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Will someone please explain why commentators are always saying a thin-clip safety, off a ball that’s close to or touching a cushion, is so difficult?
Is it that the ball’s proximity to the cushion is off-putting for the player, or that the double kiss is a possibility?
Other than these there is, logically and as far as I can see, no reason why it should be more difficult than any other thin-clip safety shot. The contact (too thick or too thin) will determine how far the cue ball travels back up the table, and that’s true whether the object ball is on a cushion or in the middle of the table.
Is it that the ball’s proximity to the cushion is off-putting for the player, or that the double kiss is a possibility?
Other than these there is, logically and as far as I can see, no reason why it should be more difficult than any other thin-clip safety shot. The contact (too thick or too thin) will determine how far the cue ball travels back up the table, and that’s true whether the object ball is on a cushion or in the middle of the table.