For the people who don't believe Pool's a sport!
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At his age that's easy,if I tried that they would call 911 to get me unstuck.
I think I saw Busty make that move more than once.
I go all the way to my other hand or one handed before I'll touch a prosthetic bridge.
Sometimes it's not about how functional a certain method is, but rather how cool it looks while doing it...effectiveness be damned.
I grew up playing mostly straight pool,mastery of the bridge is mandatory.
Also stacking 2 bridges together to get more height comes up now and then.
WobblyStroke
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I'd venture that it originated long before then with a bunch of short Filipinos playing rotation on 10 foot tables. I mean what were they supposed to do? Use a mechanical bridge? IdontThinkSo.
I think it’s very natural…saw it lots on 6x12s, long ago…the only player we’d heard of was Willie Hoppe and we thought he played snooker.
WobblyStroke
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Ye, if you have some flexibility, it's natural enough. When my sister took up the game, she was hitting shots behind her back within the first few weeks... just made more sense to her and seemed easier than using the rake. But with a knee up on the table and stretch across to other cushion like in the OP's posted vid... that's an athletic move and just not a club most ppl have in their bags...ever.
It was a whole lot easier fifty pounds ago!
One knee on the table and contortionist moves, no problem. Now I use a simple trick to avoid shooting weak handed or behind my back, I cross my grip hand in front of my body. When shots need a bridge or these other methods they are usually pretty short and I rarely miss using this stroke.
Hu
One knee on the table and contortionist moves, no problem. Now I use a simple trick to avoid shooting weak handed or behind my back, I cross my grip hand in front of my body. When shots need a bridge or these other methods they are usually pretty short and I rarely miss using this stroke.
Hu
Cut my teeth playing snooker. Mechanical bridge is also mandatory.
As all things related to pool. The players just don't know what's good for them...lol
You'd think opposite hand for such an intuitive bunch.
I do use the rake to get over the stack. Never tried two rakes.
WobblyStroke
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Learning opposite hand is harder than using your dominant hand from an unusual stance, whether behind the back or otherwise imo. While I do play either hand now, at first I found it way easier to play behind the back and certainly have more feel for speed and spin using my dominant hand. I make any shot I need the left hand for bc as mentioned above, those shots tend to be short. But speed and spin control can bite me at times. Not as much of an issue with my dominant hand.
I'm not that tall nor am I that flexible. I've gone opposite hand since prolly the 70s. That would be just about always. My speed and stroke are a bit under my playing hand but I find switching quite comfortable. So much so, I'm usually surprised when my left hand exceeds its limits.
WobblyStroke
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At 6'3" with long arms and unusually high flexibility, I can see why we'd have differing preferences lol. I like my left now tho and my sheer girth make going lefty a better option than any sort of contorting and reaching around my midsection. But in my 20s, behind the back was preferred.I'm not that tall nor am I that flexible. I've gone opposite hand since prolly the 70s. That would be just about always. My speed and stroke are a bit under my playing hand but I find switching quite comfortable. So much so, I'm usually surprised when my left hand exceeds its limits.