playing pool with one hand

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americanfighter

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hey guys i know its an odd request but a little over a month ago i had a stroke and my left side is kind of dead. so i am going to have to play with one hand now for a while till my arm gets strong enough to use it. my friend has built me somewhat of a small bridge to use. i plan on playing this weekend i was wondering do you guys have any tips for playing with one hand or know where i can find some advice?
 
Dont have any specific advice but I'd like to wish you a speedy recovery.

Good luck and best wishes.
 
Sorry to hear about your stroke, Hope you recover fully.
I used to play one handed once in a while just for fun... i always had better luck choking my hand up on the cue near the balance point. Felt more natural to me, don't know if that helps but its all I have.
 
Practice is the best way to learn. I've used one hand in favor of the bridge for most shots since I saw someone do it many years ago. I don't recommend shooting without a bridge of some sort (rail or an artificial bridge) for long shots (big distance between cue and object balls) until you've practiced it a lot. A guy that I played in APA a few years ago used a small sand bag when he broke his arm. He played really well with it. In fact, I think he played better with the sand bag than he did after his arm healed (just judging from the short performances during league play). Either way, you're going to need lots of practice.
When I shoot one handed, I usually don't have any bridge (jacked up, I think they call it). I hold the cue as steady as I can (which isn't really very steady), then stroke it when the tip is close to where it needs to be with kind of a jab stroke. It's pretty darn effective and actually works better than the bridge would on some shots. I used it during a runout last night in league. I'm definitely better shooting that way than I am using the rail for a bridge, but that's mostly due to me practicing the one and not practicing the other nearly as much. Don't worry, it'll take a while, but you'll get it.
 
americanfighter said:
hey guys i know its an odd request but a little over a month ago i had a stroke and my left side is kind of dead. so i am going to have to play with one hand now for a while till my arm gets strong enough to use it. my friend has built me somewhat of a small bridge to use. i plan on playing this weekend i was wondering do you guys have any tips for playing with one hand or know where i can find some advice?
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When I was a kid, I saw a man in Knoxville TN with one arm....
..he used a mechanical bridge....tucked it under his left armpit....
...he played good enough banks to beat some road players
 
I play a decent one handed game...I would say only rest the cue on the rail when u need to and the other times hold the cue near the balance point for the other shots...I guess that seems kinda obvious but hope that helps
 
Sorry for your health issue. Get well soon.

There is a guy in my area that chooses to play one handed. I'm fairly good when I can use the rail for a bridge but not too good when I have to 'jack up'. Anyway I was playing this 'one handed' guy & I took notice how he was holding the cue.

He holds it very long in his hand with it running the full length from the wrist area to the finger tip of his middle finger.

I've since tried it when I choose to shoot one handed instead of with the bridge & my success has increased.

Good Luck with it & again I wish you a speedy & successful recovery.
 
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