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Chapter 1

When I am training this is what I normally tell the players:

Start off with an open bridge.

Move the thumb towards the „top“ joint (closest to the ball of the hand) of the middle finger.

The index finger has to be lifted at this point.

Then I look for a crease between the thumb and middle finger with my cue.

The index finger should still be raised!

It may help if you bend your wrist slightly.

When you have found the crease you should swing the cue through the open bridge as if you were about to shoot.

Then, while you are swinging the cue, slowly move the index finger over the cue towards the thumb.

Make sure the index finger does not impede your control of the cue in any way!

The index finger should be placed firmly above the thumb without getting in the way of the cue when you swing!

The purpose of the index finger is to prevent the cue going off center when you actually shoot, not during the swinging!

Andreas Huber, German national coach:

Two short comments:

1. Bending the wrist also helps to prevent the fingers getting in the way of the cue. If the wrist is straight, shots often end up crooked.

2. The bridge hand is like a third leg and has to bear some of the weight. If there is no weight on the guiding hand, shots will frequently be erratic and it becomes more difficult to make a really clean impact on the ball.

Sometimes the cue even moves „towards the light“ (the last place it should be).