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Pool clearance #359

Expert: 15 shots

Setting up the table…

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Starting layout of clearance #359. The white begins on the head spot.

At a glance

Difficulty
Hard
Nearest to a pocket
ball 3, 31 cm
Tight on a cushion
none
Close pairs
none
Expert line
15 shots, 0 fouls
Expert potting order
5 → 4 → 1 → 2 → 6 → 3

Six balls, one white and nobody else at the table: clearance #359 is about finishing the job in as few visits to the white as you can manage, fouls counted as extra shots.

Only ball 3 lies within 35 cm of a pocket. Most pots here are long, so pace control matters more than usual.

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 15 shots, potting in the order 5 → 4 → 1 → 2 → 6 → 3. 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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