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The open hand bridge.
Lay your hand flat on the table with fingers together. Note the middle finger is pointing at 12 o'clock... |
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Lift thumb up and press it against index finger joint. The middle finger is still at 12 o'clock, this will change as you pull your fingertips back and begin to spread them... |
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The open hand bridge is a quadpod, and is a very solid foundation, it is especially useful for close shots, delicate shots, finesse shots and shots that you want to cinch which don't require a lot of english... |
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The thumb and index finger joint form a V cradle. Next turn the hand to an angle where the shaft points to 12 & the middle finger points toward 2 o'clock. Tilt the thumb pad up and away. This completes the open hand bridge.Only the outside left heel of my hand and fingertips are planted firmly and touching the cloth.... |
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The Closed bridge. Most common, used more by professional pool players than any other, the reason being, it allows for more control while shooting with power and english. Begin by making a fist with the fingernails face down touching the table, then lift the thumb up and press it against your index finger... |
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Lay the shaft over the cradle between thumb and index finger...
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Roll the index finger up, over the shaft and touch the tip of the thumb.Cock the bridge hand so that now your middle finger is toward 2 o'clock, naturally this would be 10 o'clock for southpaws... |
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Completed closed bridge; Spread the fingers, keep the thumb pressed firmly against the middle finger, and tip to tip with the index finger. Touching the table are three fingertips and the bridge hands' extreme outside heel pad only.... |
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Rail Bridges:
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No!No! Rail bridges should be as level as possible, the reason for these two nonos' is that it would be very difficult to get an accurate hit with these bridges, the cueball will probably jump or masse', resulting in a miss hit... |
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Correct rail bridges ie; Hand on rail with thumb laying sideways, against and slightly under index finger knuckle.
Note; Shaft level and against thumb... |
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Lift index finger up and over shaft bringing the middle finger with it, against the shaft.
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