Those that can’t kick hate the rule. Those that can’t jump love it.
I like to see all players given the option to play the shot that they feel is appropriate to the situation.
This...^^^^
I like to bring up the use of cue extensions as a counter point to the banning of jumpers. Why don't people bitch about cue extensions...? I'll wager a guess and say because the vast majority of 'pool' players never bothered to learn the rather minor skill of using one correctly. Cue extensions are a speciality piece of a equipment that makes a shot easier, rather then forcing the player to learn age old skill set. Sound familiar..?
There's a romanticism to kicking that baffles me. The Efren "Z" shot is a fantasic example. Great player (obviously) takes an educated slash at hitting a ball, and ends up dropping it. Oh my god, kicking is the most amazing thing ever...!!! Was it cool to see...?..., of course. Was it anything more than a great player playing the averages to hit a ball, hoping at best to leave a safe...?..., nope.
Kicking is about playing averages to hopefully obtain a successful outcome. The difficulty of the kick obvious changes the expectations. Jumps are a generally a direct shot with a 3rd dimensional element. Some are easy, just like kicks. Others are far more difficult then people would like to give credit for.
Tournaments banning jump cues isn't really a big deal, and I highly doubt it will change the outcome in the slightest. I'm all for TD's wanting to protect equipment, even though that argument is better suited for banning jumps all together. That said, some of these jump cues come with ridiculously hard tips that damage the CB.
As long as the jump cues tips are "softer" then the CB so to prevent that damage. IMHO, TD's are doing a disservice to the crowd by banning the practice.