Jump Shot Help!!!
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txspaderz said:
With all due respect and sincerety, but on the upper right hand corner of your browser, there is a search button that you can look for whatever topic that has been covered.
But to give you advise (for being just me): hit at around 27-35 degrees angle, hit hard with center (if not a little below), accelerate through shot and not decellerate and last but not least, don't do it on a bar table... it won't work.
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You can dig a hole with a spoon, but that doesn't mean you should. AKA, get the right tool for the job.txspaderz said:
-td
PS: if you are near Dallas, I can teach you how to jump a ball right at 4.5" away (2 balls) with accuracy so you can use it in a game, and how to jump a ball 1 piece of chalk away (1/2 a ball) just for show.
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John Barton
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Get a jump cue and hold it - the cue will do the rest - jump cues are magic and you don't need to know how to stroke, stand, or adjust for angles, speed or spin.
Seriously though, with a full cue, even a phenolic tipped one you need to be able to choke up on the cue and stroke all the way through the ball in kind of a popping motion. You must NOT drop your elbow or it will cause the tip to rise and you will not strike the cueball at the correct angle.
Start with about two feet of distance between the blocking ball and the cueball with no object ball. Gradually move the balls closer together adjusting to a steeper approach angle each time. Depending on your stroking ability and consistency you should be able to jump fairly accurately with about a foot's distance using a full cue. I am about 30-40% to clear the ball with a full cue at 12" but mainly because my stroke is wobbly and inconsistent. If I warm up on the same shot for a few minutes then my percentage goes up to 60-70%.
Seriously though, with a full cue, even a phenolic tipped one you need to be able to choke up on the cue and stroke all the way through the ball in kind of a popping motion. You must NOT drop your elbow or it will cause the tip to rise and you will not strike the cueball at the correct angle.
Start with about two feet of distance between the blocking ball and the cueball with no object ball. Gradually move the balls closer together adjusting to a steeper approach angle each time. Depending on your stroking ability and consistency you should be able to jump fairly accurately with about a foot's distance using a full cue. I am about 30-40% to clear the ball with a full cue at 12" but mainly because my stroke is wobbly and inconsistent. If I warm up on the same shot for a few minutes then my percentage goes up to 60-70%.
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Snoogi
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My version is you're travelling from China to Us in a train instead of a plane. You'll still reach US but very long. Not that you can't do it but it's not the correct and best equipment. Trust me and the rest, try out a decent jump cue and you'll feel the huge difference from your play cue. Of course provided you jump right. And once you get the hang of it, you'll hate your play cue forever. Your arm won't strain that much too.
(please don't be drinking coffee while reading this, some may want to escape the wrong way ... you've been warned)
I've been practicing jumping with my regular playing cue, a 19 oz Falcon with an (unmodified) Elkmaster tip. I find the trick for me is to keep a VERY loose grip. I actually wiggle my fingers during my preshot routine to keep things loose. I cannot get over a close ball like I can with my jump cue (a cut down Dufferin snooker cue with a Bantam jack collar for a ferrule ), but for jumping edges or long it's great to just play it without messing around changing cues.
Dave
I've been practicing jumping with my regular playing cue, a 19 oz Falcon with an (unmodified) Elkmaster tip. I find the trick for me is to keep a VERY loose grip. I actually wiggle my fingers during my preshot routine to keep things loose. I cannot get over a close ball like I can with my jump cue (a cut down Dufferin snooker cue with a Bantam jack collar for a ferrule
), but for jumping edges or long it's great to just play it without messing around changing cues.Dave
txspaderz said:
As much as this rule for APA is so controversial, I do have advantages and disadv.
A. Topic about not using a jump cue - I think it is a fine idea about not using a jump cue because there are other ways to overcome obsticles using other options. Such as: banking/kicking one - three cushions, masse' over another ball, jumping the cue with a regular to (as what Strickland would say) consider it manly and (although I oppose to this) pushing out other balls to make the shot more difficult.
B. Which comes down to why we do need a jump cue - As the future will continue to be into favor, new technology will catch on. Either opposed to those who are still in the old era or not, jump cues are here to stay. These little short cues are lighter and quite short (since I am 6'3", I have to tuck my body closer to the cue in order to jump). I've used a jump cue before and when I was around a ball's width apart and in need to jump the rock, I made it scream high and was full of amazement.
But (I suppose like the other "old schoolers") I would perfer to just stick with the skills and stay with the regular cues so that I could progress my stroking skills.