Find-a-Shot Puzzle #04

There is a dead ball shot in this mass of balls somewhere, and it‘s your job to find it.

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The game being played here is straight pool (14.1).

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Did you find the throw shot to make the 4 Ball in the upper left corner? In order to hit the correct side of the 3 Ball, you have to come off the rail, and luckily for you, there‘s an easy way to do that. Just billiard off the 1 Ball.

Running the 1 Ball down the rail is doable, but it‘s a tough shot. Also tough would be a cross corner bank on the 15 Ball. But if you saw the 4 Ball shot you have an easy pot.

Now start looking at the table with your eyes just a little more open. There‘s no telling what you‘ll see and how many more games you‘ll win.

2 Responses to “Find-a-Shot Puzzle #04”

  1. BerryNo Gravatar - June 22nd, 2009

    It’s the 3-ball in the bottom right corner. Play the one, hit the rail and then the backsite of the 3-ball.
    But it your nuts like me, check out the 10-8 on the 15-ball. It looks like the 8 will go in the bottom corner of the 15.. stopping the Q-ball on the 6 with an open table ahead of you.

  2. 3railkickNo Gravatar - May 31st, 2011

    Berry-so you too like wacky stuff. I see the same two shots. Stun/draw 1/2 ball hit on the one with enough speed to make the 3 across corner. I think the 4 has a good chance to get ‘dragged’ into the top corner too.

    I too would be very tempted to shoot the 10-8, 8 off the 15 to the corner. Hard to tell, but looks like the 8 has to come forward a little, that the 10 will do. I would hit it firm. The 8/15 collision will be almost head on.

    Or not.

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