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Pool clearance #318

Expert: 10 shots

Setting up the table…

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Starting layout of clearance #318. The white begins on the head spot.

At a glance

Difficulty
Medium
Nearest to a pocket
ball 1, 28 cm
Tight on a cushion
none
Close pairs
none
Expert line
10 shots, 0 fouls
Expert potting order
4 → 5 → 2 → 3 → 6 → 1

Clearance #318 is one of sixty six-ball layouts on this site. The white starts on the head spot and you may take the balls in any order; what counts is the number of shots, with each foul adding one.

Only ball 1 lies within 35 cm of a pocket. Most pots here are long, so pace control matters more than usual. The side pockets are the natural target for ball 1.

No two balls are touching, so every ball can be played on its own.

Playing with no aiming error, our Expert computer cleared this layout in 10 shots, potting in the order 4 → 5 → 2 → 3 → 6 → 1. 4 of its shots potted nothing: they were position or safety shots to set up an easier pot.

Think two balls ahead. Before each shot, decide which ball comes next and stop the white on the side of the current ball that gives an angle to it.

Same difficulty · Medium

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