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Welcome to the billiard, pool, and snooker glossary of terms. This is the definition of Open Bridge as it relates to cue sports. You can also view the entire billiard dictionary.
A specific way of holding the shaft in your hand where no finger loops over the top of the cue stick. An open bridge is created by placing your bridge hand on the table and resting the cue in a crease made by your thumb and index finger. Usually with an open bridge, the cue stick is guided by a V shaped groove. The groove is normally formed with the base of the index finger, and the thumb. The open bridge is a type of hand bridge.
Do you shoot using an open bridge?
The open bridge definition was entered on 3/13/2006 and was updated on 10/24/2007 9:49:42 AM. It is a cue sport term that is related to billiard technique. It was entered in to the database by the Billiards Forum Editor. See also: goose neck rest, cross rake, jigger, swan rest, goose neck, spider rest, hand bridge, bridge hand, bridge, mechanical bridge, crutch, rake, bridge stick, rest, spider, hand chalk, granny stick, cross, swan, closed bridge for more on the meaning of open bridge.
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