Hello all - first post,
I've just recently got a new table at home but it is an older FW table that I'm guessing has some sort of wooden surface...definitely not slate. I am able to jump on this table fairly easily. I just jack my stick up to 45 degrees and hit towards the center (or core) of the ball and I can jump a ball no problem. I thought i had taught myself how to jump at home. When I went to a bar my friend owns and tried the same thing on the bar table (slate bed), I can get maybe a half an inch off the table if I really try. Can anyone give me any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong at the bar compared to at home or is it just the slate vs. whatever I have? Do I need to try a jump/break cue? Here is a video of me jumping the cue ball at home.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=12671859
Any tips would be appreciated.
I've just recently got a new table at home but it is an older FW table that I'm guessing has some sort of wooden surface...definitely not slate. I am able to jump on this table fairly easily. I just jack my stick up to 45 degrees and hit towards the center (or core) of the ball and I can jump a ball no problem. I thought i had taught myself how to jump at home. When I went to a bar my friend owns and tried the same thing on the bar table (slate bed), I can get maybe a half an inch off the table if I really try. Can anyone give me any ideas as to what I'm doing wrong at the bar compared to at home or is it just the slate vs. whatever I have? Do I need to try a jump/break cue? Here is a video of me jumping the cue ball at home.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=12671859
Any tips would be appreciated.