making the 5 pt (golden point)
Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2014 5:43 am
We have read it in books, we have heard the experts lecture to us about how important it is to make the 5 pt. Here is a good example of how NOT making the 5 pt can be a huge blunder. In this example (playing red) I had the chance to lock up my 5 pt with a nice 1-1 roll. However, it would use up the entire roll and there was another tempting option to clean up some blots that were scattered around. So there it is.. a collossal TRIPLE (.300) blunder. So I shall remind myself again and in future hope to practice what I preach.. ALWAYS make your 5 pt. ALWAYS
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