I have always wondered if you guys find any advantages to using the "Filipino" closed bridge versus the standard loop closed bridge.
- Filipino bridge being having the index finger in a triangle shape ON the middle finger
- Standard closed bridge being having the index finger round and meeting the thumb.
I can do both but I find that using the Filipino bridge makes for a cue not as level as the standard bridge because the cue has to rest higher on the middle finger but still many people use it.
Is it really more stable? Any other advantages I'm not familiar with?
(I put Filipino in brackets because I'm not entirely sure if that bridge first originated from the Philippines but it sure seems that a lot of players from over there use it)
- Filipino bridge being having the index finger in a triangle shape ON the middle finger
- Standard closed bridge being having the index finger round and meeting the thumb.
I can do both but I find that using the Filipino bridge makes for a cue not as level as the standard bridge because the cue has to rest higher on the middle finger but still many people use it.
Is it really more stable? Any other advantages I'm not familiar with?
(I put Filipino in brackets because I'm not entirely sure if that bridge first originated from the Philippines but it sure seems that a lot of players from over there use it)