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Summary: Shooting with a closed bridge on a rail in the game of pool provides maximum English control. Get tips on bridging a rail in pool in this free billiards video lesson.
Mike Lopez has been playing pool in all of its forms for roughly sixteen years. He was the East Carolina University Nine Ball Champion in 1999. He currently is the top ranked player in...read more
"Hi, this is Mike Lopez with Expert Village. Now I'm going to show you the more complicated but easier bridge to do on a rail. It's actually the closed bridge on the rail and what you're going to do is you're going to get down on your stance put your hand on the rail, and you're going to sneak the cue to underneath your index finger. And what you're going to do is make a nice little point with your index and middle finger and you're going to slide your thumb right next to it forming a straight line, like so and that is a closed bridge on a rail. There's no unnecessary motion and it is flat as you can be with the ball so you have maximum English control."
eHow Article: How to Play Pool with a Closed Bridge on a Rail