Nick Van den Berg's JUMP CUE
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I don't know if jump cues are allowed in Snooker, but the cue looked close to a brass tipped Snooker cue.
He was using his playing cue. Seems that when he takes off the butt cap there is another tip on the end of the cue.
Thats is.....which Mezz?
According to http://jjcue.com/mezzbk.htm, its the
Airdrive Jump Cue with Dart Stroke
for more info: http://www.miki-mezz.com/world/cues/airdrive/index.html
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Mezz airdrive go to www.miki-mezz.com
This double ended idea was first created by Dale Chilton. It puts the jump cue into a class I call ultralights. Dale had a jump shot demo table set up and we shared a booth one time several years ago.
One night half drunk I started messing with his jump cue and was absentmindedly clearing less than a chalk's width jump shots one after the other while carrying on a drunken conversation with a couple people. Dale looked at me after about five or ten minutes and said "do you have any idea how many of those you just made in a row?" I said no and he said I made at least 30. This was a table where it was set up to be like one of those basketball games where the balls come back to you. Not entirely but similar.
Anyway, these types of jump cues do make it very easy to clear the blocking ball at close distances. They are not so great for cue ball control at longer distances.
The reason is because the weight is close to the weight of a ball or less. If you want to know how they work then just try shaft jumping.
One night half drunk I started messing with his jump cue and was absentmindedly clearing less than a chalk's width jump shots one after the other while carrying on a drunken conversation with a couple people. Dale looked at me after about five or ten minutes and said "do you have any idea how many of those you just made in a row?" I said no and he said I made at least 30. This was a table where it was set up to be like one of those basketball games where the balls come back to you. Not entirely but similar.
Anyway, these types of jump cues do make it very easy to clear the blocking ball at close distances. They are not so great for cue ball control at longer distances.
The reason is because the weight is close to the weight of a ball or less. If you want to know how they work then just try shaft jumping.
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As Ososlow mentioned, Dale Chilton has been making the Flying Eagles for some time now. Don't know if you are talking about Dale or Eddie. Never heard of Eddie Chilton before.
Up until a couple of years ago, I used to play with a Chilton jump cue. I believe mine weighed about 7 ounces. As JB said, they're great for short distances but not so great for longer distances. You would almost need to have two jump cues in your case to cover the short or long distance range.
However, it might be fun for me to pull the Chilton out of the closet and try jumping with it again...and see how it compares to the jump cue I play with now.
That's a consequence of typing before thinking. I meant Dale. I transposed Eddie's 747 which was Ed Prewitt's 15mm contribution to the evolution of modern jump cues.
Anyway the double-ended jump cue was Dale's invention as far as I know. I laser-engraved a whole bunch of them for him during that time we shared a booth.
Nick is sponsored by Mezz, so it must be it then. btw take a look at what shot he made with that one!
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=212765
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=212765
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Nick is a good friend of mine...and it's defenitly a mezz airdrive!!!