What is the definition of a safety shot?

Question

What is the definition of a safety shot?

Answer 1

two condoms

Answer 2

to make a shot with the intentions of hooking a player where they have no high percentage shot available....in some leagues you have to call a safety and others will actually allow you to make a one ball safety meaning you can call a safety shot, make one of your balls and your turn is over...hope this helps

Answer 3

You are playing it "safe"....you find yourself in a situation in match that dictates that you will have to give up the table to your opponent....so you play a defensive shot (safety) that leaves your opponent as far or "snookered"(behind) a wall of balls or in 8 ball behind yours where he would have to take a very hard shot...kick or jump to hit his ball......in 8 ball you may want to even make your own ball and turn the table to your opponent ...you call a safe....you pocket your ball and he has to take the shot from where you left him......in essence it is a "defensive" shot!

Answer 4

to make a legal shot (which may very league to league) with no intention on making a ball.

Answer 5

If you dont like or dont have a shot you like hit one of your balls then hide the cue ball so the other player does not have a shot if he misses entirely you have ball in hand

If you play safe be sure to have rail contact after hit or you will give the ball in hand shot away