"Making the Bridge"

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HOW TO STRIKE A BILLIARD BALL

Stand at the table and hold your cue as I have described. Bend over, extend your left arm freely and boldly and arch your left hand to make the familiar bridge over which your cue must slide. In contrast to your cue hold, which can scarcely be too light and lissome, your bridge-hand must be firm and steady. By pressing your thumb against the side of your forefinger, you make a kind of ledge or groove over which your cue moves as you strike the ball. This should be as rigid as if molded in concrete, as the slightest shake or wobble turns the cue at that critical fraction of time when your ball is struck, and then anything may happen. I do not think it is much use saying more about making a bridge, important as it is. Hands differ so very much that what might be perfect detail for one man would be worse than useless to another. The one and only thing that matters is to get a firm support for the cue to work upon, and if your bridge gives you this, there is nothing the matter with it. Sometimes you will see players slide their cue under the forefinger of their bridge hand, the finger being looped to allow this to be done.

This bridge is very useful when playing slow screw strokes at close quarters, and some very fine players use it for big screw-backs, for long range pots at top speed, and for a few other individual strokes which require exceptional execution. Speaking generally, it can be said that this bridge gives great accuracy but is apt to cramp cue delivery. Therefore, I do not advise you to attempt to do anything with it until you are perfectly at home with the ordinary bridge. Then, if you so desire, you can experiment with the other one, and gradually work it into your game as you find it helpful.

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