Top 10 BEST SAFETIES of All Time … And How to Shoot Them

Dr. Dave recreates and analyzes the 10 best safeties of all time executed by pros other than Efren Reyes.

This is part of the "Most Famous Pool Shots" series:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH9d4KFY28XscHllvlP_rVC1jQjDXZmYD

Shots Included and Source Video Links:
- Intro [0:00]
1. Mario He – jump safe, against Bashar Hussain [0:35]: https://youtu.be/8l22PVMLcds?t=2099
2. Albin Ouschan – 3-rail bank hide, against China team [1:30]: https://youtu.be/xi2KtnHkp8k?t=61
3. Justin Hall – kick and stick with stun forward, against Nikos Ekonomopoulos [2:30]: https://youtu.be/omQ35O_N_co?t=1826
4. Darren Appleton – hide behind small ball with distance, with Mark Gray [3:27]: https://youtu.be/w8DF4lqN6IQ?t=2395
5. Niels Feijen – tough bank hide with distance, against Albin Ouschan [5:09]: https://youtu.be/ptmqWFCU-FA?t=920
6. Skyler Woodward – thin hit kick freeze hide, with Shane van Boening [7:12]: https://youtu.be/6fMHRkcsCfU?t=969
7. Francisco Bustamante – carom off three rails to hide, against Thorsten Hohmann [8:00]: https://youtu.be/uJ-ixqSywDc?t=614
8. Alex Pagulayan – full-hit follow-the-rail hide, against Skyler Woodward [8:51]: https://youtu.be/ALy6VtA78uw?t=525
9. Justin Bergman – carom off three rails for hide and distance, against Niels Feijen [10:43]: https://youtu.be/aNZJURtAflE?t=1610
10. Shane VanBoening – long CB hide off two cushions with distance, against Warren Kiamco [11:40]: https://youtu.be/VYENsVH4pzw?t=2109
BONUS: Efren Reyes – two rail kick with carom off three rails, against Shane VanBoening [13:00]: https://youtu.be/qKdBhPg01VAt=47m18s
- Wrap Up [15:14]
---- shot montage [15:42]

Supporting Resources:
- Top 10 Safeties You Must Master: https://youtu.be/Ji_jFE6QVmQ
- Top 10 Greatest Safeties of All Time by Efren Reyes: https://youtu.be/itnF1DzT-L8
- jump shot technique advice: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/jump/technique/
- 30˚ rule peace sign: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/30-90-rules/peace-sign/
- 1/3-more-than-twice banking system: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/bank-kick/fast-system/
- more safety examples: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/safety/examples/
- many more pro match safety shot examples: https://billiards.colostate.edu/faq/safety/examples/pros/

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