Jump shots have always been legal. Its the advent of the 'shorty' that's changed the landscape.
JUMP CUE ISSUE SOLVED ?
- Thread starter gerard soriano
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Should the bridge be banned? Cue extensions?
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I have no issue with someone bringing 15 cues if they really want frankly, if someone wants to play as you propose and can do so within the time limit (assuming there is a shot clock), I'd have absolutely no issue with that (although I'm not convinced it would be great viewing).
That said, I still consider it the same, golf has a limit of 14 (I think) clubs because the courses are bigger with various hazards.
Pool has a limit of 3 or 4 (I'm assuming there actually, not actually sure if that's true, or whether you could theoretically bring more), but lets say most players probably have 3 (plus perhaps spare shafts). They then use a break cue (driver) to break (tee off), they then use a playing cue (3 iron) to play (hit off the fair way) and then a jump cue (sand wedge) to jump (i.e. when stuck in a bunker).
To be honest the more this goes on, the more similar I think it is!
Obviously, joking aside of course the games are vastly different, I just mean that the concepts are actually pretty similar and saying having 15 cues (or whatever) might well be ridiculous, but a limit can still be set and if its not already 3 cues, then why not just formalise this.
Anyone can miss a safety play, what if a pro missed a safety. I don't see what does that have anything to do with a shorty jump cue which any 10 yr old can use and jump successfully. Even a guy who can't runout a rack can still jump a ball with that easy-shorty. So your point is?
Allowed? There’s no prohibition against using different cues if you want to.
Go for it if you think it would help. I bet it wouldn’t though…
Pool isn’t the same as golf. The analogy with respect to the use of the better tool for the job is a pretty good one though. And fwiw, I don’t always use a sand wedge out of a green side bunker nor do I always jump over a blocker. Different circumstances require different approaches. There’s nothing that says a good player can’t be skilled at various techniques. Hell, I’d argue that he should be.
Do you feel the same about break cues?
I’ve honestly never understood why people get so upset by the equipment that somebody else uses. It’s easy, if you want to beat the other guy, just play better than he does…
You never understood because you don't see how easy it is. either that or probably you've bought an expensive jump cue and you jump pretty well and you think that you acquire a skill. Maybe you don't want to acknowledge the fact that it is easy and that's why you jump well, maybe just maybe you think that the reason why you jump is cause you're good at it? not the shorty. I'm speculating here obviously I don't know you, but these are the common reasons why one doesn't understand why ppl are asking for jump cues to be banned.
sonny burnett
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I sense every Filipino in the world shouting yes, ban shorty!!!!
Back when you could play in a different 9 ball event every night of the week in a 2 hour drive it really sucked when my road player and I practiced 8 hours daily and got where we could kick out of anything that wasn't up under a ball, and it all was for naught when an opponent shot lazy, pulled out shorty and ran out.
I would love to see the jump cue banned but don't see it happening since most the players still around paid good money for them.
Maybe if they could use the jump shaft on their playing cue butt would be a start. I still prefer a great kick escape. I think that takes a lot of the sand out of opponent. I guess I'm just getting too old.
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Back when you could play in a different 9 ball event every night of the week in a 2 hour drive it really sucked when my road player and I practiced 8 hours daily and got where we could kick out of anything that wasn't up under a ball, and it all was for naught when an opponent shot lazy, pulled out shorty and ran out.
I would love to see the jump cue banned but don't see it happening since most the players still around paid good money for them.
Maybe if they could use the jump shaft on their playing cue butt would be a start. I still prefer a great kick escape. I think that takes a lot of the sand out of opponent. I guess I'm just getting too old.
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I agree. I once showed a 400(maybe) Fargo how to use his jump cue. Took all of about 5min. Guy still can't kick to save his life. They're here to stay i get it but to compare the skills required is not even close.
I don't disagree with you that jumping with a jump cue is actually relatively easy. Coming from an English pool background (years ago this is), I was surprised how quickly I learnt.
But I don't see why that's a reason to ban it, surely if I leave my opponent a shot they can jump out of, then its my fault for having played a poor safety?
The bca has rules about how many cues you can bring to a match.
I think it takes incredible effort to be so short sighted. Well done...
I've been called "good" before, and I think you couldn't be more wrong.
I still do...What happened to all the guys around here that loved when their opponents got the jump cue out cuz they were gonna get ball in hand?
We have a guy that's watching professionals playing pool and sees one of them grab his short cue and make a decent shot. How many hours do people think pros practice jumping...? From some people's comments probably next to zero. That is just as unlikely as pros not practicing the break shot, although templates and break cues/tips have "made it so easy". Yes a short cue makes popping the CB in the air easy. That's where it stops. The rest is a practiced skill. A simple forum search will find this argument rehashed constantly. The points have been made, and the slow minded continually need to be reminded.