I think the default bridge arm for snooker players -- on unhampered shots -- is with the elbow on the table. That will make the arm slightly bent or at least the elbow not locked. The elbow on the table is part of getting the chin rubbing on the cue, which many of them do. Where a lot of snooker players really get bent is on rail shots. Here are some examples from a recent tournament. Evidently, you can play OK bent or unbent.
Either one won't help You!
See Post #41!
You 'Think'!
Do You see any 'Snooker' players?
I felt it too.. Got shoulder replacement surgery in my left last June (I play left handed) and I'm about to get it in my right too. Just call me the bionic pool player.So as you get older your body changes and so does your game. I’ve been playing for 35 years. For example I took my glasses off when I played for years. My left eye was great and I was a right handed player who was left eye dominant. Then at some point during Covid my left eye left the chat lol i couldn’t read the numbers on the ball standing next to the table.
Now I’ve been noticing I have some pain in my left shoulder when I’m playing after about an hour. I noticed yesterday watching Neil’s play Svb he lets his left elbow break down where I was always taught to keep that arm straight. Talked to a friend who takes lessons from the Neil’s and he said yeah I changed to that a while back. It gets me over the ball better. Half way through a straight pool match yesterday I started feeling that pain so I changed my stroke. Felt more solid and yes I felt more over the ball. I guess a few multiple hour practice sessions and it will be 2nd nature and that will be my new stroke.
What changes have you all old timers like me had to make ? lol what’s next
I'm only 52, but when I had the orthoscopic surgery on my right shoulder when I was 25, the surgeon said I had the arthritis of a 60 year old. I promise you I hurt at 52. I hurt at rest while on vicodin. Now the surgeon is saying that if I don't get replacement surgery on my right shoulder soon, it might not be fixable. The arthritis in my right shoulder now is ridiculously bad.
But they don't have the elbow locked, as I mentioned. So the arm is straightish. Try a straight arm with your elbow touching the cloth.
Other than vision issues, what's the deal with straight arm bridging? I'm of the opinion that the stick is stable enough to shoot straight.
Solely, no...and as you shared, n+0 feels better than n+10 for us.
That for me would be blueprinting (CPG) the shots. Short people don't have enough frame slack to go or even need more tension.
Yes but they all look at the ball, or they strike out. It's the same with pool. They all do not decelerate through the ball on contact or they miss.
