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Pool clearance #368

Expert: 8 shots

Setting up the table…

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Starting layout of clearance #368. The white begins on the head spot.

At a glance

Difficulty
Medium
Nearest to a pocket
ball 1, 27 cm
Tight on a cushion
none
Close pairs
none
Expert line
8 shots, 0 fouls
Expert potting order
1 → 6 → 5 → 2 → 4 → 3

Six balls, one white and nobody else at the table: clearance #368 is about finishing the job in as few visits to the white as you can manage, fouls counted as extra shots.

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, 2 and 4.

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

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