"When to Pot the White"

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SAFETY PLAY

A Single-Baulk

A Double-Baulk

A Complex Problem

When to Play for Safety

A Useful Shot to Know

When to Pot the White

An Ideal Double-Baulk

I have already cautioned you against potting the white carelessly in such a way that you cannot leave a double-baulk. There are occasions, as shown in Fig. 37, when safety play becomes a many-sided question. Much more frequently, however, it is easy enough to pot the white and leave your ball where a simple stroke on the red will set up a double baulk. Positions offering this opportunity are too numerous to call for detailed description. They may happen when the white hangs over any one of the six pockets. The great thing is always to remember that potting the white is not much use unless you can leave a double-baulk. And, with this intent in view, you must leave your ball as conveniently near to the red as you can possibly manage it. Really, nine times out of ten, all this amounts to nothing more than taking a little trouble. What I want you to avoid is the common fault of slamming the white down as if "that ended it," and continuing with a miss of sorts played more or less casually.

Sometimes, of course, you pot the white when the red is in baulk. This simplifies matters enormously, and the golden rule in such cases is-never play at the red if it is nicely placed for a losing hazard played from behind the baulk line. Give a miss in baulk to leave your ball where the in-off the red is easy for you, and hope that your opponent will not disturb the balls. When giving a miss in baulk, never forget to use the cushions. It is much easier to steer your ball to any desired spot off one or two cushions than it is to play it there direct at dead strength, and there is the additional consideration that a mistake in strength is not nearly so likely to do a great amount of harm.

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