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Gdub1717

Gdub1717

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finally ditched my glove. It was actually causing more miscues and poor shots itself. I played a good session of 9 ball today. Won a few and lost many but my bridge is noticeably more solid without the glove and the feel is much better. I use a closed or open bridge depending on the shot and both were more consistent . I just used a towel to keep my hands dry and the shaft clean and it worked perfectly. The shaft on my Viking is slippery as heck. No need for glove or talcum/baby powder. it’s nothing fancy. Just the standard v-pro shaft btw. You guys were right. The Viking shaft is way better than my circa. 2000 model huebler Thanks
 
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While the glove provides smoothness it takes away better feel.. The trade off is not worth it to me. My miscues were in open bridge shots. Quit happening when I could feel the shaft better. dry towel is all you need imo
 
Gdub1717 said:
While the glove provides smoothness it takes away better feel.. The trade off is not worth it to me. My miscues were in open bridge shots. Quit happening when I could feel the shaft better. dry towel is all you need imo
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I’m glad you found what works for you. I just don’t think the glove has much to do with your miscues. I’d bet most of my miscues are the fault of my non-bridge arm.
 
My hand gets hot in the glove, not comfortable.
I know I need a better and tighter bridge so I’m open to whatever to try.
Except no powder
 
Gdub1717 said:
finally ditched my glove. It was actually causing more miscues and poor shots itself. I played a good session of 9 ball today. Won a few and lost many but my bridge is noticeably more solid without the glove and the feel is much better. I use a closed or open bridge depending on the shot and both were more consistent . I just used a towel to keep my hands dry and the shaft clean and it worked perfectly. The shaft on my Viking is slippery as heck. No need for glove or talcum/baby powder. it’s nothing fancy. Just the standard v-pro shaft btw. You guys were right. The Viking shaft is way better than my circa. 2000 model huebler Thanks
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I tried baby powder once...once.

It just felt weird. It felt like the cue was rolling over the grains instead of sliding on a low friction surface. Maybe if I put it on to dry my hand and then cleaned it all off. A nice satin shaft and clean hands are my favorite. Regular chalk if necessary. Chalk feels like it sticks in the texture my skin and the cue slides easy but it feels like my hand.
 
tomatoshooter said:
I tried baby powder once...once.

It just felt weird. It felt like the cue was rolling over the grains instead of sliding on a low friction surface. Maybe if I put it on to dry my hand and then cleaned it all off. A nice satin shaft and clean hands are my favorite. Regular chalk if necessary. Chalk feels like it sticks in the texture my skin and the cue slides easy but it feels like my hand.
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My hands are clamy all the time. So powder just makes them normal. Can’t play without it. I like J&J the best by a mile. The cord starch stuff is terrible the cone things are the worst.

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Fatboy
 
Back in 1980, P,J, O'Rourke wrote an article for Car & Driver magazine, describing a good glove use. P.J. died yesterday. An artfully dipped pen that ran out of ink. That's why I'm including this bit from the article on driving a Ferrari cross country:

www.caranddriver.com

Ferrari Reinvents Manifest Destiny: P.J. O'Rourke Drives Cross-Country in a Ferrari 308GTS

We remember the late satirist and essayist with this classic story from 1980 in which he streaks westward in a 308GTS.
www.caranddriver.com www.caranddriver.com

"This was where I first discovered why you wear driving gloves. I'd always thought they make you look like a golf pro, but somebody had given me a pair as a going-away present and I found that you wear them because of how much your palms sweat when you're scared."

Hey, you might find reason to be scared when driving a Ferrari. But not playing pool. Not unless you put yourself in a situation you shouldn't be in....like playing for money you don't have in a rough bar you've never been in before and agreeing to a high stakes game.
 
Get a Joe Porter Talc dispenser……if you’ve er played in a humid location, this is the cure.
It is small, compact & precisely emits a tiny amount of talc, or powder, on your bridge fingers.
 
Gdub1717 said:
finally ditched my glove. It was actually causing more miscues and poor shots itself. I played a good session of 9 ball today. Won a few and lost many but my bridge is noticeably more solid without the glove and the feel is much better. I use a closed or open bridge depending on the shot and both were more consistent . I just used a towel to keep my hands dry and the shaft clean and it worked perfectly. The shaft on my Viking is slippery as heck. No need for glove or talcum/baby powder. it’s nothing fancy. Just the standard v-pro shaft btw. You guys were right. The Viking shaft is way better than my circa. 2000 model huebler Thanks
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Gloves caused your miscues 😂 ok if thats your story.

This is essentially one of the reasons pool gets no where. So man backwards thinking people in it that want everything to stay the same forever. I love golf. New equipment or ideas come out and people embrace it . They don’t tease other people if they where gloves or Buy the newest driver when they are a 20 handicap. Gloves have been out for the better part of 30 years. many pro’s use them. Still you have people acting like they could never lose to someone who wears a glove an other non sense.

Hard truth man.. your glove wasn’t causing your miscues . You were either aiming to low trying to get to much out of the cue ball or your delivering a bad stroke. Either way personal responsibility would get you farther then excuses and blaming a glove on your hand. If you don’t like wearing one by all means do what you like. Use what cue or shaft feels best to you. But the equipment isn’t your miscue problem. You are.
 
trob said:
Gloves caused your miscues 😂 ok if thats your story.

This is essentially one of the reasons pool gets no where. So man backwards thinking people in it that want everything to stay the same forever. I love golf. New equipment or ideas come out and people embrace it . They don’t tease other people if they where gloves or Buy the newest driver when they are a 20 handicap. Gloves have been out for the better part of 30 years. many pro’s use them. Still you have people acting like they could never lose to someone who wears a glove an other non sense.

Hard truth man.. your glove wasn’t causing your miscues . You were either aiming to low trying to get to much out of the cue ball or your delivering a bad stroke. Either way personal responsibility would get you farther then excuses and blaming a glove on your hand. If you don’t like wearing one by all means do what you like. Use what cue or shaft feels best to you. But the equipment isn’t your miscue problem. You are.
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^^^This^^^
 
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