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Using the mechanical bridge - should it be banned?
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You can put people on ignore?! Is that a real thing, or are you just saying that?
FINALLY - a QUALITY response. Thank you for taking the question seriously. And I will agree with you that to a large degree, it is a "lost art" of sorts.
As for the rest of you....you know - it's just a question. No need to get all worked up.
i've heard of it being done. i've never been motivated enough to do it before now. i'll look into it and get back to you
Playing with the mechanical bridge requires different technique to normal strokes. Most players are just lazy and not willing to learn playing with it. They rather stretch their bodies to extreme. It really isn't THAT hard. Just watch some better snooker players. I'd recommend watching Shaun Murphy, the very best human alive in the world today with that thing. Jimmy White is also great with it. Watch the setup, stance, grip, etc. Just by watching it you'll get better.
I've never practiced with mechanical bridge, but I can run a simpler 9ball rack with it, no problem. Watching snooker helped me a lot.
I've never practiced with mechanical bridge, but I can run a simpler 9ball rack with it, no problem. Watching snooker helped me a lot.
so i started reading this thread, and several times was going to post, but then in reading on realized some one had already posted for the most part what i was going to say. 6 pages of reading later it dawned on me that when the first post is something so ridiculous (really the banning the bridge) just walk away go pour yourself a shot of whiskey come back and read something else, because the 5 min it took me to read this I'm never getting back.
Banning the mechanical bridge would have a downside. The downside would be not all people are of equal height or arm span. This is a punishment to those people. By using a ban on certain equipment you would cause better players to loose over a shot that in normal reach could be very easily made. A person of short statue may be one of better shooters you know, but could easily be bumped out a game due to not being able to reach a shot and keep correct form. This would be a punishment....what a better player should loose a game due to he is shorter and can't reach a shot. To me that is the downside. The equipment we have in pool is there for a reason....you can either learn to use it or moan about it. Either way it is not going anywhere. If you have problems shooting with a bridge or lost to someone who was actually good at using it then I suppose your safety play was not that great to start with in my opinion. Instead of making it a difficult to reach shot for a smaller guy.....try hiding the cue ball behind other balls. That is the strategy of safety play. But hey wait.....he can then take out his jump cue which he took the time to learn to use..........we need to break those and burn books while we are at it. I look at things simple.....if I get beat because someone jumped a ball or used any other device available to him that is deemed legal....well then I got beat. Maybe I need to practice more, maybe I need to learn that equipment as well. I can think of a million things I could do but not one of them includes moaning about I think we should ban this or that. Anyway those are just my opinions.......I know everyone needs an excuse for loosing so why not blame it on jump cues, extensions, bridges, and everything else we can think of.
man i can't believe that i thought this thread was for real. this guy's gotta be f*ckn with us
This is one of the things i like about this forum. Watching new members post somthing that makes them look like complete morons. Thanks for the entertainment "ULTRA"
Ok, I'll admit I gave up reading all the posts, so, perhaps someone has asked this question.
Why did you limit your discussion to 9' and smaller tables? I mean isn't it relative? If you are 8' tall and play snooker, maybe you would feel a bridge isn't necessary.
If your height is limiting your ability to reach a shot, then using the bridge is logical. If your eyesight is poor, using your logic, shouldn't eye glasses be banned as well since you shouldn't be allowed any extra tools to see the damned shot either.
BTW I remember Boston Shorty would be happy to play you without a bridge so long as he could sit up on the table when he played.
Why did you limit your discussion to 9' and smaller tables? I mean isn't it relative? If you are 8' tall and play snooker, maybe you would feel a bridge isn't necessary.
If your height is limiting your ability to reach a shot, then using the bridge is logical. If your eyesight is poor, using your logic, shouldn't eye glasses be banned as well since you shouldn't be allowed any extra tools to see the damned shot either.
BTW I remember Boston Shorty would be happy to play you without a bridge so long as he could sit up on the table when he played.
I think pockets should be banned. And get rid of those stupid rails.
No Neil, he's pissed cause he lost a match when his opponent grabbed a bridge and sunk it.
I just picked up on this thread this morning and have not read all the posts. Apparently, this thread took off like a rocket ship!
I can say this: Without the mechanical bridge, I would have been done with pool about 8 years ago. I have since had surgeries on BOTH my shoulders and during recovery time (which took a couple of years) I HAD to use the mechanical bridge on about 50% of all shots I took for a while. I simply could not extend my arms out far enough to reach any shot that the cueball was about even with the side pocket or further up the table. Even today, I have a 15% range-of-motion loss in both shoulders making the mechanical bridge a vital part of my game. I'd probably quit shooting pool competitively if it were banned.
Geez, why not ban chalk, break cues, tip scuffers, and let's rack the balls by hand
for cryin' out loud!!!
Goofiest recommendation I've ever seen on these forums, imo!!!
Maniac
I can say this: Without the mechanical bridge, I would have been done with pool about 8 years ago. I have since had surgeries on BOTH my shoulders and during recovery time (which took a couple of years) I HAD to use the mechanical bridge on about 50% of all shots I took for a while. I simply could not extend my arms out far enough to reach any shot that the cueball was about even with the side pocket or further up the table. Even today, I have a 15% range-of-motion loss in both shoulders making the mechanical bridge a vital part of my game. I'd probably quit shooting pool competitively if it were banned.
Geez, why not ban chalk, break cues, tip scuffers, and let's rack the balls by hand
for cryin' out loud!!!Goofiest recommendation I've ever seen on these forums, imo!!!
Maniac
this 3d is hilarious... He said the mechanical bridge should be banned even in snooker... I think you should some snooker shot throwing your cue like a javelin 
i don't agree with " the mechanical bridge is legit because has been part of pool for many years" idea. Its legal because eliminate the disadvantage for the shorter players ( not always even a 6ft1 man cannot reach some shots) and not because is around for a long time. The bridge like said another user makes reaching the shot easier but don't make the shot easier to play.
i don't agree with " the mechanical bridge is legit because has been part of pool for many years" idea. Its legal because eliminate the disadvantage for the shorter players ( not always even a 6ft1 man cannot reach some shots) and not because is around for a long time. The bridge like said another user makes reaching the shot easier but don't make the shot easier to play.
Or if they disapprove of the Rest.....
They should take a long walk off a short Bridge.:grin:
...or be sentenced to 3 years....
watching Jeff Bridges movies....
in a rest home
ps
pm me for an interesting bridge technique