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Page 39 Fall 1988
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In
Conclusion... One
thing nice about the basic 3-ct is that you can add the usual gamut
of tricks to it, just like you can in a 4-ct ("every
others") or a 2-ct ("every one"). But in a 3-ct you
can do the tricks with either hand. You can throw chops, shoulder
throws, doubles, triples, chop-doubles, etc., with either hand.
We'll explain when you can throw a double:
In a 3-ct as in other patterns, there are two possible times for throwing a double: a passing count and one count earlier. Either type of double is a diagonal throw, going from your right to your partner's right or your left to partner's left (remember, both hands can throw the same tricks). We call these two kinds of doubles late doubles and early doubles.
The
late double is thrown on the normal passing count, but goes to the "wrong"
hand via a diagonal throw and
forces your partner to pause for one count (eliminating one self) in order to have a free hand to catch the double. This double arrives late, hence the name "late double."
The
early double is thrown one count
before (and instead of) a
normal pass, hence the name "early
double."
In
a 3-ct, the early double can be most easily thought of as being passed
with the hand that made the previous pass (and in fact that makes the
next pass - three passes in a row come from one hand). After you throw
an early double, you have to pause for one count, since you have only
two clubs left. The sequence then is: ...pass; self, double, pause;
(back to self, self, pass).
In
the 3-ct feed, the second feedee can throw either early or late
doubles, but the first feedee can throw only early doubles, since the
feeder has only one self (per 3 counts).
In
the 1-ct typewriter feed, the feedees can throw only early doubles.
since the feeder has no selves. The feeder can throw only late
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