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@Straightpool_99
whats the smart end pattern here? I got through it but it felt dumb.
You've allready kind of messed up here by leaving the 3. This means it won't be a stop shot pattern probably. The 3 is a worthless ball in this scenario. I might shoot it first, if you are close to straight in in the diagonal lower pocket, with low left trying to get straight in on the 7 again. Then 7, 4, 1, 15 and then 10. The 1 guarantees a nice angle on the 15 to get nicely on the 10. Otherwise the pattern wouldn't be any good. The position on the 10 is a lot more forgiving than the illustration shows, I just didn't want to mess up the picture too much.
If you don't have that angle, there are still a couple of patterns here, none of which are foolproof and all of which will vary according to the exact angle you get on the balls. To me, the 3 ball is the big joker here. It hasn't really got a good ball leading to it, and it does not easily lead to any other ball without perfect position. You see, the 7 leads to the 4 and the 1 leads to the 15, which in turn leads to the 10. The only ball that gives sort of natural position to the 3 is the 15, but then you have to get a very good position on the 3 to get to the 10. You see the problem? If you shoot the the 15-10-3 as your last three, you have a terrible key ball.
