I was under the impression that jump cues could be used in straight pool (I dont jump balls but there are others in our league that do).
-Dennis
-Dennis
The official rule is that there are no special cue restrictions in straight pool. However, most jump cues are illegal according to the equipment regulations.
I'm confused. WPA Rule 1.3 Player's Use of Equipment states that a player can switch between a playing cue, break cue or jump cue.
I personally don't think they should be allowed in any game, but that's just my opinion.
The cue tip may not be of a material that can scratch or damage the addressed ball. The cue tip on any stick must be composed of a piece of specially processed leather or other fibrous or pliable material that extends the natural line of the shaft end of the cue and contacts the cue ball when the shot is executed..
Ruule 1.3 also states that equipment must meet WPA specifications and under the WPA equipment specs it says the following:
Most jump cues, at least those with phenolic tips, would not comply with this regulation.
Mr. Jewett's response suggests that jump cues are illegal regardless of the material used in the tip. ...
I think he was talking about the tip requirement, which was quoted by DogsPlayingPool. I imagine most jump cues meet the other cue specs: at least 40" long, at most 25 oz., and at most 14mm at the tip.
But I've never seen a short ("jump") cue pulled out for a jump shot in a 14.1 event.
...This just brings up another question like by what rules do the pros play when they're jumping in 9-ball and 10-ball?
But I've never seen a short ("jump") cue pulled out for a jump shot in a 14.1 event.
I'm confused. WPA Rule 1.3 Player's Use of Equipment states that a player can switch between a playing cue, break cue or jump cue.
I don't see it in the WPA rules but the BCAPL rules state that, "jump shots may only be attempted with your playing cue." I believe that's a fairly common rule. Maybe Mr. Jewett can chime in with the official WPA rule.
Not by anyone who really knows the game. But occasionally you'll see a banger try it! ...
Jump cues are as welcome in 14.1 as ant colonies are at a picnic. A rule I'd like to see implemented is that the very act of taking out a jump cue in 14.1 be an automatic loss of game and a one year revokation of one's license to play 14.1.
Hi, Stu. Welcome back from wherever you've been (the Olympics?).
As to your post, that's actually how you feel about the use of jumpers in 9-ball, too, right?:smile:
At least I understand the argument that those who propose the jump stick in 9-ball make, which is that Texas Express rules, which maximize the value of snookers well played, make it necessary.
In the far more offense-oriented 14.1, I have observed, over nearly 40 years of watching the game, that the full-cue jump shot, which is difficult to execute in the flow of play is, almost exclusively used, to recover from position poorly played, and not to get out of an opponent's well-played safety.
I am fundamentally opposed to the use of jump cues when a player has made a position error, and for this reason, feel the jump cue has no place in 14.1.