What would you consider to be the Best portable bridge?

Moosehead for sure.You can get any height you need for shooting over a ball or using draw whatever.The only problem is I tend to leave them on the house-cues.

I have seen a lot of cool telescoping and articulating personal bridges but its the head of the bridge that's most important.
 
Antfarm said:
You're right... if you don't practice with it... it will be like holding a snake to some people.

I'm a big fan of the moosehead bridge. It has a cue position for each kind of shot so you are never left trying to balance it on a weird angle. It pops on and off my break cue very easily and remains in place solidly. It's cheap, maybe 7 bucks so I buy 3 or 4 at a time and keep them in various places in case I lose one. And, my break cue is heavy... 22oz, so when I have it on my break cue, it provides a really solid base for the bridge unlike some of the skinny house bridges I've seen.

But, the biggest bonues to me.... many house racks are metal. that metal is the bane of my nice clean scratchless shaft. The moosehead bridges are plastic. I don't have to worry about scratching my shaft up using them.

Greg
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I agree. I too use the plastic Moosehead bridge that I attach to my break cue when needed. I bought a cheap $100 break/jump cue so I'm not worried about sliding the bridge head on the shaft. It well protected with the rubber insert anyway so I'm sure it would be fine on any shaft for that matter.
 
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All of the bridges have positives and negatives. I have to admit that I'm not going to tote any that have to be strapped to the outside of my case or toted over my shoulder, I already carry enough stuff. I bought the moose head for about two bucks and did sand the mold line off. I'll buy four or five more next time I make an order since I stick it on a house cue the first time I need it and it's just a matter of time before it takes a walk. People ignore house bridges and walk all the way across the hall to come get mine. I tell them welcome but be sure to bring it back. I usually have to fetch it when I need it anyway. Guess I need to start saying no more often.

The leather bridge is tempting but I see a potential problem with dust and dirt or worse embedding in the leather and scratching a shaft. The tip chalk is an abrasive, get it in the leather and it works just like a leather strop except coarser grit. I'll still try the leather head sooner or later. Anything I use will be just a bridge head, light and small. I think any disadvantages of the slip on bridge heads are outweighed by the advantage of using the same bridge head all of the time.

Hu
 
I have to admit that I don't practice with the bridgehead that I have, Kamui Bridgehead, and I should.

I heard a lot of talk about the Moosehead and the sanding down, so I am going to look at getting a Spinali Bridgehead. This way I will have both, a plastic and leather one.

James
 
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