Do you use items and prosthetic tools in boss fights in Sekiro?

I'd like to since they're cool and flashy and make for more dynamic fights; however, I usually default to just standard combat because all these additional moves just distract me and lead me to making mistakes if I don't tunnel vision into the fight

Any of you guys have tips for incorporating more diverse combat techniques other than just trying them out?

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I pretty much only used the fire crackers against the beast-type enemies because it's fairly effective and I was not a big fan of the beasts in the first place.
I used the loaded axe a few times against enemies with shields and the umbrella against the ape but that's about it.
- The skill ceiling is so high in theory. I can only dream of playing like Ongbal, for example. It just looks so cool and effortless