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Pool clearance #343

Expert: 16 shots

Setting up the table…

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Starting layout of clearance #343. The white begins on the head spot.

At a glance

Difficulty
Hard
Nearest to a pocket
ball 3, 48 cm
Tight on a cushion
none
Close pairs
none
Expert line
16 shots, 1 fouls
Expert potting order
5 → 1 → 2 → 4 → 3 → 6

In clearance #343 six numbered balls wait on the cloth and the white sits on the head spot. There is no opponent and no fixed order — only the count of shots, fouls included.

No ball lies within 35 cm of a pocket. Expect long pots from the start and give yourself room for error by playing the safest one first. The side pockets are the natural target for ball 3.

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 16 shots, potting in the order 5 → 1 → 2 → 4 → 3 → 6. It committed 1 foul on the way, each counted as an extra shot. 10 of its shots potted nothing: they were position or safety shots to set up an easier pot.

Treat the awkward balls first. Moving a rail ball or splitting a pair while you still have easy balls left is cheaper than facing it last with nothing to fall back on.

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