Is it just me or is Pushing in combat the worst thing you can do?
It is quite often bad when used in attacks, but if you rolled 6's on your item dice and perhaps some or all ability dice, the push is almost free of danger.
My players tend to push important rolls in combat, like "the demon is spending its attack to take over your mind, roll insight to resist". They tend to kind of always push these rolls if the initial rolls aren't enough (any yes, according to official rules, this might count as an opposed roll and those might not be allowed to be pushed... but as long as they can explain it, it is allowed at my table).