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SpringsF6B

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I need a little help in selecting a jump cue. I'm an APA 7. When I compare my skill level to other 7s I'd say that I am right in the middle of the pack. I am also probably the only 7 who doesn't jump. I gave it a try a couple of years ago when I was using a Stinger jump/break. I had relatively little success.

I was watching another player last night jump out of some really nasty safes. Now I'm motivated to try once again. This time I want to get a jump cue rather than a jump/break thinking that a cue designed specifically to jump might be easier to use.

So what I am looking for is the best jump cue for a novice jumper. This cue may not be the best cue in the hands of a experienced jumper. It just needs to be the best for people trying to develop the skill. Within reason, price in not a consideration.

Thanks in advance
 
Get a 3 piece Steve Lomax custom and never look back. If you decide you don't like jumping the cue ball, you'll have no trouble selling it.
 
I highly suggest u go cheap on the jumper. Proper form and execution is very important. No magical jump cue will make you jump better. You buy a cheap jump for like 50 bucks. If it works out for you then by all means get another. No need for an expensive jump cue. I have a lomax one and yes it's a great jump cue but at least for me it doesn't get the ball easier in the air than a much cheaper one. Hell svb makes insane jump shots with a 120 dollar cuetec.
 
I have 2 B/J and 3 dedicated jump cues, and my favorite by far is the Jacoby with the extension. You can usually find a used one pretty reasonably priced, and a new one is still < $200.
 
Being you can't use a jump cue in the APA and have to use a normal playing cue I would recommend you learn to use the stick you play with.
 
no longer play in the APA with the 23 limit. I just gave the skill level so that people would have an idea how I play. I currently play APA masters and NAPA. If jump cues are not allowed in APA masters it is an unenforced rule as jump cues come out with great frequency.
 
SpringsF6B said:
no longer play in the APA with the 23 limit. I just gave the skill level so that people would have an idea how I play. I currently play APA masters and NAPA. If jump cues are not allowed in APA masters it is an unenforced rule as jump cues come out with great frequency.
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Jump cues are allowed in masters. I was using an Alex brick j/b which did a pretty fair job. I traded it for a predator bk 111 to another master player since my kicking is better than my jumping.

I found I break better with the predator....mainly because its a dedicated breaker.
 
RakRunr said:
I have 2 B/J and 3 dedicated jump cues, and my favorite by far is the Jacoby with the extension. You can usually find a used one pretty reasonably priced, and a new one is still < $200.
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I have one of these for sale. $140 shipped CONUS. PM me if you're interested. :cool:
 
SpringsF6B said:
I need a little help in selecting a jump cue. I'm an APA 7. When I compare my skill level to other 7s I'd say that I am right in the middle of the pack. I am also probably the only 7 who doesn't jump. I gave it a try a couple of years ago when I was using a Stinger jump/break. I had relatively little success.

I was watching another player last night jump out of some really nasty safes. Now I'm motivated to try once again. This time I want to get a jump cue rather than a jump/break thinking that a cue designed specifically to jump might be easier to use.

So what I am looking for is the best jump cue for a novice jumper. This cue may not be the best cue in the hands of a experienced jumper. It just needs to be the best for people trying to develop the skill. Within reason, price in not a consideration.

Thanks in advance
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Baxter said:
I have one of these for sale. $140 shipped CONUS. PM me if you're interested. :cool:
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Baxter please allow Springs to be the first to buy that jump cue since you advertised it in his thread. Now Springs if you can't learn to jump well enough with that Jacoby, there is no jump cue out there that you'll be able to magically jump with. Hanshew and Lomax are basically premium jump cues. Get that Jacoby and start practicing.
 
SpringsF6B said:
I need a little help in selecting a jump cue. I'm an APA 7. When I compare my skill level to other 7s I'd say that I am right in the middle of the pack. I am also probably the only 7 who doesn't jump. I gave it a try a couple of years ago when I was using a Stinger jump/break. I had relatively little success.

I was watching another player last night jump out of some really nasty safes. Now I'm motivated to try once again. This time I want to get a jump cue rather than a jump/break thinking that a cue designed specifically to jump might be easier to use.

