app4dstn, thanks for contributing! I had a hard time following your pocket abbreviations, but I figured it might be a labeling system I'm just not familiar with.
The player did pocket the 5-ball, so Bob's end pattern from the 14-ball is still intact. Here's where the player ended up. Spoiler: The player plays the 7-ball, but what's the best way to do so for whatever is next? The shot on the 7-ball isn't perfectly straight but has a very slight downtable angle.
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The rack looked pretty smooth.Review: 8, 13, 1, 4, 10, 11 into cluster, 14, 5, 7, 6, 15, 12, 3 break ball. Although you may have approached the rack differently, after reviewing the whole rack, did the player make all wise choices? How many times did he have to change his plan?
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