Here’s a collection of the greatest pro safeties of all time:
And here’s a another collection of great safety shot examples from pro matches (from SE7EN on AZB thread), with many of the animated images linked to the original match video:
![CB roll-up safety](/images/safeties/CB_roll-up_safety.gif)
![OB two-rail bank hide](/images/safeties/OB_two-rail_bank_hide.gif)
![kick-and-stick safe in corner](/images/safeties/kick-and-stick_safe_in_corner.gif)
![long four-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/long_four-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![roll forward safe](/images/safeties/roll_forward_safe.gif)
![long thin-hit CB hide](/images/safeties/long_thin-hit_CB_hide.gif)
![three-rail double hide](/images/safeties/three-rail_double_hide.gif)
![inside CB kill hide](/images/safeties/inside_CB_kill_hide.gif)
![long two-rail up-and-down table CB hide](/images/safeties/long_two-rail_up-and-down_table_CB_hide.gif)
![OB hide in corner](/images/safeties/OB_hide_in_corner.gif)
![draw CB hide](/images/safeties/draw_CB_hide.gif)
![thin CB hide across table](/images/safeties/thin_CB_hide_across_table.gif)
![long stun to rail hide](/images/safeties/long_stun_CB_hide.gif)
![separate CB and OB off four rails](/images/safeties/separate_CB_and_OB_off_four_rails.gif)
![CB hide off two rails in corner](/images/safeties/CB_hide_off_two_rails_in_corner.gif)
![roll CB off rail behind ball](/images/safeties/roll_CB_off_rail_behind_ball.gif)
![long roll forward hide](/images/safeties/long_roll_forward_hide.gif)
![draw off cushion CB hide](/images/safeties/draw_off_cushion_CB_hide.gif)
![delicate roll forward separation safe](/images/safeties/delicate_roll_forward_separation_safe.gif)
![roll forward off rail separation safe](/images/safeties/roll_forward_off_rail_separation_safe.gif)
![stun CB behind ball](/images/safeties/stun_CB_behind_ball.gif)
![CB stun off two rails](/images/safeties/CB_stun_off_two_rails.gif)
![stun off rail for separation safe](/images/safeties/stun_off_rail_for_separation_safe.gif)
![CB lock up off two rails](/images/safeties/CB_lock_up_off_two_rails.gif)
![CB behind ball on rail off two rails](/images/safeties/CB_behind_ball_on_rail_off_two_rails.gif)
![CB ticky hide](/images/safeties/CB_ticky_hide.gif)
![long thin hide](/images/safeties/long_thin_hide.gif)
![jump stop safe](/images/safeties/jump_stop_safe.gif)
![long CB off two rails safe](/images/safeties/long_CB_off_two_rails_safe.gif)
![roll forward off rail hide](/images/safeties/roll_forward_off_rail_hide.gif)
![stop behind ball with distance](/images/safeties/stop_behind_ball_with_distance.gif)
![kick-and-stick off side rail](/images/safeties/kick-and-stick_off_side_rail.gif)
![hide CB off two rails with distance](/images/safeties/hide_CB_off_two_rails_with_distance.gif)
![long thin-hit OB hide](/images/safeties/long_thin-hit_OB_hide.gif)
![CB hide with distance off thin hit](/images/safeties/CB_hide_with_distance_off_thin_hit.gif)
![draw off rail CB hide](/images/safeties/draw_off_rail_CB_hide.gif)
![long four-rail CB hide in corner](/images/safeties/long_four-rail_CB_hide_in_corner.gif)
![stun off cushion CB hide](/images/safeties/stun_off_cushion_CB_hide.gif)
![stun forward CB lock up](/images/safeties/stun_forward_CB_lock_up.gif)
![natural angle off two cushions hide](/images/safeties/natural_angle_off_two_cushions_hide.gif)
![three-rail CB hide across table](/images/safeties/three-rail_CB_hide_across_table.gif)
![long three-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/long_three-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![natural angle CB hide over ball](/images/safeties/natural_angle_CB_hide_over_ball.gif)
![kick-and-stick off side rail separation safety](/images/safeties/kick-and-stick_off_side_rail_separation_safety.gif)
![draw off two rails intocorner](/images/safeties/draw_off_two_rails_into_corner.gif)
![long thin three-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/long_thin_three-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![soft roll forward off cushion lock up](/images/safeties/soft_roll_forward_off_cushion_lock_up.gif)
![roll forward off two rails lock up](/images/safeties/roll_forward_off_two_rails_lock_up.gif)
![thin off four rails](/images/safeties/thin_off_four_rails.gif)
![draw along end cushion hide](/images/safeties/draw_along_end_cushion_hide.gif)
![roll forward off side cushion CB hide](/images/safeties/roll_forward_off_side_cushion_CB_hide.gif)
![four-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/four-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![thin safe across table](/images/safeties/thin_safe_across_table.gif)
![three-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/three-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![draw behind ball](/images/safeties/draw_behind_ball.gif)
![two-rail lock-up safe](/images/safeties/two-rail_lock-up_safe.gif)
![roll up off rail lock-up](/images/safeties/roll_up_off_rail_lock-up.gif)
![four-rail CB hide with distance](/images/safeties/four-rail_CB_hide_with_distance.gif)
![two-rail separation safe](/images/safeties/two-rail_separation_safe.gif)
![three-rail safe with distance](/images/safeties/three-rail_safe_with_distance.gif)
![roll up along cushion lock-up](/images/safeties/roll_up_along_cushion_lock-up.gif)
![roll up along cushion lock-up 2](/images/safeties/roll_up_along_cushion_lock-up_2.gif)
![elevated stun off cushion lock-up](/images/safeties/elevated_stun_off_cushion_lock-up.gif)
![roll forward off rail over ball](/images/safeties/roll_forward_off_rail_over_ball.gif)
![OB hide with distance and bridge](/images/safeties/OB_hide_with_distance_and_bridge.gif)
![CB roll forward off rail lock-up](/images/safeties/CB_roll_forward_off_rail_lock-up.gif)
![two_rails_CB hide up and down table](/images/safeties/two_rails_CB_hide_up_and_down_table.gif)
![two-rail CB hide across table](/images/safeties/two-rail_CB_hide_across_table.gif)
![stun forward lock-up](/images/safeties/stun_forward_lock-up.gif)
![long one-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/long_one-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![two-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/two-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![three-rail CB lock-up](/images/safeties/three-rail_CB_lock-up.gif)
![inside three-rail CB hide](/images/safeties/inside_three-rail_CB_hide.gif)
![thin four rails across table](/images/safeties/thin_four_rails_across_table.gif)
![long thin OB hide](/images/safeties/long_thin_OB_hide.gif)
Here’s a collection of the greatest pro safeties of all time:
And here’s a another collection of great safety shot examples from pro matches (from SE7EN on AZB thread), with many of the animated images linked to the original match video: