the following is a lot of unnecessary background info to simply say, after one day of using finger slides, i immediately missed them when i tried played without them the next day.
i've never played with a glove and never wanted to - i just wash my hands and dry them well. and there's always the little talc powder bag for some extra help.
then i got a home with a game room upstairs and a pool table (finally). but these hot Texas summers are brutal and i've been setting the upstairs thermostat to 85 during the day. even with clean hands it doesn't take long to lose my stroke to sweat while waiting for the room to cool down.
and now my wife and kid are learning to play and i cannot get them to develop their strokes because of how sticky their bridges are.
so i bought gloves for the rest of the family, but i still wasn't even considering a glove for myself.
then i was browsing an azb forum thread about open vs closed bridge and saw some strong endorsements for finger slides, followed the link and immediately ordered one.
i used them for the first time last night for a few hours and quickly decided that i liked them. went up to play this morning (without them) and immediately felt like something was wrong. i haven't used them long enough to be sure, but i think i might like these better than playing without them, even if my bridge doesn't need them.
admittedly, it took a little getting used to, but i like the cushiony thickness that surrounds and supports the shaft while my fingers actually loosen their grip.
and now the wife and kid are envious of my finger slides so i might be ordering a few more.
anyway, i thought this thread deserved a bump and another endorsement. finger slides are definitely worth trying.
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