Last WPA or BCA Rule Change Before Jump Cue?
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Was there ever a rule where they were prohibited? I know there is a rule against just using the shaft, and I think a minimum weight for a cue as well, and there were some changes here and there about a plastic tip.
I don't recall a WPA or BCA rule against jump sticks as a whole, aside from maybe some tournaments not allowing them.
I don't recall a WPA or BCA rule against jump sticks as a whole, aside from maybe some tournaments not allowing them.
There is no min weight on cues there is a max of 25oz, There is a min of 40" for cues and no max.
Which rule set are we talking about?
They never were allowed "by the rules", but they were also never banned "by the rules."
IIRC, Strickland was one of the first to use a shorter cue to jump with.
The BCA did ban phenolic tips for a short period of time, but were allowed again in 2012? I'm not 100% sure, but that is a big part of why Samsara tips are so popular.
They never were allowed "by the rules", but they were also never banned "by the rules."
IIRC, Strickland was one of the first to use a shorter cue to jump with.
The BCA did ban phenolic tips for a short period of time, but were allowed again in 2012? I'm not 100% sure, but that is a big part of why Samsara tips are so popular.
Thank you Dave
Go read up on the pen cue. For a long time there was a 3' min length because of that.
This was a looooong time ago. Not even sure it was last century.
This was a looooong time ago. Not even sure it was last century.
Marcus Collier, who may have been the greatest bumper pool player ever, when playing in a pool event in the 1960's, was seen using his bumper pool cue, which is much shorter than a typical cue, to execute a jump shot.
The legend goes that this was the first time that pool players took note of the fact that it was not difficult to perform a jump shot with a shorter cue, and that this had much to do with the subsequent invention of the jumpstick, which brought the jump shot into frequent use.
The pool player that, more than any other, popularized jump shots would be Sammy Jones (in the late 1980's), former husband of Loree Jon Jones. Earl Strickland and Pat Fleming were also among the first to jump with the short stick.
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Professional Billiards Tour during Don Macky`s time banned using Jump cues. Jump shots could be executed only with a regular playing cue and nobody had any problem in jumping the cueball.
You could not jump a ball 1" from the cueball though with those. Some people feel the need to be able to execute that instead of kick.
Jump Cues are the Kardashians of the pool world, they cheapen everything else around the sport. The only time I ever use a Jump Cue is if my opponent takes one out first. The funny part is that many times they need to jump because of a self-hook due to bad position play
Jump shots
It's well established that when you strike the break shot with force, the cue typically comes up off the surface. Jumping over the edge of a blocking ball by using force has been used for a very long time...most spectators don't even know it's happening!
Jumping balls is easy, but jumping balls with accuracy is not...maybe why some folks don't like jump shots. I think they add another skill to the game, and they seem to be very popular with spectators, which some would suggest might be good for pool.
I'd bet that when the leather tip was invented, many players said, "It cheapens pool. Change is bad!"
You could not jump a ball 1" from the cueball though with those. Some people feel the need to be able to execute that instead of kick.
Jump Cues are the Kardashians of the pool world, they cheapen everything else around the sport. The only time I ever use a Jump Cue is if my opponent takes one out first. The funny part is that many times they need to jump because of a self-hook due to bad position play
It's well established that when you strike the break shot with force, the cue typically comes up off the surface. Jumping over the edge of a blocking ball by using force has been used for a very long time...most spectators don't even know it's happening!
Jumping balls is easy, but jumping balls with accuracy is not...maybe why some folks don't like jump shots. I think they add another skill to the game, and they seem to be very popular with spectators, which some would suggest might be good for pool.
I'd bet that when the leather tip was invented, many players said, "It cheapens pool. Change is bad!"