How to continue?

Posted At : January 15, 2008 4:57 AM
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Red has just roqueted Yellow

Red is for #2 and Yellow for 4-back

Blue and Black clips are not relevant

What play would you now do?

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I don't want to play Yellow, because it's my forward ball.

I don't think I can build a break for Red, because Blue is behind Red in a corner.

So I would set a killer leave for Red.

1. Croquet Yellow to trap line behind hoop #5, and Red to near Blue.

2. Roquet Blue.

3. Stop shot Blue to hoop #2, and Red towards Yellow.

4. Send Red behind Yellow to guard South boundry, and set a trap.

# Posted By Leo Nikora | 1/15/08 9:41 AM

I would approach 2 with R immediately sending Y close to the boundary so that I could run 2 hard and get a rush towards 3 or, if the approach left no reasonable hoop, to improve the leave. The alternative of rolling Y to NE of 3 while seeking a rush for R on K to 2 is risky given the position of the peg.

# Posted By Stephen Mulliner | 1/15/08 10:05 AM

Roll Yellow to a position about 3 yards behind #5'
at the same time going towards Blue. Roquet Blue and croquet (stop shot) it to near #2, preferably slightly to the left of the hoop, whilst approaching Yellow. Set up a central rush so that Yellow can be sent either towards #3 if Black moves or to #2 if Blue moves. If either ball shoots at Red or Yellow, roquet them, croquet them to #4, and continue as above.

Barry Gould.

# Posted By Barry Gould | 1/17/08 3:43 AM

I would do a takeoff, moving Y onto court a yard or less, trying to gain a rush on blue toward east boundary, if I'm lucky then toward black. If I'm less fortunate then I can deal with setting a leave. Bottom line is I'm not going to turn down a difficult break opportunity unless it drastically effects a good leave

# Posted By Danny Huneycutt | 1/17/08 7:29 AM

As usual, there are a number of possible plays, depending on the standard and style of player.

A. Stephen has already proposed the simple option of approaching hoop 2. If black is unlikely to make a 14 yard roquet, this approach is also safe if the approach fails, although there will still be limited potential if black plays to corner IV. However, the main plan with this approach is to set up a "simple" three ball break, with A-class players aiming to collect blue later, probably en-route to hoop 5 (maybe hoop 4) with a delayed triple in mind. Other players may just want ot collect blue enroute to hoop 5 for a four ball break, or alternatively leave it until 2-back.

B. The diagram appears to show blue off the boundary. An brave player may want to consider a thick take-off to behind blue, aiming for a rush either to hoop 2 or to hoop 3.

C. The 'safe' play is to set a leave for red. I think (ignoring clip position for blue and black), that I'd croquet yellow to near IV, while going to blue. Croquet that to a yard or two west of hoop 2 while red goes towards IV, and then set a good rush, probably single ball to black. Depending on blue and black clip positions, it might be better to lay up on corner I instead.

# Posted By Samir Patel | 1/17/08 9:59 AM

If I leave Y roughly where it is I can retreat to S of Y leaving a rush towards 2 or 3. Try a thin t/o to Uif that gets a rush anywhere towards K try to use U as pioneer for 3 and K for 2, if it goes nowhere, probable, send U twixt 4 & IV and retreat. At least I'll leave no doubles and a tricky choice for UK. If I had a bisque, send Y onto lawn going to U, send U to 2 going to Y, use a bisque on Y to tidy K up, should have tidy 4bb for one.

# Posted By Richard Dickson | 1/19/08 9:38 PM

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