What techniques does Earl use to jump with a full length cue? What are the limitations?
Earl Strickland Jump Technique
- Thread starter Tennesseejoe
- Start date
First of all you need a Meucci.
The cue has to be accelerated to a speed where after contacting the CB the CB rises off the table.
Most of the problem with longer cues and jumping is getting the cue up to the required velocity.
Earl has the arm strength to achieve that velocity and has trained his body to be still while doing it.
Most of the problem with longer cues and jumping is getting the cue up to the required velocity.
Earl has the arm strength to achieve that velocity and has trained his body to be still while doing it.
Not just speed but cue angle too. Tougher to get the elevation needed with a full cue. With a shorty its a no-brainer.
I always thought it was their weight preventing them from getting out of the CB's way after the hit. Isn't that why jump cues are made so light?
pj
chgo
To gain velocity was my understanding.
Experimenting with deflection both high and low I have learned that you want a heavier end mass and a lighter overall weight. Light to generate the snap the stroke requires, but higher deflection traps the ball better and sends it higher. There's a sweet spot though, and too much end mass and the benefits start to diminish.
My experience is also that higher deflection is better for jumping - but wouldn't "trapping" the ball prevent it from jumping? I thought jump cues were lighter to prevent that.
Maybe I don't understand how you're using that word.
pj <- wouldn't be the first time
chgo
Last edited:
This sounds like the real trick....thanks.
tomatoshooter
Well-known member
Earl was unstoppable in that match. I don't know if I've ever seen 9 ball played better. I don't know if 9 ball has ever been played better.
Jump cues are both light and have small moment of inertia (by being light and by being short).
It is the low moment of inertia that allows the shaft of the jump cue to deflect off the CB and out of its way.
With a high moment of inertia cue you have to either jump-draw or jump-follow or the cue has trouble getting out of the way.
Earl certainly played well overall in that match, ending with a 2-pack. But it was not the best 9-Ball play ever:
• Dry breaks: 3 of 8;
• Break-and-run games: 25% overall (2 of 8); 40% on successful breaks (2 of 5);
• Game 2 -- missed the 1-ball;
• Game 4 -- fouled on a swerve shot to hit the 1-ball;
• Game 7 -- played a poor safety on the 5-ball after poor position from the 4-ball;
• Game 8 -- played a poor safety on the 2-ball, and Miz ran out.
i use Meuccis to light my fireplace logs.
Earl, when he was right played 9 ball at the highest level.
He is still great! Definitely one of my favorites
Short distance jumps are limited with a full size cue. In the late eighties I knew some guys jumping short distance with just their cue shafts.
Last edited:
Here's my take on using a full length cue jump shots....
Since we ALL agree jumping with a full length playing cue is much harder, the chances of damage to the cloth is also greater compared to using a jump cue.
Since we ALL agree jumping with a full length playing cue is much harder, the chances of damage to the cloth is also greater compared to using a jump cue.
Shaft jumping was common in the room I frequented in the early 90s, mostly because it was so much easier. Maybe that was a cause of the 40" minimum length rule...?
The dramatic difference between full cue jumping and shaft jumping demonstrates the importance of stick weight.
pj
chgo
Earl not alone jumping with a cue stick....
Here Chohan making it look easy
BIG $$$$ MONEY MATCH TOO