Empostarr
Well-Known Member
Obviously one of the issues with using a soft saddle is the dreaded hip pinch. Options like the JX3 negate this by keeping the pressure off of your hips using a something solid like the seat of the JX3. Has anyone ever used something with a soft saddle to try and decrease the angle that the pressure is applied to the hips, outside of an adjustable bridge?
I was thinking something like a short wooden/aluminum rod that either inserts into the bridge to keep it spread or goes across your lap from bridge loop to bridge loop, keeping the seat more "open" and relieving some of the hip pinch experiences.
The red bars represent both ideas and would not used together, the blue line represents the redirected bridge using the top bar. It could either be keeping the bridge spread (top bar), like on a hammock, or could be at the waist (bottom) keeping the saddle more open and negating some of the hip pinch. Obviously the length would have to be right
I was thinking something like a short wooden/aluminum rod that either inserts into the bridge to keep it spread or goes across your lap from bridge loop to bridge loop, keeping the seat more "open" and relieving some of the hip pinch experiences.
The red bars represent both ideas and would not used together, the blue line represents the redirected bridge using the top bar. It could either be keeping the bridge spread (top bar), like on a hammock, or could be at the waist (bottom) keeping the saddle more open and negating some of the hip pinch. Obviously the length would have to be right