Jump Shot

[1ab]

To say my jumping skills are poor would be an understatement. I watched from a profile view, as my opponent set up for and drilled a jump shot as perfect as I had ever witnessed. My question comes from watching his contact point on the cue ball, as it was at least a tip higher than center line, so high I truly expected a bad result. But to my surprise it was right on the money. I was under the impression that only the angle of the cue should change, not the contact point. Am I wrong? Is there a variety of points available above the center line? If so, how far up can you strike?

 

[AimingVoodoo]

Others will chime in with better answers, but I believe this is a rule of thumb that is used in general for jump shots:

You would like the tip of your cue to be pointing towards the spot where the cueball touches the cloth. You can achieve this through different angles of elevation, but your cue should be pointing straight towards that center point where the cueball and cloth meet.

I forgot who told me this. Maybe it's a fairy tale.

 

[randyg]

Others will chime in with better answers, but I believe this is a rule of thumb that is used in general for jump shots:

You would like the tip of your cue to be pointing towards the spot where the cueball touches the cloth. You can achieve this through different angles of elevation, but your cue should be pointing straight towards that center point where the cueball and cloth meet.

I forgot who told me this. Maybe it's a fairy tale.

No, that's real good advice to get started.

You don't have to "aim" through the center core of the cue ball, but it helps to learn from doing just that.

Remember, You can jump with follow, stop & draw.

Just a slight elevation will produce a nice jump shot.

randyg

 

[mattb]

Leap Frog

I am also finding this changes when you use different jump or jump break cues and of course also the shot distance trying to achieve. I got advice at one time for practice---set a striped ball with the stripe level to the table and aim at the point where the top of the stripe is in a line where the ball touches the table. Makes an easy aiming point to look at for me. I make these comments but am curious what other advice is given.