20 SAFETIES You Must Know and Practice

dr_dave said:
Good points. The right choice definitely depends on the player (and their ability to execute) and their opponent.
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Seeing the right shot is one skill

Being to execute it is another ball of wax.

Sometimes shooting the 2nd nest shot or 3rd is a better choice if your capable of executing it.

Messing up the best shot is worse than hitting the 3rd best shot real good. When playing safe.

Playing 1P helped my ability to control multiple balls more than any other game faster.

Best
Fatboy😃
 
just to pick #4 as its been discussed. i would think the better shot at least for me is to bank or double bank the open ball and get behind the other three balls just as easy. and if i make the bank i have three easy balls to run out with. or play an even better safe.

too often you find yourself leaving him a long kick and he hits his ball and leaves you safe or long where you now can real play a safe back.

that is a reason why you see the top players shooting at such tough shots sometimes as they know that passing their turn is big trouble many times.
 
maha said:
just to pick #4 as its been discussed. i would think the better shot at least for me is to bank or double bank the open ball and get behind the other three balls just as easy. and if i make the bank i have three easy balls to run out with. or play an even better safe.

too often you find yourself leaving him a long kick and he hits his ball and leaves you safe or long where you now can real play a safe back.

that is a reason why you see the top players shooting at such tough shots sometimes as they know that passing their turn is big trouble many times.
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Good points.
 
DynoDan said:
But, where are the classic 14.1 safeties (& intentional fouls)? Separate video upcoming?
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I planned to include 8-ball and 9-ball safeties only. I should have included some intentional-foul and other interesting 8-ball safeties. Maybe I'll expand the document from 20 to 25 some day.
 
dr_dave said:
I planned to include 8-ball and 9-ball safeties only. I should have included some intentional-foul and other interesting 8-ball safeties. Maybe I'll expand the document from 20 to 25 some day.
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The safety video is a great idea, its something you seem to only think about when you're at the table getting your butt kicked when someone else plays a great safety on you. I do practice those little tapping the cue ball safeties when both the cue ball and object ball are close to each other and the rail, like in 8 ball and you hide behind your ball on the rail. I will just keep tapping each ball up the rail hiding the Qball behind my object to practice those tiny hits. So many people out there really struggle to just move the Qball 2 or 3 inches, they often donkey hit the Qball and end up with massive separation or many times even strike out for fear of committing a foul, a swing and a miss. :ROFLMAO: When I see someone strike out I often wonder what their plan was cause if they did make contact the balls would likely go 5 rails, that usually doesn't make for a real strong safety.
 
fastone371 said:
The safety video is a great idea, its something you seem to only think about when you're at the table getting your butt kicked when someone else plays a great safety on you. I do practice those little tapping the cue ball safeties when both the cue ball and object ball are close to each other and the rail, like in 8 ball and you hide behind your ball on the rail. I will just keep tapping each ball up the rail hiding the Qball behind my object to practice those tiny hits. So many people out there really struggle to just move the Qball 2 or 3 inches, they often donkey hit the Qball and end up with massive separation or many times even strike out for fear of committing a foul, a swing and a miss. :ROFLMAO: When I see someone strike out I often wonder what their plan was cause if they did make contact the balls would likely go 5 rails, that usually doesn't make for a real strong safety.
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Those little taps and freezing the rock are so strong. Those are great to practice and know.
 
fastone371 said:
The safety video is a great idea, its something you seem to only think about when you're at the table getting your butt kicked when someone else plays a great safety on you. I do practice those little tapping the cue ball safeties when both the cue ball and object ball are close to each other and the rail, like in 8 ball and you hide behind your ball on the rail. I will just keep tapping each ball up the rail hiding the Qball behind my object to practice those tiny hits. So many people out there really struggle to just move the Qball 2 or 3 inches, they often donkey hit the Qball and end up with massive separation or many times even strike out for fear of committing a foul, a swing and a miss. :ROFLMAO: When I see someone strike out I often wonder what their plan was cause if they did make contact the balls would likely go 5 rails, that usually doesn't make for a real strong safety.
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Fatboy said:
Those little taps and freezing the rock are so strong. Those are great to practice and know.
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Agreed. I like testing students with these, and practicing myself. It's a very useful skill to have.
 
dr_dave said:
Agreed. I like testing students with these, and practicing myself. It's a very useful skill to have.
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Especially when a player is in dead stroke and delicate shots come with more ease.

Right now as out of stroke as I am my touch is gone, left the room. So would be very difficult to practice these delicate shots if not impossible.

Which brings up a interesting topic:

What to practice when?

The in-stroke player should practice differently than the capable but out of stroke player. This applies to B players and up, that’s been my experience.

Best
Fatboy
 
Fatboy said:
Especially when a player is in dead stroke and delicate shots come with more ease.

Right now as out of stroke as I am my touch is gone, left the room. So would be very difficult to practice these delicate shots if not impossible.

Which brings up a interesting topic:

What to practice when?

The in-stroke player should practice differently than the capable but out of stroke player. This applies to B players and up, that’s been my experience.

Best
Fatboy
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If I am practicing alone I will play a few racks of my chosen game then practice what gave me the most trouble during those racks. Then usually while focusing on one type of shot more pop into my head that I want to work on.
 
dr_dave said:
FYI, I just posted a new video that demonstrates 20 important safeties you must know and master. The shots are presented in a quiz format so you can practice coming up with a good solution for each 8-ball or 9-ball game situation. For each layout, you first think about what you would do, then I show what I think is the best option for most people. Check it out:


Content:
0:00 - Intro
0:42 - Shots 1-4
Shot 1 - Stop and hide (9-ball)
Shot 2 - Two-way, three-rail bank and hide (9-ball)
Shot 3 - Roll up and snuggle (9-ball)
Shot 4 - Equal-separation hide behind blockers (8-ball)
3:37 - Shots 5-8
Shot 5 - Equal-separation to opposite rails (9-ball)
Shot 6 - Equal-separation straddle hide (9-ball)
Shot 7 -Equal-separation self-hide (8-ball)
Shot 8 - Short-bridge half-ball-hit hide (8-ball)
5:18 - Shots 9-12
Shot 9 - Short-bridge full-ball-hit hide (8-ball)
Shot 10 - Short-bridge thin-hit lock-up hide (8-ball)
Shot 11 - Separate and hide close to long rail (9-ball)
Shot 12 - Come into the line of blockers (8-ball)
6:49 - Shots 13-16
Shot 13 - Thin-hit hide (8-ball)
Shot 14 - Send ball straight down table with natural-angle hide (9-ball)
Shot 15 - Send ball straight down table with inside-spin hold and hide (9-ball)
Shot 16 - Kick-and-stick hide (9-ball)
8:56 - Shots 17-20
Shot 17 - Draw to hide (9-ball)
Shot 18 - Stun hide off two rails (9-ball)
Shot 19 - Rail-first thin hide (9-ball)
Shot 20 - Tickie hide (9-ball)
11:07 - Wrap Up
---- 11:51 - shot montage

As always, I look forward to your feedback, comments, questions, complaints, and requests.

Enjoy!
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Here's a follow-up video showing better options for the some of the shots:

Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Shot 4
1:33 - Shot 6
2:00 - Shot 11
3:04 - Shot 13
4:13 - Shot 17
5:09 - Wrap Up
---- 5:25 - shot montage
 
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