Cupping The Chalk In Bridge Hand

[Pangit]

I've seen it with a few different people. I have a friend that cups the chalk in his bridge hand while shooting with a closed bridge, which is 95% of the time.

I've tried it....just to try it...seems awkward to me, but the guy is a good player. He seems to oblivious to it...part of his routine.

 

[LoVe4DaGaMe]

I've seen it with a few different people. I have a friend that cups the chalk in his bridge hand while shooting with a closed bridge, which is 95% of the time.

I've tried it....just to try it...seems awkward to me, but the guy is a good player. He seems to oblivious to it...part of his routine.

Yeah, you are exactly right.. He has been doing it so long, it probably would seem awkward if he didn't have that chalk in his hand, as awkward as it seems to you when holding it..

It is his routine.. I know when I first started playing pool, I had some mental aspects that were something I felt I absolutely couldn't do when playing pool.. I.E. I couldn't have anything in my pockets.. ANY kind of added weight to my pants, made me feel weird when shooting.. I couldn't shoot with anything other than a short sleeve shirt.. couldn't wear any kind of rings or necklaces.. It was just mental.. but it threw my game off bad.

As of right now, none of that stuff bothers me too much anymore, I can pretty much play with everything in my pockets and whatever I am wearing.. but when I do go out to play, I try to make myself as comfortable as possible.

 

[Pangit]

I had some mental aspects that were something I felt I absolutely couldn't do when playing pool.. I.E. I couldn't have anything in my pockets.. ANY kind of added weight to my pants, made me feel weird when shooting.. I couldn't shoot with anything other than a short sleeve shirt.. couldn't wear any kind of rings or necklaces.. It was just mental.. but it threw my game off bad.

That's funny, your nickname has to be "Pockets"? LOL

 

[mnhighrunlist]

When I started playing pool back in 1960's there was an older player called Ike that used to cup the cube of chalk in his closed bridge hand also. Asked why he did that, Ike explained that during the depression when you found a good piece of chalk you never let go of it.

-Dennis