
I'm pretty sure most of you have encountered this situation, wherein the CB is near the corner pocket, and the OB is in such a position that it would be too thin a cut to the side pocket. Trying to pocket it to corner pocket A would definitely result in a scratch. Would you play safe or what?
If you're feeling gutsy, the way to shoot this shot is to bank it into corner pocket B, hitting the CB full, using just a hair of low left english, medium to hard stroke. Practice this shot and if you can make it 50% of the time, next time you're faced with this situation, GO FOR IT!