Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail
like said by many others, you would want to practice this on a regular basis. When I first started to take pool more seriously, a friend and I started to play Call All Shots, All Ball Fouls, 3 foul rule, money ball on break doesn't count, and other rules that made us really bear down and focus.
As far as having a problem touching other balls, it sounds like you might be jumping out of shots instead of freezing on the follow through. If you practice so that after you stroke the ball, you freeze until the cue ball comes to a complete stop, then you will not have that anticipation which causes you to jump up. Especially when using the bridge. Focus on what you can focus on, decision making + setup + execution of stroke + keep body still.
like said by many others, you would want to practice this on a regular basis. When I first started to take pool more seriously, a friend and I started to play Call All Shots, All Ball Fouls, 3 foul rule, money ball on break doesn't count, and other rules that made us really bear down and focus.
As far as having a problem touching other balls, it sounds like you might be jumping out of shots instead of freezing on the follow through. If you practice so that after you stroke the ball, you freeze until the cue ball comes to a complete stop, then you will not have that anticipation which causes you to jump up. Especially when using the bridge. Focus on what you can focus on, decision making + setup + execution of stroke + keep body still.