Would you shoot a game of 9 ball against a guy who bridged like this?
- Thread starter L.S. Dennis
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I've bridged like that, partly as a joke, but also because it's a fairly effective bridge.
Frosty
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There are a numerous amount of situations we all face on the table that require different types of bridges. The one depicted is one of many and as Mr. Jewett has just stated above, this is a fairly effective bridge in certain circumstances. The guy in the pic at the beginning of this thread could dab it a little as well.
L.S. Dennis
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I don't think anyone in his/her right mind would want to shoot a game with Wimpy even if he used no bridge at all!
Forget Lassiter’s left handed bridge. What I never understood was his stance, his grip, and his stroke. How did the poor guy ever make a ball?! Go look at any video of him and just watch.
He was the ultimate example of a principle Bob Byrne gave to me. “Never judge your opponent by his mechanics. Observe only his results.”
He was the ultimate example of a principle Bob Byrne gave to me. “Never judge your opponent by his mechanics. Observe only his results.”
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By the way, if that is the same photo I am thinking of, it is clipped off at the left hand side. There are two other players in the full picture. Onofrio Lauri and another player, whose name I can’t remember. Lassiter died while practicing at his brother’s home, where he lived. Lauri died in a match in a poolroom. The firemen from across the street struggled to save him but couldn’t do it. It was written up in a NYC newspaper at the time. As I recall— and I can’t remember the name—the fourth player also died while playing. Crane was spared.
I just recently, a few weeks ago, ran into a player who used the knuckle bridge who was actually a good player. It was in a place in Jacksonville I visited during a league. I was told he was the best player in the league, and a 650 or so Fargo rated player. I have never before seen anyone of any ability use one of those bridges.