question about playing with a disability

[conetip]

My best advise is to start looking at what you can do with the percentage ability you have, not the disability you have.
For me after having a broken neck, there were lots I could not do, but instead concentrated on what I could do, and have made changes accordingly. I am one of the lucky ones and now have full use of my arms and legs, just a limit in my neck movements. Which determines stance.
Like Arnaldo suggested, you just have to think of what is required and get it made or make it yourself. Another suggestion, but is not conventional thinking, is to make a grip area that is molded around your fingers so it can't slip. It could be something as crude a bodyfiller and a plastic wrap. Put the bondo on the handle where you want to be holding it, plastic between it and you hand, hold it while it sets. Now it will mold to your grip hand and will give you the best ability to hold it. OK not for everyone, and not for a cue you want to sell later, but is an option.As for a bridge, there is nothing in the rules that say you can not use some sort of bridge too or rest for shooting every shot, again not many do that , but is also another option.
Like I said , look at your abilities and come up with solutions that suite you and only you.
Neil

 

[lee brett]

one thing that helps me for a little while is going to the restroom just before my match starts. i run my hand under hot water ...it helps for about 15 minutes or so.

I was given exercises by the physio and told to get a squash ball and squeeze it for 10-15 minutes, seems to help warm my hand up and help loosen the scar tissue. I severed 2 tendons to my middle finger and they only sewed 1 back up, which doesnt wor on its on and i cant close my hand or grip with it. So the exercises help get some movement and a little grip to help grip the cloth.

Try the squash ball, or the sqeezy 8 ball they sell.

 

[lorider]

I was given exercises by the physio and told to get a squash ball and squeeze it for 10-15 minutes, seems to help warm my hand up and help loosen the scar tissue. I severed 2 tendons to my middle finger and they only sewed 1 back up, which doesnt wor on its on and i cant close my hand or grip with it. So the exercises help get some movement and a little grip to help grip the cloth.

Try the squash ball, or the sqeezy 8 ball they sell.

when i went through therapy they used putty. the putty came in different colors indicating the hardness compound it contained. there were 4 colors i believe.

i started out with the softest compound and worked my was up to the hardest by the time they released me from rehab.
the putty came in little tubs and they gave me one to take home when rehab was over.

what they did was take it and flatten it out and i had to work it into the shape of a ball. they timed how long it took. i had to do it 2 or 3 times each session...depending on what other exercises they gave me that session.

 

[Blue Hog ridr]

Just wondering Bud, cause I have poor circulation in my legs and apparently, a blood clot. I was supposed to buy $80 tension socks but didn't.

Never the less, when you are in a hospital bed for some time, they will generally put tension sleeves on your legs to prevent blood clots. I've worn them and they can get quite warm. Plus, the tension feels pretty good once you get used to them.

You should be able to get a tension sleeve for an arm at a Pharmacy. Might want to look into that. I believe that the added tension would help with the circulation in your arm plus probably help to keep it warmer.

Just remembered. I won a tattoo sleeve at a pool tourney some time ago. Very tight, and the design on the sleeve makes it look like you have a full sleeve of tattoos.

So, I know that they are out there. Mine looks pretty cool.

Even tho I work at a Hospital, I am not a Dr, altho I have been known to play one on occasion on AZ.

 

[Poolplaya9]

A few thoughts... Have you tried putting the chemical pocket hand warmer inside the glove but against the back side of your hand instead of on the palm side? It should still keep your hand just about as warm but that way it wont interfere with your grip.

Another suggestion is that you can sew a little rectangle of cloth onto the inside of the glove to form a pouch that holds the hand warmer in place (just sew on the cloth rectangle by sewing it on three sides and the unsewn side is the opening to the pouch). The pouch will keep the warmer from shifting around or bunching up if you find those things to be a problem (just make sure you put the pouch on the back side instead of the palm side of the glove so it doesn't interfere with your grip). If you turn the glove inside out it makes it easier to sew the pouch on and get the exact placement you want and you can also make the pouch the perfect size to exactly fit the size of the hand warmers you use. It is easiest to put the hand warmer in the pouch when the glove is flipped inside out and then just flip the glove back back around before you put it on.

If the glove is long enough you can also sew the pouch onto the wrist area if you prefer the hand warmer or heat to be there instead. It may still warm the blood enough to keep your hand warm even when placed at that location.

Also, use the thickness of the pouch material to determine the amount of heat you want. If you want maximum heat, make the pouch with thin material. If the warmers are too hot, use thick material for the pouch and it will limit the amount of heat that reaches your hand. You could also just sew the pouch onto the outside of the glove but then the thickness of the glove material will dictate how much warmth is able to reach your hand and you have no control over the heat level.

Another suggestion for your grip hand is to use those cloth gloves that have the little rubber dots on the palm side. That way they give you both the warmth and the grip, plus they are pretty comfortable. Something like this:
http://www.harborfreight.com/pvc-dot-gloves-6-pairs-30414.html

If you want even more grip they have this style which is the same thing but with a thin rubber coating fully covering the palm side instead of just the dots. Still fairly comfortable and flexible but even more grip:
http://www.saraglove.com/Blue-Palm-Coated-Work-Gloves-p/83-2605.htm

Both styles are sold literally all over the place and especially in any place that sells work gloves or gardening stuff such as Walmart, Home Depot, etc. I've even seen them in grocery stores etc.

Another solution for more grip is to use one of those rubber grip sleeves for your pool cue. You should then be able to have a good grip no matter what kind of glove you used. They are sold at many online billiard retailers and in various lengths but here is one example:
http://www.seyberts.com/products/Rubber_Pool_Cue_Grip-142-76.html

Depending on how much warmth and grip you need, you could obviously do more than one of the above in combination together. One of those rubber palm coated gloves with a hand warmer pouch sewn onto the back, with one of those rubber sleeves on the cue, would almost certainly give you more warmth and grip than you would ever need.