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CriticalAng

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Hi, I'm new to the site and was inspired to sign up with AZ from a friend who couldn't answer my question. Jumping, I have a cuetec jump break and have always been able to jump well with it. However, I've always needed at least 6-8 inches to jump. Recently, I was playing and met a new player. As i watched him attempt to jump a ball with maybe an inch between the cue ball and the object ball, he did it. I was amazed because I've always heard about this but never actually seen it. I asked him to teach me. I grabbed my jump/break and had at it with no luck at all. My new friend suggested I try his jump cue, an old homely 2 piece cue that he won in some tournament. With ease and 5 times in a row, I jumped the object ball with only about 1 1/2" away! I was stunned. We both looked at his cue and mine and realized that his tip was much larger. My cuetec is 13mm his must be 14mm. My question is, is it just that simple? A larger tip makes it easier to jump close balls? I was so amazed that I didn't pay much attention to whether or not his jump cue was lighter. What is the ideal weight for a jump cue and does the size of the cue tip matter?
 
The size of the tip has little to do with it. I suspect that the tip on his jump cue may be much harder than yours. That's the reason phonelic tips are so popular.

Steve
 
Thanks. What jump cue would you recommend? I know the predator air jump is discontinued but is this more along the lines of a good jump cue?
 
Hussa,

the Stinger Steve recommended is very good- What is also a nice Jump and Break Cue is the Fury- very inexpensive but works also good.
 
Anyway.....i think jump-shots are the only shots i never paid much attention (except if someone really want to know how it works). Sure i m able to make jump-shots. But if possible i always prefer to use rails or massee-shots. I just choose a jump-shot if there s no way out-or if it is a 100% jump-shot where i definitley can play for position (next to pocket it^^).

The industry and the cuemakers will hate me......but i wouldn t be angry if jump-shots weren t allowed anymore :outtahere:

lg
Ingo
 
Ratta said:
The industry and the cuemakers will hate me......but i wouldn t be angry if jump-shots weren t allowed anymore :outtahere:

lg
Ingo
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I agree. But, until jumping is banned, if you don't learn how to do it effectively, you put yourself at a great disadvantage.

Steve
 
I also have a Cuetec Jump/Break stick, I now only use it to break with as the weight is too heavy to effectively jump less than 12", which is the length of the shortened Butt of the cue. A freind that is an excellent jumper/player showed me that even he couldn't do it with my cue and told me it was becasue of the weight. He uses a custom Jump stick made by a local guy here in Knoxville. When he let me try it, I was able to jump immediately with his jumper about one cube of chalk distance and that was before I ever legally jumped a ball in my life! This jumper is a 3 piece shorter stick, incredibly light, and is effective with both a dart and stroke type shot. Hope this helps you.
 
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@Steve
sure- as i wrote- i am able to. And also able to explain/teach it. I just don t like it much^^
 
Jump Cues

CriticalAng said:
Thanks. What jump cue would you recommend? I know the predator air jump is discontinued but is this more along the lines of a good jump cue?
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I am fond of the Stealth 3 piece Jump Cue. Can be used for Pendulum or Dart Stroke.
 
dr9ball said:
I am fond of the Stealth 3 piece Jump Cue. Can be used for Pendulum or Dart Stroke.
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i would definitely go for a dedicated jump cue. I was fond of my bunjee but when learning to jump i never did very well. I am currently using a Lane Simons jump cue. It is much lighter than what I used previously, the weight is balanced more to the front and I it is longer than a standard jump cue which lets me jump a bit easier.
 
jblaze2201 said:
i would definitely go for a dedicated jump cue. I was fond of my bunjee but when learning to jump i never did very well. I am currently using a Lane Simons jump cue. It is much lighter than what I used previously, the weight is balanced more to the front and I it is longer than a standard jump cue which lets me jump a bit easier.
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The Stealth AT-1 is a dedicated JUMP cue not a Jump/Break cue.
 
I just had a G10 Ferrule & White Diamond tip put on my Cuetec Jump/Break stick, and the way it jumps now is amazing. I can't get over the difference it made in my shorter jumps where I had to use a dedicated Jump cue. I only broke once with it so far, so I can't really comment on the difference in breaking at this point. But the one time I broke with it last night, I put in 3 balls on the break. I am thinking this was an excellent investment so far...
 
I work in a store that sells cues and I get to try most of the cues out there (production cues). Plus I've tried a large number of break/jump and jump cues by custom cue makers. What I've learned is most of them jump good. Some are better at longer jumps (typically heavier ones) and some are better at short jumps (lighter ones). But the Tip and Ferrule are big factors.

I use Predator Air 2 when I have at lease 5+ inches of room to jump. Air 2 jumps so easy and that gives more accuracy.
I use Jester G5 for shots less than 5 inches of room. I take off the back piece of the 3 piece jump and use dart method. I can clear the ball from within 2 inches of the ball.

I've had the above 2 cues for more than a year and love them. Recently I got a Buskha diamondwood break jump cue that is very heavy and jumps effortless for long jumps but accuracy is a little harder.
 
RWOJO said:
I work in a store that sells cues and I get to try most of the cues out there (production cues). Plus I've tried a large number of break/jump and jump cues by custom cue makers. What I've learned is most of them jump good. Some are better at longer jumps (typically heavier ones) and some are better at short jumps (lighter ones). But the Tip and Ferrule are big factors.

I use Predator Air 2 when I have at lease 5+ inches of room to jump. Air 2 jumps so easy and that gives more accuracy.
I use Jester G5 for shots less than 5 inches of room. I take off the back piece of the 3 piece jump and use dart method. I can clear the ball from within 2 inches of the ball.

I've had the above 2 cues for more than a year and love them. Recently I got a Buskha diamondwood break jump cue that is very heavy and jumps effortless for long jumps but accuracy is a little harder.
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Not sure if you realize that this thread is 6 years old and the op hasn't been back since. However, I think your information about jump cues is very interesting and informative. Maybe you should start a thread about it where you review the various brands instead of it getting lost in a 6 year old thread. Most of us don't have the opportunity to try and experiment with various types of jump cues. We usually have to buy them before spending any significant amount of time with them.
 
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