I been practicing jumps shots lately ans i noticed my jumps are longer on my local pool room table then it is on my house table where i do most of my practice. I end up jumping over balls or throwing the cb outside the table in league matches. I was wondering which relation can be made between the slate, the felt and the actual jump of the cue ball. I am also using a non branded cueball at home, maybe the quality of the cue ball can makes a difference aswell???
Felt/slate effect on jump shots
- Thread starter Luchius
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In the last millenium, when the universe was young, like maybe in 1976, many rooms used rubber-backed cloth with a fair amount of nap. It was possible with a standard cue to jump over a full rack of balls (as at 14.1) and make a ball in the side pocket without the cue ball hitting any spectator.
With modern, thin, worsted cloth it is much harder to jump the ball.
With modern, thin, worsted cloth it is much harder to jump the ball.
Easier to jump with thicker slates, but the cue ball will also be more likely to bounce once it lands.