Question - General Stretching

[Johnsms3]

Greetings,
I have a quick question for everyone. I haven't shot pool in probably 7 years.
I've been off work for the holiday season and was bored yesterday and decided to head down to the local bar and see if I remembered how to shoot.
Good news is I remembered how to shoot.
Bad news is my bridge arm was a challenge to stretch out onto the table and quickly became very stiff and now today it hurts; imagine that.

Are there any general stretching I can do prior to shooting?
Was thinking of getting back into league, but not if it's uncomfortable.

 

[David in FL]

Stretch your hamstrings.

Believe it or not, it’s pretty easy to pull a hamstring on a long reach.

Ask me how I know…

 

[couldnthinkof01]

 

[SmoothStroke]

Be careful if you stretch out with your leg up on the rail, you can hit more balls than what's on the table, you could wear a cup.

 

[Johnsms3]

Thanks for this. Not sure about the spiderman though. I can do the others. lol

 

[MitchAlsup]

Greetings,
I have a quick question for everyone. I haven't shot pool in probably 7 years.
I've been off work for the holiday season and was bored yesterday and decided to head down to the local bar and see if I remembered how to shoot.
Good news is I remembered how to shoot.
Bad news is my bridge arm was a challenge to stretch out onto the table and quickly became very stiff and now today it hurts; imagine that.

Are there any general stretching I can do prior to shooting?
Was thinking of getting back into league, but not if it's uncomfortable.

We can see you are over 8-years old, however, rules for stretching differ between a healthy 20-30 YO and a healthy 70 YO.
A 70 YO has to approach the thing with a time frame of weeks, while a 30 YOU can approach the thing in a time frame of minutes-hours.

 

[straightline]

I hold one hand at the wrist above my head - kinda ballet ish, and lean against the back muscles - lumbar and deltoids I guess. Switch sides and repeat. As far as your bridge arm, stretching out should be limited to the requirements of the shot.

 

[JazzyJeff87]

Make sure you’re not supporting too much of your body weight with your bridge arm. That was an issue I had sporadically while learning and I started doing it again after a break in playing.