X3.
Your
opponent playing Black and Blue just broke down at hoop #2.
You played Yellow because it was for hoop #2, and roqueted Red.
On your croquet shot, do you plan where to take off to or do you just say to yourself, "As long as I get near the Blue and Black I'm bound to make the hoop."?
Where should you be aiming for - X1, X2 or X3?
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You should be planning how to turn a breakdown (two balls at your hoop) into a break. The key is to send a pioneer to hoop #3 before making hoop #2.
The ball nearer the hoop is the better receiver for #2, so you need to send Black as pioneer to #3. The easiest way is to rush Black to the West boundary, and then croquet it to #3 while going to receiver (Blue) at #2.
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