Trying to Learn to JUMP Better

[PoolSleuth]

My new Jump cue arrives next week, and I have been jumping with a Cheap Short House Cue with an El Crapo Tip.

Anyone got any pointers to help me JUMP better. My sucess ration is like 1 in 4 or 1 in 6

 

[deep]

Is it accuracy or the actually getting over the balls thats the problem?

When i was learning to jump the vids on the Bunjee helped quite a bit, there's also a couple on the Mezz website.

If it accuracy whats the problem then the cure is the same as always. Practice, practice and more practice.

 

[PoolSleuth]

If it accuracy whats the problem then the cure is the same as always. Practice, practice and more practice.

Thanks for the links, but I SNEEK Practice, Practice, when the Pool police are not looking where I play.....

 

[cigardave]

What I can offer is... you must hit through the core of the CB to jump... and to jump accurately.

Enlist the help of a friend and have him/her be your eyes down low to help you adjust your aim point on the CB before stroking.

BTW, the core of the CB is the very center point of the mass of the ball. Your jump cue must be aligned with the core of the CB... or be slightly below the core point.

If the CB doesn't jump, you've trapped it between your cue and the cloth. Adjust your aim slightly lower on the CB for subsequent shots. If the CB continues to not jump, adjust your aim incrementally lower.

After you start jumping over balls effectively, the next thing to learn is to pick your landing zone and to learn to hit it effectively.

Also, I should add, I believe that it's easier to learn to jump when you start with a more standard stroke (by comparison to the dart-throwing jump stroke).

When you start to master the traditional stroke, then start to learn the dart-throwing stroke.

 

[ceebee]

My new Jump cue arrives next week, and I have been jumping with a Cheap Short House Cue with an El Crapo Tip.

Anyone got any pointers to help me JUMP better. My sucess ration is like 1 in 4 or 1 in 6

ACCURACY is definitely a requirement. Just getting over the ball isn't a promise you'll hit the object ball, much less pocket it. The JUMP STROKE has to be short & sweet. Gaining accurate velocity with your cue is the difficult part. Practice will give you some ideas about necessary speed to get over the barrier ball & get the CB back on the table.

I found, through Video study, that I need to rotate my body more, so as to have a straighter stroke down the shot line.

I practice jumping balls & pocketing the Cue Ball at the other diagonal end of the Table. I also practice the DART STROKE for closer jumps. Don't forget about the Jump Masse' or the Jump Bank or the Jump Roll....

 

[Snapshot9]

Learning again ...

For me, I have to relearn to jump now that I got a J&J break/jump with
a phenolic ferrule/tip. Our Pool rooms will not let you practice jumps
unless they are going to recover the tables within a week.

I did get to try 3 or 4 and I was going over both balls ... lol

I also have a Scorpion jumper that I used previously, and a Frog
before that.

I never see anyone ask or mention it, but I used to do an over
the cue ball jump for long jumps, where you go through the cue ball
on the top half of it, and the cue ball does a little alley oop thing
and jumps. I used to be pretty good at it, but it does have a little
masse' to it at the end.

 

[girlwon1]

When I address a jump shot, in many ways, I treat it like a regular shot in the regard that you must visualize what you want to happen before you shoot it. Alot of people make the mistake of cueing to high on the object ball, more than is necessary for a standard jump. The rule is usually that you cue the higher part of the cue ball for a shorter distance jump. It produces more height. You can shoot straighter through the cue ball, of course elevated, for having the cueball jump a longer distance. Always when you jump, concentrate on making the ball. I know too many people who are just starting to jump that only try just to hit the ball, and sell themselves short thinking that they do not have the ability to pocket the ball, like it is too tough. Start by jumping the ball to make it everytime. Try not to be just satisfied to hit the ball.


The first good jump to practice is parallel with the line through the side pockets. It is a short nice jump, and is also good one when working with the dart throwing jump. For those jumping more of a distance, I like having people start with placing the cueball close to the short rail and putting the object ball near the side, to make the ball in the far corner. Placing the cueball when near the head rail makes it easier by placing your bridge hand on the rail, elevating some for attempting the first couple.

 

[vader93490]

There was an old trick shot tape that the Meucci pros made back in 1987 or 1988 when the jumper was first invented & becoming an arsenal staple. It had some good information on how to jump with both full length cues & the jumper. It also featured some good stroke shots & cut shots that would be beneficial for a player's game.

Unfortunately, I believe that it's been out of print for several years. I do see it up for auction once in a while on Ebay though.

 

[the scorpion]

The way I was taught to jump by my dad was to aim your cue into the shadow of the cue ball and for the purposes of just starting out hit it as hard as I could to get over the object ball and it worked for me and now I practice trying to make contact with and even pot balls and i'm jumping great.