Kick? I give up. Please let us know. I won't be able to sleep at night.
Jump cues are against the rules in one pocket. So why did you even start this thread if the whole jump cue issue doesn't apply at all?
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Jump Cues Suck! Period.
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Depends on the shot.
What is your reasoning behind "jump cues suck" anyway?
They obviously don't "suck" if they do exactly what they were designed to do.
If you are implying that players, that use jump cues, suck... Then I'll take the 7 or if we are talking one pocket, I'll keep the jump cue in my case and you can spot me 12-4.
To stir the pot.
"Jump Cues Suck! Period."
For me they do since I cant use them very well.
For me they do since I cant use them very well.
I personally jump horribly, so I rarely ever attempt to. That does not mean that I think they should not be allowed. Equipment progresses and it is almost always better for the game. If someone really wants to be a purist, why are we using one of these and playing on a floor?
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I like jump cues. I also like kicking. I like to have both shots available to me depending upon what the best option is. If I'm anywhere close to straight in and the spacing is right, then it's jump cue time for sure as I feel I have a much greater chance of making a shot like that by jumping than kicking. If it would be a pretty good cut or the spacing just isn't ideal then I'll go for a kick but more often than not my kicks are just trying to hit the ball and get somewhat safe after that (unless it's hanging or close to it)...when I'm using my jump cue I'm looking to make a ball, it doesn't always work, but it works enough that it's the right option for me.
It all comes down to rules and tools. Just like any sport or game. Some tournaments don't allow jumpers and i applaud them. I was just curious if anyone else felt the same as i. Obviously not. At some point you're going to have to produce some raw talent. You got the last 3, rack 'em.
Then why the hell do you even care?
Last 3? You're a one pocket player, remember?...uttahere:
when i'm not playing one pocket, i'm showing those nits how to play 9-ball.
I look at jump cues as an equilizer. Think of it this way. Think of two players with a jump cue and with similar abilities to use it. Now they enter a tournament where jump cues are not allowed. Both these players can jump with a full length cue. One player likes to use a soft tip. The other likes to use a hard tip. Which one do you think has the advantage? The jump cue eliminates that advantage. Jump cues are just another tool. And a tool that puts players on equil footing. Why punish a player because of his playing tip preference.
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I started using the shaft for jumping about 1990 after Tom Rossman gave a presentation at SDSU. It was amazing how a full ball only a few inches away could be jumped with accuracy. I had never seen anyone else use the shaft before Tom. At the state tournament while shooting a few very close jumps, several people came up to me and were amazed.
I believe the next year, more people were breaking down their cues to jump. It was outlawed the following year by a requirement that all cues must be supported between the cushions of a Valley table. (VNEA league rule) Other versions appeared such as a thin dowel stuck into the shaft to meet the length requirement, or cutting a house cue to the minimum and sanding it all down to the diameter of the shaft.
Then jump cues appeared in the market.
This is the way it was in my pool experience. The years may have been different in other parts of the country, especially if Mr Rossman had already been there.
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When you're not playing one pocket... you're sitting in your chair crying about jump cues.
If you can lock your opponent up so tight that he can't jump, why do you hate jump cues? Seems to me that if you can prevent someone from using that cue then it really makes no difference and isn't really worth whining about. It would be like someone hating on break cues but never giving their opponent the opportunity to break.
It seems to me that you are avoiding my inquiry. I asked for you to post a video and instead you ask me another useless question? Didn't your mom ever tell you it is rude to answer a question with a question?
I'm just curious to see your superior kicking ability and would love to be dazzled by someone.
what's wrong with knowing how to jump and kick?
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Jump shots are ugly and damage the table. The game was meant to be played ON the surface of the table, not above it.
And I know that last sentence above to be true as I was there when the game was invented. :grin:
And I know that last sentence above to be true as I was there when the game was invented. :grin: