Slot the three...keep the broken outside five prime in case of hit. Twenty shots vs 6. Is getting hit here bad? Well, could be...but not as bad as it might seem.We might make the four. We get to keep our ace point timing.
Making the bar seems moot...give it up. Make the three instead. We have reasonable chances in this game. We might even win the race.
Someone once said: Put your checkers where they belong. This is ESPECIALLY true in backgames and priming battles. Who was this person? Bill Robertie! I think....