Yet, snooker players, who are faced with tight pockets and rounded rail corners that make aiming accuracy so critical, use an open bridge. I believe the closed bridge is critical to advanced play. Can you tell me why snooker players have not discovered this, or do they know something we don't. If you do this correctly, the cue runs smoothly and securely over the bridge and you have an uninterrupted view of it. The cue runs straight even when you use heavy english.
Strength is required for positioning the cue ball sometimes.
Peter Bob Jewett and others responded to the post as well, but Peter, who admits he is not an advanced player, gave an insightful response that I believe deserved mention.