Thread idea: Bridges!

driz86

driz86

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One part of my game that I need to start paying attention to is my bridging. I've been playing a few years now and think more choices would benefit my game. Yeah, there are a couple books that have bridge examples that are reasonably useful for some people. But some people's hands are just unable to bridge in certain positions for anatomical reasons and some bridges just don't feel right.
My idea is a thread where people post pics of pros bridging in different ways for instructional purposes. So I think if there was a given scenario (ie. shooting off the rail) or cb english (center ball, high-ball) for each set of pics, it would illustrate a variety of bridges that can work for different people given their hand size/shape.
This would be good for educational purposes and also satisfy you pool photography nuts :thumbup:
 
I'll start.

brooklyn-bridge-1.jpg
 
Bridges

I read the articles listed in Dr. Dave's post, including info on the most common bridge today where the index finger is overlapping the middle finger (like in Corey or Efren's pic). Ive never been able to use this bridge and I guess that is my finger size or the cue I use (a 60' josey w/ 13mm shafts). What can I do to start using this bridge or is it impossible with the taper on my cue?
Thanks, Doug
 
Finally the thread turned a bit more serisouly^^

@Doug
What is really very important is, that you feel comfortable with a bridge! Not everyone is able to build bridges like the other. That s normal.
It has to be usable,comfortable and STABLE. Everyone usualy using 4-6 bridges in pool- some are easy to build and use and some you have to become comfortable through practice and training ( frozen on rail, CB behind ob etc).

If you can t *imitate* a bridge-don t think about it, that is normal because we are all individual :-)

lg from overseas,

Ingo
 
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