Do you use a Jump Cue?

Jeff

Jeff

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I have been looking for a new break cue but I have no need for a jump cue. I have never used a jump cue and never tried to learn. The leagues don't allow it and most places I play frown on it.

Most of the nice break cues are combo's (j/b), do the well know j/b makers make a break only version?

I always wonder just how many people "actually" use a jump cue. And if you do use one, how many times in relation to the games you play do you use one.
 
Jeff said:
I have been looking for a new break cue but I have no need for a jump cue. I have never used a jump cue and never tried to learn. The leagues don't allow it and most places I play frown on it.

Most of the nice break cues are combo's (j/b), do the well know j/b makers make a break only version?

I always wonder just how many people "actually" use a jump cue. And if you do use one, how many times in relation to the games you play do you use one.
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I got a lucasi jump stick a couple years ago. Use it once or twice a night. I only jump if I think I can make the ball, other wise I'll probably just kick at it for a hit and hopeful leave.
 
Deepends on what game I am playing, If I'm playing 9 ball, then the jump cue gets taken out a couple times in a night of playing. With practice you can become very efficiant with a jump cue, preforming jump masse shots etc. etc.
 
It really depends on how what game I am playing. I rarely pull out my jump cue unless its needed, since i would rather kick at a ball.

But i have a lucasi jump cue, and its more than paid for its self in the 3 yrs that i have had it. I bought it used for 40$ and its well worth it.

I will say depending on the person i am playing, sometimes i pull out the jump cue several times in a game or set, sometimes i dont touch the jump cue for a month.

dave
 
Rarely use the jump function, but since the price of even the really good jbs isn't that expensive, I just bought the jump break. I do like having it for break shots.
 
Yes siree, I love to see my opponent break out a jump cue--because I will be at the table in a second. Very rarely does the above average person pocket the ball they were trying to and even if they make a decent hit after a jumping a ball they oftentimes don't have shape. Sometimes I jump with my own cue shooting cue, but most of the time I kick at the hidden ball.
 
Not only do I use one,it's become a valuable part of the arsenal! Even Efren got tired of being beat by one. Don
 
poolhall maven said:
Yes siree, I love to see my opponent break out a jump cue--because I will be at the table in a second. Very rarely does the above average person pocket the ball they were trying to and even if they make a decent hit after a jumping a ball they oftentimes don't have shape. Sometimes I jump with my own cue shooting cue, but most of the time I kick at the hidden ball.
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I used to think the same way until I went on a trip to NM last year. Most of the people I played there used a jump cue very well. Even lower caliber players would choose to jump rather than an easy kick, and could play good safeties, or make the ball with decent shape almost every time. It made me think that maybe it could be worth getting a jump handle and spending some serious time practicing with it. I bought the jump handle, but still have not really learned how to use it.
 
yep all you have to do is battle someone with a jump cue whos decent with it and youll see why you need one. I was playing a pretty good player one night and i safed him several times only to have him jump out of it, and he made or nearly made about 6 jumps. At the time i had no jump cue or experience but right then i decided to learn. A kid who played in our room who wasnt very good but an excellent jumper showed me some things and i was jumping in no time. Its nice to have an option to jump, and probably on an average night against someone who can play a decent safe id use mine 4 or 5 times. It cant hurt to learn.
 
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Great question!

I too prefer to kick or even masse around blocking balls, but when I jump I usually use my playing cue. If it's a full ball jump with little room to get whitey up, I'll use my J/B cue, but without breaking it down to a jump cue.

Just old school, I guess.

-von
 
It's an arms race! If the other guy's got one you have to get one too! I was in a tournament in Puerto Rico and my first match was against some guy from Costa Rica. I played a decent safe on him and he whupped out that jump cue, made the ball, and ran out. At that moment I decided to buy one. The next day I matched up for a buck a set against the same guy from Costa Rica, and part of my winnings was used to buy a jump stick from a player who went bust.

If it was up to me I would probably outlaw them, but as long as the other guy has got something that allows him to jump a ball that he's nearly frozen to, I'm gonna have one too!

P.S.--there's a big difference between a J/B handle and a jump cue! From my experience, a pure jump cue will allow you to clear balls that you would never have jumped with a J/B handle. If you spend $150, for example, how many $100 sets do you have to win for the jump stick to earn itself? Easy math!
 
> I have one,because I was losing to people with them. The one I have is a Bill McDaniel,made to fit Schon shafts,and looks like the front of a Schon STL-1. The shaft I use with it is a standard Schon shaft,an old one with a Micarta ferrule,and a black Future tip,which was approved by all the organizing bodies,long before phenolics and other synthetics were used. It's pretty light,and meets the length requirements at about 41". I will not hesitate to use it either,although I rarely attempt jumps shorter than 3-4 inches. Out to about 5-6 inches,I've never failed to jump a ball in competition. Tommy D.
 
Just another weapon in the arsenal!

