Jumping
- Thread starter Houstoer
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To jump, first, lower your body and bend your knees, than spring high into the air! Just kidding.
Here's a little quickie on jump alignment and aim.
Great article sir. Thank you. Can't wait until I get off work and run home and try it. The holding of the cue hard is something new I haven't seen. I'll certainly give it a try. I tried your first tip also but when i lowered my body I just fell over....no spring left...lol !
You can also check out this technique for dart style jumping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ff80NLMnsk
(it's very useful for short jumps)
Put a piece of cloth on the table to protect while you practice.
Angle in = Angle out - so if you need the cue ball to only go 10 degrees of a jump, only elevate 10 degrees (or slightly more). Most players go directly to elevating really high
Loose grip
Dart method - push your forearm against your check, this will ensure that your forearm isn't moving and that you do the jump completely by your wrist. Flick your wrist forward through the ball quickly - but keep a loose grip the whole time.
Stay relaxed and let the weight of the cue do the work. Less effort = more power. so you want to let the weight of the cue do the work.
Angle in = Angle out - so if you need the cue ball to only go 10 degrees of a jump, only elevate 10 degrees (or slightly more). Most players go directly to elevating really high
Loose grip
Dart method - push your forearm against your check, this will ensure that your forearm isn't moving and that you do the jump completely by your wrist. Flick your wrist forward through the ball quickly - but keep a loose grip the whole time.
Stay relaxed and let the weight of the cue do the work. Less effort = more power. so you want to let the weight of the cue do the work.
Here are a couple more-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpiBD7K64OE
part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhRdDcKlyZo
part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBQqmPEM4g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpiBD7K64OE
part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhRdDcKlyZo
part 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBQqmPEM4g
A couple of slight tweaks for this advice:
1. A piece of cloth under the CB will protect the table cloth, but will also add some extra springiness, which might mislead you about what will happen without it.
2. The CB won't jump at quite the same angle you elevate your cue (especially without the piece of cloth under it), so elevate your cue a little higher than the angle you want the CB to jump.
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I think the angle of the cue ball is about half of the angle of the cue stick. (Actually, an angle with half the tangent, but that's close for small angles.)
