the nudge!

[jcpoolgod]

@#$%%!!!!! I keep bridging up too close to the ball. And maybe 1 out of ten games I barely bump the cue ball....your welcome for the ball in hand....I'm glad the guy ran out on me. I deserved that... how do I avoid doing this FOREVER?

 

[ScottK]

Bridge further away from the cue ball.

 

[Black-Balled]

I swear the reason they call em gold 'crowns' is coz they are higher in the middle.

I am forever shooting off the splinter board too

 

[measureman]

Get a shorter cue.

 

[ctyhntr]

Does your pre-shot routine address warm-up strokes, or stance? For me, I find this happens more if I'm standing too far (reaching).

 

[BeiberLvr]

Maybe your tip is too high off the ferrule.

 

[cuesblues]

Get a shorter cue.

or a smaller cueball

 

[measureman]

or a smaller cueball

I didn't think of that Ted. :banghead:

 

[m79a]

I have done this a few times shotting closed bridge, never open. Just a mental error.

 

[LuckyStroke]

I have found I do this if, while taking practice strokes, I take my eyes off the cue ball. If I need to look away from the cb I stop the practice stroke. I often stand up and start my PSR over when I do this.

 

[DAVE_M]

I used to do it a long time ago. I use open and closed bridges.

Originally, the length between the tip and my bridge hand was usually 2-3". Now it's about 10-15". With the tip further from my hand I get a feel for how close it really is to the ball.

I'm not saying you should do this, but it's something I started doing when I was playing shots with my bridge hand on the rail.

 

[West Point 1987]

Use a thinner tip.

 

[scottycoyote]

part of my preshot routine, i put my hand into bridge and put it all on the table about 15 or 20 inches away from the cueball (of course cant do this on rail shots, etc) and then i slide it all in line with the shot up to the cueball. It helps me get dialed in, but it would prob also help you establish your bridge and stop touching the cueball.

 

[gregcantrall]

Develop a good pre-shot routine.

I have found I do this if, while taking practice strokes, I take my eyes off the cue ball. If I need to look away from the cb I stop the practice stroke. I often stand up and start my PSR over when I do this.

What he said.

My coach taught me to only stroke the cue when I was looking at the cue ball. When I raise my eyes to the object ball the cue stays still. It is an easy habit to create and will eliminate that problem. A few sessions with a good instructor and you could build a rock solid pre-shot routine. A must have for a solid foundation in this game.