dquarasr
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Here's something interesting for which I'd like an explanation.
I've been "grooving my stroke" using the famous MOAD X-drill stop shot. Last night I fixed my stance, alignment, and elbow position and made 25 in a row, alternating shots left to right. All of these 25, the CB stopped within 1 ball width of the OB, and most of these stopped dead with nary a spin. This was using a closed bridge.
Today, I was shooting around, then went back to the X-drill. I was shooting with an open bridge because I understand an open bridge supposedly tells more about stroke flaws than does a closed bridge. I was making only 3-4 in a row, and usually missing CB to the right of the OB.
I switched to a closed bridge, and changed nothing else. Immediately I made 10 in a row. I stopped at that point and went back to an open bridge.
But I tried something. I set up my shot with a closed bridge, then switched to an open bridge before starting my practice strokes. I seem to have been more accurate, but I still missed a couple out of the 10 shots I tried.
I am lost for an explanation on why I am so much more accurate with a closed bridge. Can anyone offer one? Would it behoove me to continue to practice long shots with an open bridge, or is it OK to shoot such shots exclusively with a closed bridge (circumstances allowing, of course). (I may have answered my own question right there. Continue to practice with an open bridge to accommodate shots where a closed bridge is not possible. But I'm still looking for an explanation as to why I'm more accurate with closed.)
Curious and thanks,
(EDIT: APA SL4 in 8, SL5 in 9)
Doug
I've been "grooving my stroke" using the famous MOAD X-drill stop shot. Last night I fixed my stance, alignment, and elbow position and made 25 in a row, alternating shots left to right. All of these 25, the CB stopped within 1 ball width of the OB, and most of these stopped dead with nary a spin. This was using a closed bridge.
Today, I was shooting around, then went back to the X-drill. I was shooting with an open bridge because I understand an open bridge supposedly tells more about stroke flaws than does a closed bridge. I was making only 3-4 in a row, and usually missing CB to the right of the OB.
I switched to a closed bridge, and changed nothing else. Immediately I made 10 in a row. I stopped at that point and went back to an open bridge.
But I tried something. I set up my shot with a closed bridge, then switched to an open bridge before starting my practice strokes. I seem to have been more accurate, but I still missed a couple out of the 10 shots I tried.
I am lost for an explanation on why I am so much more accurate with a closed bridge. Can anyone offer one? Would it behoove me to continue to practice long shots with an open bridge, or is it OK to shoot such shots exclusively with a closed bridge (circumstances allowing, of course). (I may have answered my own question right there. Continue to practice with an open bridge to accommodate shots where a closed bridge is not possible. But I'm still looking for an explanation as to why I'm more accurate with closed.)
Curious and thanks,
(EDIT: APA SL4 in 8, SL5 in 9)
Doug