poolfoole
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I have recently joined the rank of APA 9 ball league to get some League practice in and I grimly learned that I am not able to jump in APA unless I use my full length cue.
In practice however - it is much harder to accomplish compared to jumping with a broken down jump cue.
Can anybody provide some advice, or tips, regarding things to pay attention to or focus when you are learning to jump with a full length cue?
The APA claims that high skill players have an advantage against low skill players, so they don't allow the jump cue. This is bullsh!t, as I've been a victim of this rule several times in APA 9-ball and always against SL 6 and above players. With certain shots, kicking and masse shots are just not a viable option, and and I'm pretty good at kick shots.
For most shots, I am able to jump just fine with my breaking cue. If you have a real stiff break cue with a phenolic tip, there's not a big difference in jumping with a long cue and jumping with a jump cue for most shots. If the cue ball is real close to the ball you're jumping over, and there are no decent kicking or masse options, you're screwed unless you can really jack up and grip your cue almost like you would with a long cue which is very difficult to do. You can forget about a dark stroke too. You'll probably foul and a good 7 will run out on you.
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