2014 CSI USBTC 8 Ball: Darren Appleton vs Stan Tourangeau

2014 Cue Sports International U.S. Bar Table Championships 9 Ball
Grand Sierra Resort and Casino Reno, NV
Players: Darren Appleton vs Stan Tourangeau
Commentator: Ken Shuman

[@mikethebeginner]

I was clapping at home for Darren's out in rack 2!
...and in rack six too. Whew.

[@MikeyD22]

Phenomenal out by Appleton in game 2.

[@matluv2fish2005]

I have noticed a lot of these players use a very long bridge in order to bridge off of the rail rather than using their hand. I was always told that a longer bridge decreased your accuracy? It seems like all of these guys do it so there must be some reasoning behind it?

[@travellingsinger]

Matthew Helms They're pros plus they must be in good stroke to be comfortable enough to do that. Just my guess.

[@travellingsinger]

Matthew Helms Also its a very small pool table 7 foot by 3 foot where a player doesn't have to be as accurate as a 9 footer.

[@cakins1986]

Pros have mostly perfect strokes, and bridging off a rail--even if the bridge is super long--helps with sighting and also makes the cue perfectly level, which increases accuracy because it decreases deflection.

[@josephnewcomb5670]

Helps your line of sight which helps on those shots

[@ericsmana]

They are good enough

[@justsomeguy6474]

16:08 what a bad shot that was. He should have taken the 10, roll forward a couple inches and taken the 12 in the side and break out the 13. Easy out after that.