I play with a 314 shaft. With a water Buffalo tip, and now with this Techno-dud, I can jump decently with my full cue. I can’t hop a whole ball though... at least not yet.
I’ve smoked a few half (or less) ball jumps playing BB 8 ball the past few weeks. Knowing you have that option makes it easier to play for tight window shape and opens some doors.
For some reason I feel like the jump cue should only be used in nine ball. I see that as normal, but if someone pulls one out in 8ball or any other game (1P...can you imagine?


) it just seems so out of place.
My cynergy shaft with a hard tip seems to jump better than the 314 but I don’t like the feel for regular shots. I’m sure there’s a shaft out there somewhere that is perfect for me...I must needs find it before it is too late.
Imagine Neil Robertson being left snookered behind the green. He walks to the table and assesses, he shakes his head, he walks back to his chair and pulls from his case a carbon fiber jump cue. He screws it together, then unscrews a 6” section from the butt. He approaches the table and lines up, jacks his arm way up and powers down onto that miniature cue ball that they use. With a bang the white flies into the air and lands a few feet in front of the reds, bounces a few times, then crashes into them in an uncontrolled and noisy manner. It just doesn’t seem right, almost as if a S assault had occurred in front of the audience.
What am I on about? Idk. I’m just digesting my breakfast and working on a Marlboro red. Coffee in hand