Best Jump Cue for Dart Stroke on Bar Boxes

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lstevedus

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I am interested in a "legal" jump cue for jumping on a bar box with the dart stroke only. What would you recommend?
 
If you have the opportunity try out as many as you can. I generally just use a shaft to jump (but that isn't really legal). If I had to recommend a jump cue I would probably recommend the predator air 2 but everyone has a personal preference.

Also it doesnt make any difference whether you are doing a dart stroke on a barbox or a 9foot table.
 
zpele said:
If you have the opportunity try out as many as you can. I generally just use a shaft to jump (but that isn't really legal). If I had to recommend a jump cue I would probably recommend the predator air 2 but everyone has a personal preference.

Also it doesnt make any difference whether you are doing a dart stroke on a barbox or a 9foot table.
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I don't have any trouble jumping balls on any table except Valley bar boxes, and I can jump either way with my Varney break/jump, except on Valley bar boxes. Its my understanding that your jump cue has to be at least 40 inches to be legal, let me know if that's not right.
 
lstevedus said:
I don't have any trouble jumping balls on any table except Valley bar boxes, and I can jump either way with my Varney break/jump, except on Valley bar boxes. Its my understanding that your jump cue has to be at least 40 inches to be legal, let me know if that's not right.
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Weird I have never experienced a difference in jumping ability due to the table. I mean it may have something to do with the slate but I have not encountered it. It depends on the league what jump cue is legal but you are correct. I have a Venom jump cue that I pull out if anyone calls me on using the shaft but generally I play in leagues and halls that frown on jumping either because most don't have the skill to do it without hurting the equipment or it is against the rules.

That being said, I tried a lot of jump cues out when I was looking for one and got the venom jump over many more expensive because of its ease of use. I don't like jump/break cues as they generally don't excel at either task. Jumping and breaking require slightly different kinds of cues.
 
I agree about using a different cue for jumping and breaking which is what I do mostly. I use the Varney mostly just for jumping. I think the slate on Valleys is 3/4", not sure on that, but I think that might be right. Thanks for suggesting the Venom. I will check it out. I have a 30" jump cue that works well on anything with a dart stroke, but I don't think its legal? I think the thinner slate on Valleys might make jumping more difficult. I don't know for sure. Just fishing for answers.
 
lstevedus said:
I am interested in a "legal" jump cue for jumping on a bar box with the dart stroke only. What would you recommend?
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Steve Lomax makes fantastic jump cues and he can custom make one for you and your particular tastes and or abilities.
 
I use a old cut vintage house...yeah and it is effortless have a McDermott NG01 JB use break only
 
mark187187 said:
Has anyone tried the newer three part Jacoby? I tried a two piece and liked it, but thought I'd hold out for a Predator Air 2 when I've got the money. If the three piece is simply the same as the two piece but with an extension I'd probably opt for this. Anyone tried both?

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I started with the 3-piece, but I used the 3rd part so rarely that I exchanged it for the 2-piece when I saw them at SBE.
 
For the money, Jacoby is hard to beat.

I learned to jump on a Olhausen home table. That slate was thinner and harder to jump on. Also, the bar box cue ball takes extra effort (it could be in my head) to get in the air.
 
Many of the jump cues on the market are very good. Proper Technique is much more important than what brand of jump cue you use. You have some good suggestions already. Lomax, Jacoby, Stealth are all good.
 
lstevedus said:
I don't have any trouble jumping balls on any table except Valley bar boxes, and I can jump either way with my Varney break/jump, except on Valley bar boxes. Its my understanding that your jump cue has to be at least 40 inches to be legal, let me know if that's not right.
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40 is correct

BCA EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

POOL CUE SPECIFICATIONS:
Player may bring a maximum of 3 cue sticks to a match.

* Width of tip: no minimum / 14 mm maximum
* Weight: no minimum / 25 oz. maximum
* Length: 40 inches minimum / no maximum
 
Personally I find the Hanshew is the best for dart stroke but for full stroke, I prefer the TNT or the Lomax.
 
If you are anywhere near the Columbus Ohio area Ron Galiher in Newark Ohio has made some very nice cues and his J/B cues seem to work very well. I have jumped very well with one using the dart stroke on valley tables and I normally do not jump very often. Several people are using his cues in the area. Just a thought.
 
Personally I never noticed any difference jumping on a bar table or a 9 foot. I use a Predator Air 2 and it seems to do pretty well. I've also used a Rino and that worked out well too. I know a few folks that use a cue called the Jester Jump cue and they love that one. However, without reasonable knowledge and technique, even the best jumper would be worthless regardless of the table
 
chevybob20 said:
For the money, Jacoby is hard to beat.

I learned to jump on a Olhausen home table. That slate was thinner and harder to jump on. Also, the bar box cue ball takes extra effort (it could be in my head) to get in the air.
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The bar box cue ball is heavier and does take a fair amount of extra effort.....Jumping with the red do cue ball for example, you barely have to tap it to get over a full ball. Try the same soft smooth stroke with the heavy cue ball and swearing will ensue lol. Getting over a ball with the heavy cue ball still isn't really that hard, but you definitely need to put more into the stroke imo
 
Put me on the list for Jacoby.

Tried a few others, fell in love with the Jacoby. I seem to have more consistent jumps, AND more accurate.
For when I've had to use it, it's come through for me about 70-75% of the time.

Hard odds to beat.
 
Thanks to all for the feedback and pm's. I met Tony Layne at his bar in Columbus this afternoon. He spent some time showing me one of his jump/break cues, and I must admit I was impressed with Tony and his cue. Tony has obviously put some serious hours into developing a very well made cue that both jumps and breaks the balls well. He also is providing me with a short term fix that I think I will be happy with for now. It was a good day.
 
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