Learned to jump today

theyonger

theyonger

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Was playing a set and got in a situation where if i was a good player i would jump so i tried it for the first time today using the house jump cue. I never jumped before because i always went off rails but after trying to jump today (and succeding, even pocketing) i have to say.. its too easy??! i dont understand now why anyone would choose to go off a rail when they can jump! Im just posting to see if people struggle with jumping maybe i just have a natural jumping ability... (lol)

But is jumping too easy? because of this i think it should be illegal lol.
 
Big high wasn't it? But you will find out it is not that easy to be consistant. But with practice you will get to the point that you can jump a ball go eight feet down the table and pocket your object ball two out of three times --that's when it becomes real fun. When I practice I will intentionally hook myself forcing a jump just for perfecting my jumping ability. The high point of my year was at a local tournament when I jumped a ball went six feet down a side rail and banged the pocket with the object ball, stunned the cue ball ending up with perfect posistion on the eight ball. By the way I use a Jerico stinger J/B which I think makes a big differance.
 
I do have a problem with jumping although it's a sort of strange one. I have no problems jumping when I'm using my regular playing cue. I have bought and practiced with two different jump cues and I can't make them work for me. I have been working on it hoping I would be able to jump balls a little close to the cue ball using a cue designed for jumping, but it hasn't worked for me so far. Anyone have any idea what I may be doing wrong?
 
I had someone tell me that jumping balls was not a skill but drawing the ball was, IMO it would be easier to teach a new person in the game to draw then jump. :cool:
 
I had a similar experience when I learned. I always thought jumping was out of my skill level at the time. Finally, one day I told myself I was going to learn to jump that day. So I broke down the jump/break and 15 minutes after some trial and error I was jumping. Safe to say I'm a lot better now, but with the right cue its not too tough
 
GFC said:
I do have a problem with jumping although it's a sort of strange one. I have no problems jumping when I'm using my regular playing cue. I have bought and practiced with two different jump cues and I can't make them work for me. I have been working on it hoping I would be able to jump balls a little close to the cue ball using a cue designed for jumping, but it hasn't worked for me so far. Anyone have any idea what I may be doing wrong?
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I have the opposite problem. I am pretty good with my jump cues but I can't jump with my normal playing cue to save my life.
 
Good for you!!!! If you want to get better at it go to the hardware store and by a small piece of plexi-glass and put it on the table and the CB on top of that to practice your jumps. This way you will not harm your cloth. You will soon get the hang of it and will never look back because once you have learned how to jump you never forget it.
 
theyonger said:
Was playing a set and got in a situation where if i was a good player i would jump so i tried it for the first time today using the house jump cue. I never jumped before because i always went off rails but after trying to jump today (and succeding, even pocketing) i have to say.. its too easy??! i dont understand now why anyone would choose to go off a rail when they can jump! Im just posting to see if people struggle with jumping maybe i just have a natural jumping ability... (lol)

But is jumping too easy? because of this i think it should be illegal lol.
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LOL, you are poking a tiger with a big stick. Your accuracy is much better kicking the ball. Hmmmmm, I can't remember the man's name, but he wrote a great synopsis on kicking. Let me see if I can remember the quote "jumping is for pu&&&&s". ;)
 
Good advise Chi2dxa. What I do, is use a couple square patches of felt from previous cloth and put the CB on it, it protects the table pretty well and gives you an accurate simulation of hitting of cloth. Everytime I practice though my wife freaks out bc it sounds like I'm taking a hammer to the table but in reality its not that bad at all
 
theyonger said:
Was playing a set and got in a situation where if i was a good player i would jump so i tried it for the first time today using the house jump cue. I never jumped before because i always went off rails but after trying to jump today (and succeding, even pocketing) i have to say.. its too easy??! i dont understand now why anyone would choose to go off a rail when they can jump! Im just posting to see if people struggle with jumping maybe i just have a natural jumping ability... (lol)

But is jumping too easy? because of this i think it should be illegal lol.
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I used to allways kick but once I learned to jump never again!!(unless I have to)
 
I would say that learning to jump the cue added maybe 10% to my game. Don't use it always .... kicks are still a good skill to have and a good shot to use, but sometimes ..... Jumping is the right answer.
 
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zy112 said:
Good advise Chi2dxa. What I do, is use a couple square patches of felt from previous cloth and put the CB on it, it protects the table pretty well and gives you an accurate simulation of hitting of cloth. Everytime I practice though my wife freaks out bc it sounds like I'm taking a hammer to the table but in reality its not that bad at all
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Question: I cringe when someone is racking and starts tapping in balls, often with a lot of force. Over time that damages the slate in the racking area. Seems to me that the force applied to the slate on a jump is greater than that of a hard tapping.

Does a jump leave a permanent dent in the slate? Is it because the dents are so spread out that thay are immaterial to playing conditions?
 
NewStroke said:
LOL, you are poking a tiger with a big stick. Your accuracy is much better kicking the ball. Hmmmmm, I can't remember the man's name, but he wrote a great synopsis on kicking. Let me see if I can remember the quote "jumping is for pu&&&&s". ;)
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That's because you CAN'T jump.
 
At home with family visiting. I'll be happy to whoop your crippled a$$ tomorrow. :cool:
 
KoolKat9Lives said:
Question: I cringe when someone is racking and starts tapping in balls, often with a lot of force. Over time that damages the slate in the racking area. Seems to me that the force applied to the slate on a jump is greater than that of a hard tapping.

Does a jump leave a permanent dent in the slate? Is it because the dents are so spread out that thay are immaterial to playing conditions?
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i am not too sure about dents in the slate, but I can attest to the fact that jump shots and masse shot leave permanent marks in the cloth. i have had to outlaw any jumps or masse's on my home table when i have friends over. IMO, learn to kick better and you dont need a jump shot!

Mike
 
Koolcat- I'm not an expert, but I haven't noticed any dents. Granted, my table is still pretty new and plays dang near perfect, or as good as it can on a home floor. I've watched them recover it though and I didnt notice anything negative. Plus, my jumps are usually spread around the table and with a couple extra sheets of cloth under the CB to absorb the hit. The only thing I can think of is that with a jump I feel spin is applied almost immediately, instead of when racking and tap the ball you are just hitting the ball straight down, I could be wrong though. Good question though, would like to see what others think. Either way, my table is nice, but I bought it to get better and that occasionally means a few practice jumps.
 
zy112 said:
Koolcat- I'm not an expert, but I haven't noticed any dents. Granted, my table is still pretty new and plays dang near perfect, or as good as it can on a home floor. I've watched them recover it though and I didnt notice anything negative. Plus, my jumps are usually spread around the table and with a couple extra sheets of cloth under the CB to absorb the hit. The only thing I can think of is that with a jump I feel spin is applied almost immediately, instead of when racking and tap the ball you are just hitting the ball straight down, I could be wrong though. Good question though, would like to see what others think. Either way, my table is nice, but I bought it to get better and that occasionally means a few practice jumps.
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I'm a cue maker and jump cue inventer, I also recover tables, I do not see any dents in the slate from jump shots, if you have the proper jump tools you don't have to hit the ball very hard at all.
When a jump shot happens the cue ball skids or releases and burns the felt with spin, now next time you go to a state type tournament look at where people break from, you will see the burn marks alot more than the jump marks!
Dale
 
Were you scooping the ball (hitting below center) or did you hit down from an angle towards the center?
 
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