How To Make a Good "Open" Bridge Hand
Trick
Watch Jackie pocket all 5 balls and then send the cue ball 3 rails to pocket the 8-ball in the corner!
How to set up this trick shot:
Set up the balls as seen in the diagram:
Make sure they are touching each other and also touching the rails. Use high left (11 o’clock) on the cue ball and hit about ¼ of the 2-Ball on the right hand side with medium speed. You want the cue ball to hit the first rail around the middle diamond as shown in this diagram.
Tip
How to make a good “open” bridge hand:
An “open bridge” hand is the easiest bridge to learn. There are two things you want to achieve: stability and smoothness.
First, lay your hand flat on the table. Second, bend your knuckles (at the base of your fingers) up while your fingertips remain touching the table. Make sure that the heel of your hand remains on the table for stability. Next, spread your fingers so that your hand will not rock back and forth. Last, squeeze your thumb to the first knuckle of your index finger.
Note that your cue should be able to move smoothly in that little “V” between your thumb and knuckle. For ultimate smoothness, check out the Sterling Billiards Glove, or talc powder products.
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