Jumping with a full cue

juanbond

juanbond

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It's pretty rare that I clear a ball within a foot of the cueball when jumping with a full cue. Somehow I caught one on tape last night playing some 10-ball on the new table...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY9DYaHtvd0

Let me know what you think! The cue is a 19oz Valley house cue (it's all I have at the moment).
 
Does anyone have any tips on full cue jumping, with regards to stroke mechanics and getting the most pop/clearance? It's something I'm trying to improve on lately...

The one piece of advice that helped me start jumping better (with either jump or full cue) was to visualize your wrist "throwing" or quickly "tossing" the cue at the ball...
 
Leap help.

As far as stroking mechanics are concerned, it's just like shooting a hard-very hard shot with one to one one-half tips of 6 o'clock English so that the cue can pop up the air. Keep your front arm and bridge extremely stiff and your back arm as smooth as butter. Now if you're not fast on your stroke, you're gonna "pinch" the cueball and create either a draw or a masse shot (if side is applied). That's why it is usually recommended that a hard, very hard, or phenolic tips are usually best recommended for shots like such... due to almost no grip on the end of the tip (although it is possible with med. and soft.. only it'll be harder).
 
I have found that they are hard(er) to do on simonis. I can jump a full ball fairly short jump shots (8 inches or so) on that regular cheap cloth. If I am on simonis and it is over a half a ball I wouldn't recommend using the full cue.

Eric.
 
I rack balls said:
I have found that they are hard(er) to do on simonis. I can jump a full ball fairly short jump shots (8 inches or so) on that regular cheap cloth. If I am on simonis and it is over a half a ball I wouldn't recommend using the full cue.

Eric.
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That, Eric, is very true!

It is usually when there is nappy (fluffy, thick) cloth is when jump shots are usually more effective whereas simonis is quite thin and hard to hop. When you hit a jump shot, it creates a tiny divit which makes the ball have that hop. Skill is much more required to jump on tournament cloth than so on a "cheap", napped up cloth.
 
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