nnd hold tt five Inches back of the balance. bal-ance. Tho left hand or "brldgo", If you nro right-handed, should bo nhout eight Inches from 'tho tip of tho cue. Now, Ora C. Mornlngstar. crouching over tho table nt nn nnglo of 45 degrees, nnd nddresslng tho bnll, so that tho tip of' tho cue points to tho center of tho ball nnd nbout one-half one-half Inch from It, yon aro ready for the preliminary strokes. Draw tho cuo back to the fingers of tho left band nnd then forward to tho bnll, and this should be repented four times, gradually Increasing the velocity. ve-locity. Shoot on tho fifth stroke, with Just sufllclent forco to drive tho cun bnll down tho tublo nnd back. The most perfect stroke I hnvo seen was tho piston-rod on n locomotive. After I studied the motion of that wonderful machine. It mndo me think thnt If I could acquire n stroke ns perfect, per-fect, It would linprovo my game nt least fiO per cent. Thnt's what beginners begin-ners should do, or, In fact, anybody playing bllllnrds. ' Ono way this enn bo accomplished Is to watch all your preliminary strokes along with tho final stroko and sec thnt tho cue Is driven through to tho bnll as nearly on u straight lino ns' possible. Holding tho cuo In tho right hand, ho careful not to put moro tension on tho cuo than Is Just necessnry to prevent pre-vent Its slipping through your baud when you Bhoot. Tho brldgp, or left hand, should bo solid, with tho lingers well wrapped about the cue to prevent It from wobbling around. |
