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The Standard Triple The Standard Triple Adapted from McCullo ugh & Mulliner ͕ 1987 ͘ This scenario a ssume s that Red has laid - up at 4 - back with a diagonal spread and that Black was then lifted and aimed at Red/Yellow from A - baulk and missed͘ Note s on illustrations ͗ - =n general the d iagram s s how the ball positions before or after each stroke as described ͘ =n a few cases the diagrams omit some of the steps described where the sequences are considered elementary͘ The positions of the balls are approximate and serve to illustrate the methodology͖ players will adjust the positions to suit their preferences and circumstances ͘ =an D Wilson 18 / 11/2013 Printed 22/08/2014 16͗59 The Standard Triple Page 2 of 16 Page 2 of 16 1 ͘ Red has stopped at 4 - Back and left a Diagonal S p read ͘ 2͘ Black is lifted to A Baulk͕ aim s at Red/Yellow and misses ͘ 3͘ Yellow roquets Black gently and prepares to take croquet ͘ 4 ͘ Yellow takes off from Black to behind Red ͘ The Standard Triple Page 3 of 16 Page 3 of 16 5 ͘ Yellow has rushed Red to 1 and prepares to take croquet͘ 6 ͘ Yellow has croqueted Red to just North East of 1 and itself ready to run 1 7͘ Yellow has run 1 so as to give a rush on Red to East boundary ͘ 8͘ Yellow has rushed Red to East boundary a few yards south of Black and prepares to croquet Red ͘ The Standard Triple Page 4 of 16 Page 4 of 16 9 ͘ Yellow has c roquet ed Red to 3 and takes position to rush Black towards Blue 10 ͘ Yellow has rushed Black towards Blue preparing to croquet Black to centre court and take position South of Blue 11 ͘ Yellow has croquet ed Black to mid court and gets position South of Blue 12͘ Yellow has roqueted Blue and prepares to take croquet for the hoop 2 approach ͘ The Standard Triple Page 5 of 16 Page 5 of 16 13 ͘ Yellow has croqueted Blue to just North East of hoop and takes position for running 2 14͘ Yellow has run 2 giving a rush on Blue towards 4 ͕ looking for a rush on Black towards hoop 3͘ 15 ͘ Yellow has rushed Blue to 4 and prepares to take croquet to get rush on Black towards 3 and send Blue to hoop 4 16͘ Yellow has croquet ed Blue to 4 and g ot the rush on Black towards 3 The Standard Triple Page 6 of 16 Page 6 of 16 17͘ Yellow has rushed Black towards 3 and prepares to croquet Black to SW of 3 (as escape ball) 18 ͘ Black has been croquet ed to 2ft S outh and 1ft to side of 3 and Yellow gets a rush on Red to North of 3 19͘ Yellow has rushed Red North of 3 and prepares to take croquet 20 ͘ Yellow has croqueted Red to 1ft south of 3 (peeling position) and Yellow assumes a ho op running position The Standard Triple Page 7 of 16 Page 7 of 16 21 ͘ Yellow has run 3 ͕ auto - roquet ed Red and prepares to croquet - peel Red through 4 - back 22 ͘ Yellow has croquet - peel ed Red through 4 - back (by 2yds) and Yellow has a rush on Black towards Blue at 4 That ’ s the 4 - back Peel done! 23 ͘ Yellow has rushed Black to N E of Blue ready to croquet Black to wards 5 and rush Blue to 4 24 ͘ Yellow has c roqueted Black to 5 and takes position on Blue ready to croquet it SW of 4 ͘ The Standard Triple Page 8 of 16 Page 8 of 16 25͘ Yellow has roqueted and croqueted Blue ͕ sending Blue to South West of 4 with Yellow in position to run 4 26 ͘ Yellow has run 4 leaving a rush on Blue to South of Black 27 ͘ Yellow has rush ed Blue South of Black and p repares to croquet Blue to 6 28 ͘ Yellow has croqueted Blue to 6 and approaches Black at 5 The Standard Triple Page 9 of 16 Page 9 of 16 29͘ Yellow approaches and runs 5 leaving a rush on Black to corner 3 30 ͘ Yellow has rushe d Black to corner 3 and croquets it to 1 - Back gett ing a rush on Red to Penult 31 ͘ Yellow rushes and croquets Red into peeling position and approaches 6 off Blue 32 ͘ Yellow has roqueted Blue 2ft to West of 6 and gets into hoop running position The Standard Triple Page 10 of 16 Page 10 of 16 3 3 ͘ Yellow has run 6 gently and (auto) roqueted Red ready to peel it through Penultimate ͘ 3 4 ͘ Red has been croquet - peeled as far as possible and Yellow rush es Blue to middle of the North boundary That ’ s the Penultimate Peel done! 35͘ Yellow stop - shots Blue to 2 - Back and prepares to roquet Black for hoop approach 36 ͘ Yellow has approached and run 1 - Back so as to leave a rush on Black to North of Red The Standard Triple Page 11 of 16 Page 11 of 16 37 ͘ Yellow rushes Black North of Red and prepares to croquet it to 3ft South of 3 - Back 38 ͘ Yellow has croque ted Black beyond 3 - Back and wants a rush on Red to wards Rover 3 9 ͘ Yellow has the rush on Red to wards Rover 40 ͘ Yellow has rushed Red to about a yard north of rover and take n off to Blue at 2 - Back The Standard Triple Page 12 of 16 Page 12 of 16 41 ͘ Yellow has run 2 - Back off Blue so as to roquet & croquet Blue to 4 - Back and place Yellow just North of Red 42 ͘ Yellow roquets Bl ue and rolls it to 4 - Back and Yellow to just North of Red͘ 43 ͘ Yellow rushes Red into peeling position and croquet - peels Red through Rover with a split - full - roll sending Yellow to South of Black ͘ Rover Peel done! 44 ͘ Yellow runs 3 - Back with Black͕ then rushes Black to middle of South boundary and prepares to croquet Black to Rover and rush Red to Blue The Standard Triple Page 13 of 16 Page 13 of 16 45 ͘ Yellow prepares to croquet Black to Rover and get position to rush Red to East of Blue 46 ͘ Yellow has rushed Red to S E of Blue and croquets it to Penult taking position on Blue Yellow now continues with a standard 4 - ball break and Peg s - out ͘ ◄ ♦ ► The next two pages present a summary of the above procedures͘ Standard Triple - Summary Yellow (Y) is striker ’ s ball joined up with Red ( R ) near E boundary – R is for 3 b ack ͖ Black (K) has shot at and missed RY͕ Blue (U) is somewhere near hoop 2͘ 1. Start Contrive to run 1 with partner ball (the peelee) and have a pioneer near 2͘ 2. After 1 get peelee (R) to SE of 3 and approach 4 th ball (K) wit h Y and rush towards 3 ͕ then croquet K to centre court͕ getting position on U and run 2͘ 3. After 2 rush & croquet U towards 4 ͕ then rush & croquet K to SW of 3 (as escape ball) and take position on R waiting S of 3 ͕ then rush R to N of 3͕ croquet R to peeling position S of 3 and run 3͘ 4. After 3 auto - roquet R and peel through 4 b ͕ getting rush on K towards U waiting at 4 ͕ rush K towards U & croquet K to 5 and run 4 ͕ leaving rush on U to S of K͘ 5. After 4 rush U to S of K waiting at 5 an d croquet U to 6 ͕ taking position on K at 5 ͕ roquet & croquet K and run 5͕ leaving rush on K to corner 3͘ 6. After 5 rush K to corner 3͕ croquet K to 1 b and then rush R to N of penult͕ then roquet & croquet R to peeling position and take position SE of U waiting at 6 ͕ roquet͕ croquet U and run 6͘ 7. After 6 auto - roquet R and peel it through penult as far as possible͕ getting a rush on U to N boundary͕ roquet & croquet U to 2 b and approach K waiting at 1 b ͕ roquet͕ croquet and run 1 b ͕ getting a rush on K towards R waiting N of Peg͘ Stand ard Triple - Summary Page 15 of 16 Page 15 of 16 8. After 1 b roquet & croquet K to S of 3 b and approach R waiting N of rover͕ rushing R towards a peeling position͕ and take - off from R to U waiting at 2 b and run 2 b ͘ 9. After 2 b roquet U and croquet it to 4 b taking position on R waiting N of rover and rush R into peeling position and croquet - peel R through rover͕ sending Y to K waiting at 3 b ͕ roquet & croquet K and run 3 b ͕ leaving a rush on K to mid S boundary͘ 10. After 3 b rush K to mid S boundary͕ cro quet K to rover and take position S of R͕ rush R to SE of U waiting at 4 b and croquet R to penult getting position on U waiting at 4 b and run 4 b ͘ 11. After 4 b proceed with normal 4 ball break to run penult & rover and peg - out ͘ Stand ard Triple - Summary Page 16 of 16 Page 16 of 16 Your Notes͗ -