WesleyW said:
Sorry. But it's the last ball. So you can imagine playing 8-ball or 9-ball. I don't want to make the ball, because I'm not always able to make the shot. When I'm playing good, I can make the ball. But when I'm in a bad game, I will not be able to make the ball. When I'm not in the zone, it will be better to play safe. So it's depend on how good I'm playing at the moment. It will give me more options to decide what I'm gonna do, play safe or try to make the ball.
I am going to explain something that really helped me in the long run. First of all, I play safe alot. It is just my style. However......
In scenarios 1 and 2 you should not ever play safe! I know exactly what you are saying about how you will shoot it if you are in the zone because I used to be the same way, but this will fail you in the long run. What I mean is... You need to practice these shots alot because this situation is very common in 8,9,10 ball. Learning the ability to focus on 1 shot is very important if you want to improve. You may play a great end to end safe freezing the balls to each rail, but you still leave a bank or return safety or even a sell out. Never let your opponent out of his seat until it is time for him to rack
Practice these shots, eventually you will see that because you know you can make it you wouldn't even consider a safe. you have to train your mind to see those shots going in and execute.
Hope this helps