Find-a-Shot Puzzle #06

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

Good luck, and let me know what you think.

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

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No Peeking

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Did you find the 5 Ball in the side? If so that‘s not a makable shot; you simply can’t reliably throw a ball that far in such a short distance. To get a full diamond you need to shoot the length of the table. Try again.

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No Peeking until you have your final answer!

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The carom of the 13 off the 12 looks to go short. And it will unless you know that you can affect the path off the carom based on how you hit the cue ball. You know that right english transfers as left english (and vice versa) in a collision between balls. The same reversal of spin is true about follow and draw.

To get the 13 Ball to roll a little forward of the carom line, draw the cue ball. And draw it strongly since only a little of the spin is transferred.

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