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Pool clearance #345

Expert: 7 shots

Setting up the table…

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Starting layout of clearance #345. The white begins on the head spot.

At a glance

Difficulty
Easy
Nearest to a pocket
ball 5, 35 cm
Tight on a cushion
none
Close pairs
none
Expert line
7 shots, 0 fouls
Expert potting order
6 → 2 → 1 → 4 → 5 → 3

Clearance #345 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 5 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 4 and 5.

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 7 shots, potting in the order 6 → 2 → 1 → 4 → 5 → 3. 2 of its shots potted nothing: they were position or safety shots to set up an easier pot.

A tidy target is to match the Expert: one shot per ball plus a spare. Keep the white near the middle of the table and the next pot will always be close.

Same difficulty · Easy

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