Cue 'fly off' bridgig hand when playing hard shot.

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Hi all,

I notice recently that whenever I hit harder for draw back,stun or follow shot, my cue always floats off my bridging hand which cost me missing the shot. I tried holding the cue slightly more to the front, but I still get the same effect. Can someone enlighten me on how can I elliminates this issue?

Thanks loads! :)
 
If I understand you correctly your tip is raising up off of your bridge at the end of your stroke.

You are dropping your elbow or tightening up your grip or a combo of both.

Anytime you have to hit a shot harder, it magnifies any inconsistencies you have in your stroke.
 
Tony_in_MD said:
If I understand you correctly your tip is raising up off of your bridge at the end of your stroke.

You are dropping your elbow or tightening up your grip or a combo of both.

Anytime you have to hit a shot harder, it magnifies any inconsistencies you have in your stroke.
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Oh man! Thanks for the input! I really dropping elbow! Time to get it right now! Thanks alot!
 
Scott Lee said:
Dan...The closed bridge, in this circumstance, merely serves as a bandaid. The problem is evident, as Tony described. The solution is a looser grip, and no elbow drop. Then it doesn't matter whether the bridge is open or closed...regardless of stroke speed.

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
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It was a bit tongue in cheek. If you have a closed bridge the cue won't fly off. That doesn't mean that the defect is corrected. As the posters prior to me had already offered the solution I threw in my .02.

However using a closed bridge in these situations may help as a reminder to pay attention to how you are stroking the cue. Whenever I am putting a lot of anything on the ball I take more care with my stroke, paying more attention to detail because for me additional force seems to accentuate the error when I am not stroking correctly.

A closed bridge can also give you an added bit of confidence especially when applying extreme draw.

Bottom line as to which bridge I use is comfort. If it doesn't feel right I am more likely to miss.

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Dan...LOL I must have missed that "tongue"! I agree with everything you stated. As you know, we would rather correct an error, than simply find a way to work around it (trial & error + HAMB).

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

DelaWho??? said:
It was a bit tongue in cheek. If you have a closed bridge the cue won't fly off. That doesn't mean that the defect is corrected. As the posters prior to me had already offered the solution I threw in my .02.

However using a closed bridge in these situations may help as a reminder to pay attention to how you are stroking the cue. Whenever I am putting a lot of anything on the ball I take more care with my stroke, paying more attention to detail because for me additional force seems to accentuate the error when I am not stroking correctly.

A closed bridge can also give you an added bit of confidence especially when applying extreme draw.

Bottom line as to which bridge I use is comfort. If it doesn't feel right I am more likely to miss.

:cool:
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