Should the elbow of the bridge hand ever rest on the table or rail?

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Question on stance mechanics:

If you are able to (for instance, shooting at on object ball into a corner pocket and where the cue ball is far enough from a rail), should you rest the elbow of your bridge hand on the table or the rail? Or should that remain up in the air?

Obviously, you don't have a choice when the cue ball is close to the rail or you are shooting over a ball, but just wondering if you do have the rooom, do you let the elbow and upper arm rest on the table or rail?
 
I don't know that there is a yes or no about it. You may have more foul trouble if you are a rester than if you aren't and you may not at all. For me it's a function of keeping the bridge eye square to the cue.
 
newcuer said:
Question on stance mechanics:

If you are able to (for instance, shooting at on object ball into a corner pocket and where the cue ball is far enough from a rail), should you rest the elbow of your bridge hand on the table or the rail? Or should that remain up in the air?

Obviously, you don't have a choice when the cue ball is close to the rail or you are shooting over a ball, but just wondering if you do have the rooom, do you let the elbow and upper arm rest on the table or rail?
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Yes, if it is comfortable for you, your entire forearm of your bridge hand/arm can certainly be on the cloth. It should provide you a more secure and better base for your bridge hand. However, your stance / body weight should be distributed properly so that there is no additional weight being placed your forearm other than the weight of your forearm.
 
newcuer said:
Question on stance mechanics:

If you are able to (for instance, shooting at on object ball into a corner pocket and where the cue ball is far enough from a rail), should you rest the elbow of your bridge hand on the table or the rail? Or should that remain up in the air?

Obviously, you don't have a choice when the cue ball is close to the rail or you are shooting over a ball, but just wondering if you do have the rooom, do you let the elbow and upper arm rest on the table or rail?
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i just tried this and its goofy as hell. why would anyone do that? see no purpose other than maybe as a gimmick to get suckers to play.
 
For instance, in this bigfoot 10 ball game (on a 10 ft table), does Gorst have his elbow resting on the table or not?? Looks like it's resting but I'm not 100% sure.
 

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newcuer said:
So he does have his elbow resting per the pic?
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It appears so but that's one shot on an open and very spacious table. Note too that Gorst is very tall so there's more slack in his posture and stance compared to say Dennis Orcullo. Like I said no yes or no. Yes?
 
straightline said:
It appears so but that's one shot on an open and very spacious table. Note too that Gorst is very tall so there's more slack in his posture and stance compared to say Dennis Orcullo. Like I said no yes or no. Yes
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Yes...I guess I was wondering if you do have the room on a particular shot (no balls in the way, away from the rail enough) is it good to do. (I understand that on most shots, especially on non 10 ft tables, one doesn't have this option)
 
Pretty much every top snooker player has his elbow planted on the cloth unless near the rail. If the body can accommodate it and balls are not in the way, it is mechanically more stable than having your elbow floating in the air. In the case of snooker players, it forces a low, compact stance. Another part of that stance is to have the cue stick rubbing on the chin.

If you keep your elbow on the cloth, it's really hard to jump up during the shot.
 
grady did also much of the time.
if you feel better doing it do it.

practice and making your stroke go dead straight is what makes you get better.
 
IMO, anytime you can comfortably rest your forearm/elbow on the table, you should. Watched Morra tell a player he was helping that it is beneficial to stabilize yourself where you can and I agree.


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Scratch85 said:
IMO, anytime you can comfortably rest your forearm/elbow on the table, you should. Watched Morra tell a player he was helping that it is beneficial to stabilize yourself where you can and I agree. ...
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There are a couple of problems with doing it on a pool table compared to a snooker table. Pool tables are lower, so for some people it is hard to get as low as the planted elbow requires. Also, pool tables tend to be more crowded than snooker tables so you have to keep your elbow up. I notice that snooker players often bend their elbow on rail bridges where the bend detracts from stability.
 
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