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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
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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:
No!No!
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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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