This is today’s bit of advice from the book Safety Toolbox.
These are examples of distance safeties. As mentioned in the description of Distance safeties, the further a ball must travel, the more precision is required when the cue ball contacts the object ball.
Distance, example 1
Set up these shots and try them yourself. The shadow balls show additional object ball positions that can be a problem.

Distance Safety, Example 1
Distance, example 2
Try this set of shots. The shadow balls show additional object ball positions.

Distance Safety, Example 2
Distance, example 3
Do these shots fall within your chaos zone? Even experienced shooters cannot consistently make these.

Distance Safety, Example 3
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