So what I am looking for is the best jump cue for a novice jumper. This cue may not be the best cue in the hands of a experienced jumper. It just needs to be the best for people trying to develop the skill. Within reason, price in not a consideration.

Thanks in advance
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I had owned many top jump cues....bought everything out there...
it wasn't until I got the Pechauer jumper that I stopped looking.
Aside from how easy it is to jump with them, they have a nice
little indentation if you like to jump dart style, which is what I do.
 
Hits 'em Hard said:
Baxter please allow Springs to be the first to buy that jump cue since you advertised it in his thread. Now Springs if you can't learn to jump well enough with that Jacoby, there is no jump cue out there that you'll be able to magically jump with. Hanshew and Lomax are basically premium jump cues. Get that Jacoby and start practicing.
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I haven't been actively trying to sell it. It's just sitting in my case, and I never really use it, so if someone wants to buy it they can. It's the red stained one with the extension in very good condition.
 
fluna760 said:
OB pro jump cue is a great jumper
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I thought about getting one of those but couldn't stand the graphics.
Way too busy for me...same as with Predator.

I think sometimes when cue companies start doing stuff like that it
backfires and they get fewer customers, not more.
 
nycdarkness said:
I highly suggest u go cheap on the jumper. Proper form and execution is very important. No magical jump cue will make you jump better. You buy a cheap jump for like 50 bucks. If it works out for you then by all means get another. No need for an expensive jump cue. I have a lomax one and yes it's a great jump cue but at least for me it doesn't get the ball easier in the air than a much cheaper one. Hell svb makes insane jump shots with a 120 dollar cuetec.
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Agree! my favorite jump stick is a short $45 J&J, I love that thing for quick up&down action. And I have 2 others a stinger and a jacoby for lower, longer shots like 1/4 or 1/2 ball jumps. But if I had to pick one I would keep the $45 j&j !!!!
 
Back in 1999 Ned Morris made me some jump cues that we discussed and they were awesome. I still have two of them, even though time has given them a tough look.

However, I done a cue trade and part of the trade was a jump cue from James Hanshew, someone already earlier posted a contact link for him. I put it together and was so amazed, I stayed at my table for three hours just hitting jump balls.

Mr. Hanshew is making one awesome jump cue. If it's a little pricey, I agree with another of the earlier posts that if your looking to save a little money, Pechauer does make a very good jump cue for the money.

In my local area, I first sell a $ 40.00 jump cue that Schmelke Offers. Once the player can perform with it to have a consistent hit, then they are ready to spend some money.
 
mvp said:
Agree! my favorite jump stick is a short $45 J&J, I love that thing for quick up&down action. And I have 2 others a stinger and a jacoby for lower, longer shots like 1/4 or 1/2 ball jumps. But if I had to pick one I would keep the $45 j&j !!!!
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I have the same cues, but my experience is the opposite. I get the ball up and down quicker with the Jacoby, and hit the long jumps better with the cheapie J&J. I almost never try the quick up and down jumps, but the Jacoby makes the dart stroke very easy with the finger groove joint. Honestly I'm not that good at it to make the attempt worth it in most situations. I can kick for an accurate hit more reliably, or even take a foul and tie something up instead of selling out completely trying that kind of jump. Hence why that cue was offered for sale. To each their own though.
 
Baxter said:
I have the same cues, but my experience is the opposite. I get the ball up and down quicker with the Jacoby, and hit the long jumps better with the cheapie J&J. I almost never try the quick up and down jumps, but the Jacoby makes the dart stroke very easy with the finger groove joint. Honestly I'm not that good at it to make the attempt worth it in most situations. I can kick for an accurate hit more reliably, or even take a foul and tie something up instead of selling out completely trying that kind of jump. Hence why that cue was offered for sale. To each their own though.
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I'm in the same boat. I have a Jacoby just sitting in my case. It's great for close shots, but I find the jump shots that come up the most and that will win games, have me reaching for other league member's Player's jump/break cues.
 
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