The American Hoyle; or, Gentleman's hand-book of games: (1874)
[Dick, William Brisbane] [from old catalog] · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 409
cial attention to this. It should be impelled chiefly by the fore-arm, while the body should remain perfectly steady, as the slightest swaying motion of it will give a false direction to the stroke. The speed of the cue, and not the weight of the body, gives strength to the stroke. THE NATURAL… … The Natural Bridge is formed by placing the left hand on the table, at about eight inches from the ball to be struck. It is rested upon the junction of the wrist and palm of the hand and the tips of the fingers, the knuckles forming the apex of a triangle, of which the fingers and the palm of the…
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