the beard made him look likeThe beard didn’t fit him though!!
grady, fred’s good friend on sanford &son
Old timer short bridge hand length
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grady, fred’s good friend on sanford &son
the snooker player marco fu does this
but with even less warm ups
I went to a short bridge years ago But I play almost exclusively 7 foot table.I noticed that a lot of your elite players shorten their stroke when they shoot barbox. the only thing I feel I miss out on is power But on todays equipment I can get more then enough with a shorter stroke. I feel it’s much more accurate and I have a lot more confidence on long shots And definitely shooting off the rail.
A short bridge helps to eliminate deflection. I played Hopkins. He has a short bridge and a 2" backswing. Alex and Rodney both have a short bridge and almost no backswing. Hopkins beat me by playing safe every time it was his turn. I enjoyed watching him play Efren rotation for 2 days. Efren gave him the 15 ball and all the breaks. Hoppe lost about $6,000. Binghamton, NY 1985.
Never witnessed it but was told he got to break and then start shooting from there. His best was when he accepted a 39ball challenge( three rack total) and ran all 45 into his hole. There's more on this over on 1p.org
wish that was on video. cool to sweat.
What I have learned over the years is that the human body (or at least mine) is not perfectly engineered.
So, once again in my case, I have learned that a closed bridge sets me up perfectly for some shots, while various kinds of open hand bridges serve me better for others. IOWs, purely because of the idiosyncrasies of my hand, arm and perhaps eye sight, I know I will execute certain shots better with a particular bridge. Bridges, I think for most humans, may be interchangeable but nonetheless one usually turns out to be better for one kind of shot vs another.
Lou Figueroa
This guy gives the world the 5 out with open bridge long stroke. He’s got a leg up on the competition .
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He's got more talent than me in his big toe
The bottom line – the longer the bridge length the harder it is to strike the cue ball precisely where you plan to strike it.
Yup! I watched that too!! Hopkins got the 15 ball immediately after the break no matter who broke.
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I think the whole stroke plays a role in answering this question.
I think the previous generation weren't afraid to employ significant elbow drop. Most of them did this on anything that required a little extra juice. This gave them the freedom to grip the cue closer to the balance point or even further up. This way of cueing leads naturally to shorter bridge lengths. Today's players prefer steadier arms so they hold the cue further back, use longer bridge lengths, and don't drop their elbows as much.
I think the previous generation weren't afraid to employ significant elbow drop. Most of them did this on anything that required a little extra juice. This gave them the freedom to grip the cue closer to the balance point or even further up. This way of cueing leads naturally to shorter bridge lengths. Today's players prefer steadier arms so they hold the cue further back, use longer bridge lengths, and don't drop their elbows as much.
Late to the party, but . . .
Many league players and amateurs would score more shots with a 5-inch bridge than with an 11-inch bridge due to various factors.
In fact, during clinics, I often bring tape measures. Many players who believe they are using an 8- to 11-inch bridge (defined as distance from cue ball to place where thumb and forefinger meet on the cue stick, are actually using a bridge of 14- to 17 inches or more, which contributes to their consistent misses.
Good distinction. I’m sure many (myself included) think of bridge length as bridge-to-tip - but if you set up with a gap between tip and ball the length is longer at time of contact.
pj
chgo
Thank you.