That's the correct way to do it. With the series connection
you have now, each TV down the line will get a progressively
worse signal. The star distribution configuration should give
you an adequate signal for each TV despite the longer coax length.

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The 3 legs that I am running are far apart.
I could use 3 lenghts of 16 ft wire with 3 splitters or well over 150
ft of wire with a 5-way.