denatured alcohol help

Luxury

Luxury

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Okay, I've got the magic erasures and I agree that water isn't what you want to put on them to clean your shaft. What exact brand of denatured alcohol should I get and where should I go to find it?

Also if this bores you advice me if it's worth completely relearning my game by implementing a new long bridge like so many pros use. Why does reyes have such a long bridge? My bridge is about 10-12 inches.
 
Luxury said:
...Why does reyes have such a long bridge? My bridge is about 10-12 inches.
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I discovered this myself after getting a new cue. My new cue is 60-1/4in long. I am 5'-10". My bridge just naturally became longer after getting used to the new cue. Now watch Efren on youtube. Notice how long his cue is compared to his height? His cue goes from the floor to near ear level.

Vinnie
 
Luxury said:
Okay, I've got the magic erasures and I agree that water isn't what you want to put on them to clean your shaft. What exact brand of denatured alcohol should I get and where should I go to find it?

Denatured alcohol is denatured alcohol, brand makes no difference. You can get it at any hardware store.


Also if this bores you advice me if it's worth completely relearning my game by implementing a new long bridge like so many pros use. Why does reyes have such a long bridge? My bridge is about 10-12 inches.
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There is no one size fits all bridge length. It varies from shot to shot and on how much speed you want to use. It also depends on which game is being played; straight pool players rarely use a very long bridge, while 9 ball usually has many shots that require a longer bridge to generate more speed because of the need for the cue ball to travel further for position.

Many pros use a longer bridge but they have their stroke, stance and fundamentals down cold (they also practice a hell of a lot more than amateur players and have gobs of natural talent as well).

Fats
 
I've taken lessons from Jeff Carter, Sailor, and Mark Wilson and all of them assurred me that ALL players, we amatuers and the pros, need a short bridge to help make the stroke more precise.

A short bridge is more exact and precise and leaves less room to error. If you visualize it you can see that the cue has more room to wobble and be imprecise if the pivot point is far away from the tip. Short stroke, short bridge, short precise movements. These are what is needed to improve. But it doesn't look nearly as cool and that long bridge and long flashy stroke. So... if you want to play good it's the short bridge, 8 to 10" they told me, but if you want to look cool then do the pump and use the 20" bridge. Either way... HAVE FUN.
 
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