Some have a mold residue that will scratch your shaft. Just look before using.
Mechanical Bridge Designs
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I am very biased, but here is my favorite bridge.
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The Road Bridge - Cue Man Billiard Products
The Road Bridge is a telescoping portable bridge with a very unique bridge head design that also pivots to any position. It allows you to shoot center, ball as well as top and bottom spin. The tall design also allows you to shoot over multiple balls that normal bridges will not reach. You can...
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abzhuofficial
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Pretty much based on the moosehead itself, but the less unoriginal aspects of the bridge stick set like the pivoting head is very intriguingI am very biased, but here is my favorite bridge.
The Road Bridge - Cue Man Billiard Products
The Road Bridge is a telescoping portable bridge with a very unique bridge head design that also pivots to any position. It allows you to shoot center, ball as well as top and bottom spin. The tall design also allows you to shoot over multiple balls that normal bridges will not reach. You can...
Paul_#_
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I like the moosehead at our table because its the tallest bridge there. The Hitchiker is taller than PoolDawg's Moosehead (photos show Hitchiker 5-1/4" vs PoolDawg's Moosehead 4" ). I would have to work with the Hitchiker to see if its ability to pivot is a major advantage. The Moosehead I use now is loose on the cue-stick holder --- the Hitchhiker would be better than that.
abzhuofficial
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All this talk about mechanical bridges makes me want to see the non-snooker ones be used in snooker tournaments for laughs, unironically.
As someone who comes from that background, after using the most basic moose head (bought a pack of 10 for circa £10 via eBay), I prefer the moosehead over the usual snooker offerings
I got mine.... well designed. Very sturdy.I am very biased, but here is my favorite bridge.
The Road Bridge - Cue Man Billiard Products
The Road Bridge is a telescoping portable bridge with a very unique bridge head design that also pivots to any position. It allows you to shoot center, ball as well as top and bottom spin. The tall design also allows you to shoot over multiple balls that normal bridges will not reach. You can...
Certainly more options. The smaller rest points might work well for snooker cues. They bind on 13mm shafts and need to be held nearly congruent to the cue. I ended up using mostly the one wide one on the side.
abzhuofficial
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Considering the smaller cue tips and front part of the cue/cue shafts on snooker cues, yes, the mooseheads would serve them well in theory. That said, I would like to know what the snooker players think of them, though if I recall correctly, Karl Boyes isn't exactly a big fanatic of the moosehead
The Hitchhiker does not pivot. Only the Interstate model has the pivoting head.
Paul_#_
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Right----Hitchhiker $45 versus the $125 Interstate that includes the Hitchhiker and a 5.5' telescoping handle with pivoting head.
If I buy the Hitchhiker, I may pick up some cue tips Dynamite, Razorback, and Mad Man: