http://www.pooldawg.com/product/retractable-telescoping-bridge-stick Just wondering if this is any good. Thanks.
Any good.
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Don't know if that's any good or not (looking at the picture, it looks like it has a metal bridge head, so that's an automatic negative), but, if you carry more than one cue with you (i.e. break cue and playing cue), I would just spend a few dollars on a good bridge head and then just stick it on my break cue when I needed it.
I guess I could go get one of my older, Cheaper cues and do that. I don't use a break cue though.
i guess I could buy this http://www.pooldawg.com/product/2-piece-black-bridge-stick And use this on it http://www.pooldawg.com/product/corona-leather-bridge-head Thoughts?
Now this could work. Where I play only has one bridge, I don't use it often, But when I need it I need it.
That's basically what I do.
I've had one for a couple of years. In general, it works good for me.
At first I had to do some work on it. The head wasn't glued on so it would separate. By that I mean it would fall off where it was supposed to be on the telescoping part. As opposed to come off like it is supposed to do by pushing it in and turning it. I just used some JBWeld and haven't had that problem since.
Also, the head is metal and it had some rough spots in the grooves. I have a very fine grit circular (approx. 1/4" diameter) diamond knife sharpener that I used as a circular file to smooth out the rough spots in the grooves. Now it's very smooth and no problem.
As for using it fully extended it's a little woobly but no real problem if you lay it on the table and press down a bit where it telescopes.
Now, for the real reason that I like it. I also bought one of the black plastic cue extenders that Deacon(?) and others sell here. With the adjusta bridge part way extended and the cue extender on my cue I'm able to reach and make many shots with my normal stroke (i.e., holding onto the cue extender and having the cue rest on the part way extended bridge head). As such, I'm much more at ease taking shots and using English versus the traditional hold used with a bridge in which you hold the cue by the end in front of your chest and poke at the cue ball.
The downside is that it's bulky to carry around compared to the other types of bridge heads that slip onto a cue and fit into a small pocket on the outside of a cue case. Rather than fill up the large pocket on my cue case and have to remove the head each time (in which case I'm afraid it will get lost sometime), I attached a carabeaner to the outside of my case and put the retractable bridge through it and then tie the butt of it to my case with a short piece of parachute cord.
Edit: P.S. - When I go out with my 1x1 case with my sneaky pete (as opposed to my 3x6 tournament case) I carry only some chalk and one of the leather bridge heads that slips on a bar cue due to the lack of carrying capacity.
At first I had to do some work on it. The head wasn't glued on so it would separate. By that I mean it would fall off where it was supposed to be on the telescoping part. As opposed to come off like it is supposed to do by pushing it in and turning it. I just used some JBWeld and haven't had that problem since.
Also, the head is metal and it had some rough spots in the grooves. I have a very fine grit circular (approx. 1/4" diameter) diamond knife sharpener that I used as a circular file to smooth out the rough spots in the grooves. Now it's very smooth and no problem.
As for using it fully extended it's a little woobly but no real problem if you lay it on the table and press down a bit where it telescopes.
Now, for the real reason that I like it. I also bought one of the black plastic cue extenders that Deacon(?) and others sell here. With the adjusta bridge part way extended and the cue extender on my cue I'm able to reach and make many shots with my normal stroke (i.e., holding onto the cue extender and having the cue rest on the part way extended bridge head). As such, I'm much more at ease taking shots and using English versus the traditional hold used with a bridge in which you hold the cue by the end in front of your chest and poke at the cue ball.
The downside is that it's bulky to carry around compared to the other types of bridge heads that slip onto a cue and fit into a small pocket on the outside of a cue case. Rather than fill up the large pocket on my cue case and have to remove the head each time (in which case I'm afraid it will get lost sometime), I attached a carabeaner to the outside of my case and put the retractable bridge through it and then tie the butt of it to my case with a short piece of parachute cord.
Edit: P.S. - When I go out with my 1x1 case with my sneaky pete (as opposed to my 3x6 tournament case) I carry only some chalk and one of the leather bridge heads that slips on a bar cue due to the lack of carrying capacity.
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I have one that a local guy made and gave me. Its a telescoping golf ball retriever. He took the end off and then put a phenolic "ferrule" type end on it. Then a moose head or other end cand fit on it.
It works good especially when I remember to take it with me
The maker made a strap holder for hit case. Fits on the side without any problems.
It works good especially when I remember to take it with me
The maker made a strap holder for hit case. Fits on the side without any problems.
The Corona leather bridge head is made by Tiger and it's the nuts. Just got one and there is no way it can scratch your shaft. The entire head is made of leather. My moose antler bridge head will be going to the local Boys Club.