3/4" Slate Tables and Jump Cues?

[Johnnyt]

Are 3/4" tables harder to jump on? I have no trouble jumping on a GC or Diamond. Johnnnyt

 

[Johnnyt]

Is it a secret? Valley 3/4", Diamond and GC 1". I'm going to guess the 3/4" has a bit of give to it. Johnnyt

 

[PETROBOY]

I have no troubles jumping on 3/4" slate or 1" slate. I dont think there is any give to 3/4" slate.

 

[mr8ball]

You do have to hit the ball a Little harder on the valley. Also depends on the cloth you have as well. I have used the Jacoby jump cur for years with a pretty good success rate. I am sure others are just as good but with me having to use the dart stroke to jump mine works fine for me.

 

[pt109]

Is it a secret? Valley 3/4", Diamond and GC 1". I'm going to guess the 3/4" has a bit of give to it. Johnnyt

I would think that thin slate dampens the jump shot, making it easier
to not jump.
On a 1.75 inch snooker slate, the balls jump real good.
It's legal at snooker to jump an object ball over another object ball...
..and getting over the edge doesn't require much elevation of the cue.

 

[BobTfromIL]

On a 1.75 inch snooker slate, the balls jump real good.
It's legal at snooker to jump an object ball over another object ball...
..and getting over the edge doesn't require much elevation of the cue.

Are you sure about that? Thought there was no jumping in snooker, even accidental.

 

[DAVE_M]

Anything heavier than a Valley Aramith Green Label Ball and it's not worth the effort to jump.

That being said, I've been able to successfully and accurately jump on both 1" and 3/4" slate tables, as well as 3/4" MDF backed slate tables. It does "feel" like I have to put more effort into it, but I believe the cue ball weight and cloth play a larger factor.

 

[Johnnyt]

I have tournament on it...fast as hell and any type of CB you can name. I'll try hitting harder...what could go wrong...a window? Last part of my game I have to bring up. Hate jump cues. Johnnyt

 

[DAVE_M]

I have tournament on it...fast as hell and any type of CB you can name. I'll try hitting harder...what could go wrong...a window? Last part of my game I have to bring up. Hate jump cues. Johnnyt

You don't have to use a jump cue.

 

[realkingcobra]

I have tournament on it...fast as hell and any type of CB you can name. I'll try hitting harder...what could go wrong...a window? Last part of my game I have to bring up. Hate jump cues. Johnnyt

The thicker the slate is, the easier it is to jump on. Reason is because of density, thicker slate is more resistant to absorbing the impact of driving the cue ball first into the surface to get it to jump. Billiards slates, some being 2 3/8" thick are the easiest. It's easy to prove as well, all you have to do is drop a cue ball from 12" high over the slate and watch the bounce. A slate being 3/4" thick won't have nearly the bounce of a 1" thick slate, and the thicker the slate, the higher the bounce.

Glen

 

[Johnnyt]

The thicker the slate is, the easier it is to jump on. Reason is because of density, thicker slate is more resistant to absorbing the impact of driving the cue ball first into the surface to get it to jump. Billiards slates, some being 2 3/8" thick are the easiest. It's easy to prove as well, all you have to do is drop a cue ball from 12" high over the slate and watch the bounce. A slate being 3/4" thick won't have nearly the bounce of a 1" thick slate, and the thicker the slate, the higher the bounce.

Glen

Thanks glen. I thought I read that on here before. Probably from you. Johnnyt

 

[pt109]

Are you sure about that? Thought there was no jumping in snooker, even accidental.

You can not jump an intervening ball to get out of a snooker.
But once you hit the ball 'on', you can jump over anything.

I've used this approach to break the pack sometimes...jump into the middle.
Straight pool players do this also.