I highly recommend Cluster Counting. It's quick and easy to learn and use, the math is simple, and, maybe most important, it takes just a couple of minutes to "get back into shape" after a long layoff.
The first seven clusters below are from Jack Kissane's Cluster Counting article. Those, and a few simple shortcuts explained in the article, are all you need. As I started using the system, I began to spot other clusters that are easy to count. Some are just variations on Jack's, but they come up so often I just added them to my "vocabulary."
![]() Center point of 5-prime x 10 = 60 pips |
![]() 42 pips |
![]() 70 pips |
![]() 30 pips |
![]() 40 pips |
![]() 62 pips |
![]() 40 pips |
![]() 50 pips |
![]() 50 pips |
![]() 30 pips |
![]() 74 pips |
![]() 60 pips |
![]() 57 pips |
![]() 66 pips |
![]() 20 pips |
![]() 30 pips |
![]() 60 pips |
![]() 70 pips |
![]() 100 pips |
![]() Sum of center points x 4 = 52 pips |