I started using one as soon as the tourneys and tours made them legal back in the early to mid 90's.

At one stop on the Mcdermott Tour, I drew a really tough player my first round.
In the first game, I broke, made a ball and was hooked. I rolled out to a easy jump shot and he handed it back to me. I made it and ran out.
I did this another three times during the match and on the fourth time I rolled out to a jump shot, he said, "By now, you know I can't jump but I be damned if I'll let you shoot it."
Ended up beating him 9-1. Took his head right out of the game.
It can be a great offensive weapon!

Charlie "Hillbilly" Bryant gives the best lesson on jumping I've seen if you can track him down.

Kinda goes back to that scene in the COM where Newman and Cruise are practicing and Newman says, " 9 ball. It's a game for bangers...." and Cruise says, "Maybe it is for bangers, but everybody's doing it."

The same applies to using a jump cue.
 
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I see a lot of people feel the same way about jumping as I do. I don't think ANY jumping should be legal-- let's play billiards on the table. But since everyone's forcing us to do it (or lose), I've jumped on board too---- pun intended:D

Rick P.
 
Me too ...

I first got one because I was getting beat by one. Bought a Frog from Robin Dodson in Vegas. Later, bought a Scorpion jumper.

Now, I have a J&J break/jump cue, and I use the jump portion all the time.
It depends though on what level of players you are playing. The better players play defense a lot more when necessary than lower level players.

I also gamble, and one made jump shot in a money match can pay for the cue. Say, you are playing for just $50, well, making that one jump shot might mean the difference between winning the set or losing it. That's a $100 swing, and most jumpers can be bought for $100 or little less.
 
My Jump Cue history

I was taught how to Jump in 1976 by "WD" Bill Stigall, who hung out at Bakers in Tampa. He showed me the "Trick Shot" where you jump the 2 balls that are about 2 inches apart in the kitchen and pocket the 2 balls near the spot, that you set up angled at the corner pockets.:) So in todays terms it is a 1/2 Ball long jump, easy to do with a normal playing cue. I never in my wildest dreams thought it would become such an important shot in 9Ball.

In the mid 80's I was playing Bonnie Hoffman and I Hooked her, and she Jumped a full Ball only a few inches away with her 18oz Huebler.:eek:

So I told the guys at Bakers about this and Jay Flowers said he was developing a jump cue. So I decided to make my own jump cue.

I had a old Sneaky Pete I kept in the car, for when I went out and hustled at the local bars. The shaft was a bit out anyway so I figured what the hell. I took a hacksaw to the butt and made myself a jump cue. Lucky for me the cue had a short ferulle and the tip was hard as hell from being in the truck on the car, so it jumped pretty damn good.:)

I had Wayne Gunn make me up a new Sneaky pete, so sneaky you could barely see the joint. After Jay made me my 2X4 case I used that as a break cue, so I did not flatten the tip on my Palmer.

My wife bought me a Cuetec 99296 B/J for my B-day a few years ago, it worked pretty good. And I bought a Stealth AT-1 from Jazznpool last year that works great.

I always have a Jump or a B/J with me, cause that one time I don't and it is a situation where I can't kick and I know I could have got out with a jump. I will let it haunt me.:)
 
TrickyRicky said:
I see a lot of people feel the same way about jumping as I do. I don't think ANY jumping should be legal-- let's play billiards on the table. But since everyone's forcing us to do it (or lose), I've jumped on board too---- pun intended:D

Rick P.
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I don't feel the way you do, jumping has been around for a long time with or with out jump cues. I love to kick, but it's not always an option or not always the best option.

Nobody is forcing you to get a jump cue, if you want to stay in the past maybe you should start shooting with a mace.
 
Jeff said:
I have been looking for a new break cue but I have no need for a jump cue. I have never used a jump cue and never tried to learn. The leagues don't allow it and most places I play frown on it.

Most of the nice break cues are combo's (j/b), do the well know j/b makers make a break only version?

I always wonder just how many people "actually" use a jump cue. And if you do use one, how many times in relation to the games you play do you use one.
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I have a j/b, but I only jump a ball maybe once or twice a week. Everything has to be ideal, and if I'm jumping at all, it is for a make that will either win that game or have automatic shape for an out.

I see far too many people pulling out their jump cues to foul when they could just hand me the cue ball and not cause a foolish scene. If you pull out your jump cue, you had better not be questioning clearing the ball(s) or loosing the CB off of the table--any doubt, and just kick instead.

Practice your kicks, and you will get better and better at them. I kick balls in often, and no tournament director is going to tell you that you're not allowed to kick. ;)
 
CaptainHook said:
So in todays terms it is a 1/2 Ball long jump, easy to do with a normal playing cue. I never in my wildest dreams thought it would become such an important shot in 9Ball.
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Indeed, I will jump 1/2 a ball with my playing cue when I get that shoot too. That is a valuable shot in 9-ball, just like you said.
 
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