Oikawa
Well-known member
I've heard people say that, there are certain shots where even those pros who primarily use an open bridge switch to a closed bridge. Does anyone have any examples of those? Shots where a closed bridge performs objectively better than an open bridge? I shoot all shots with an open bridge and have yet to come across a shot where it gives me issues. I've tried using a closed bridge in many different types of shots but it doesn't give me any benefits. I often hear that a closed bridge gives more stability (as in, less room for the cue to steer off), and perhaps if you have a very wobbly stroke this might limit large issues, but you can certainly steer your stroke in any direction and miss the shot, no matter if you use open or closed. So I don't really understand how a closed bridge is suppose to help at all. It seems like most snooker pros, if not all, use open bridge for all shots, or am I mistaken?
I can totally understand the subjective reason of either bridge feeling better or being easier to form. But am looking for individual shots and explanations of those situations, where there's some specific reason why a closed bridge performs better, and why everyone should perhaps try to use a closed bridge for those specific shots.
I can totally understand the subjective reason of either bridge feeling better or being easier to form. But am looking for individual shots and explanations of those situations, where there's some specific reason why a closed bridge performs better, and why everyone should perhaps try to use a closed bridge for those specific shots.