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20 SAFETIES You Must Know and Practice

Check out my follow-up video that covers many alternative options for several of the shots:

Dr. Dave 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 Dr. Dave shows the option that would be best for most people.

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

Supporting Resources:
– 20 Safety Examples shot diagrams document: https://billiards.colostate.edu/resource_files/BU_Safety_Examples.pdf
– follow-up video with better and more advanced shot options: https://youtu.be/-lwDpRnz2WU
– safety learning resources page: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/safety
– safety examples resource page: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/safety/examples
– “Top 10 Safeties Every Pool Player Must Master” video: https://youtu.be/Ji_jFE6QVmQ

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