Retractable Bridge: Useful or Gimmick?
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A teammate of mine has one for our league night. It is very nice with a metal bridge head. Think he paid like 60 bucks for it.
I plan to get one while I am at the Super Billiards Expo this year.
Kevin
I plan to get one while I am at the Super Billiards Expo this year.
Kevin
For a home table, I don't think I would go there, why do you need it collapsible if it's sitting at your house? Even for carrying with you I would go with a $5 moosehead and stick it on a house cue if needed. $6 https://www.amazon.com/CueStix-International-BHMH-Moosehead-Bridge/dp/B00CY3SMEC vs $30, and those metal heads are not very good unless you really go over them and polish them to prevent your shaft from getting scratched.
Best bridge head made is the Russo interlocking. Note they have a slot and lug so you can clip two together to get more height.
http://russobilliardbridge.com/
http://russobilliardbridge.com/
I can't see the point of having one only for a home table.
But yes, when you are travelling, I think they are a good idea.
If you travel around and play in snooker comps, all the bridges supplied are basically the same and so as a player you are familiar with them.
Travelling around to play in 9ball / 10ball comps, there are so many different bridge heads it's unreal.
So carrying your own means you can use something you are familiar with.
The one I have, and my favourite, is the one alot of wheelchair players use that was derived from a golf ball retriever.
But yes, when you are travelling, I think they are a good idea.
If you travel around and play in snooker comps, all the bridges supplied are basically the same and so as a player you are familiar with them.
Travelling around to play in 9ball / 10ball comps, there are so many different bridge heads it's unreal.
So carrying your own means you can use something you are familiar with.
The one I have, and my favourite, is the one alot of wheelchair players use that was derived from a golf ball retriever.
IMO they are an unneeded gimmick.
I too carry a Brianna bridge head, and even then, it only gets used if the house bridge is metal, or rough plastic etc. Slips right on your break cue (or a house cue), and you are good to go.
https://www.seyberts.com/cue-bridges/brianna-portable-bridge/
I too carry a Brianna bridge head, and even then, it only gets used if the house bridge is metal, or rough plastic etc. Slips right on your break cue (or a house cue), and you are good to go.
https://www.seyberts.com/cue-bridges/brianna-portable-bridge/
I ain't gonna drag my shafts across a metal bridge, I'll just thump the CB and give 'em BIH!
Plastic is good. Plastic interlocking is better. Clear plastic interlocking would be even better. When you have a high bridge, it's hard to see the CB.
I liked Brianna, but haven't seen those in a while. Mooseheads are dirt cheap when I bought them by the dozen. It was affordable for me to lose or leave them behind.
@spktur,
When I played 14.1 league, every table had two of these. I noticed many players, even the higher level ones didn't bother trying the interlock feature.
@spktur,
When I played 14.1 league, every table had two of these. I noticed many players, even the higher level ones didn't bother trying the interlock feature.
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Use a leather bridge like Kamui or some other brand.
Just leave it on a house cue at home & take it with you
if you go somewhere. It will protect your cues from damage.
Personally, the best bridge made was Justabridge......it is so
darn versatile and the bridge lining also protects your shafts .
Just leave it on a house cue at home & take it with you
if you go somewhere. It will protect your cues from damage.
Personally, the best bridge made was Justabridge......it is so
darn versatile and the bridge lining also protects your shafts .
My now 8 year old son uses this exact one..... there was another competitor with choices for different colored handles and a plastic bridge head which worked nice but that one last just one month before coming apart. One of the extensions came apart like humpty dumpty and we couldn't figure out how to put it back together again.
This one pictured above is much stronger. Sometimes he places his hand mid way on the bridge to hold it down securely and you can tell its twice as strong as its much stronger to not flex as bad. The metal portions, I put painters tape on all parts that would touch the cue and he loves it.
Its nice for him to set it at different lengths depending on the shot and such. I have a 4x6 case and it fits in there nicely without having to take it apart. Fits right into one empty butt slot.
This one pictured above is much stronger. Sometimes he places his hand mid way on the bridge to hold it down securely and you can tell its twice as strong as its much stronger to not flex as bad. The metal portions, I put painters tape on all parts that would touch the cue and he loves it.
Its nice for him to set it at different lengths depending on the shot and such. I have a 4x6 case and it fits in there nicely without having to take it apart. Fits right into one empty butt slot.
I got a few, including mooseheads. Since I got this one however, I never use the others anymore:
https://www.doubledavecues.com/plexi-bridge-with-ballmarker-p-3989.html?language=en
At least as versatile as a moosehead - and you see everything behind it.
https://www.doubledavecues.com/plexi-bridge-with-ballmarker-p-3989.html?language=en
At least as versatile as a moosehead - and you see everything behind it.
I think that was made for people with handicaps, usually one arm or something similar where they can't make a bridge or properly move a regular one.