What's the best jump stroke for accuracy?

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I have owned just about every jump cue on the market and I generally have zero issues with getting over the obstruction ball/making a good hit whether it's 2" or 2' away.
Where I am having issues is consistency with accuracy/pocking the object ball and of course more advanced jumping/playing position off a jump shot.
 
jmurphy said:
What's the best jump stroke for accuracy?
I have owned just about every jump cue on the market and I generally have zero issues with getting over the obstruction ball/making a good hit whether it's 2" or 2' away.
Where I am having issues is consistency with accuracy/pocking the object ball and of course more advanced jumping/playing position off a jump shot.
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FYI, the technique advice in the articles and videos here might be helpful:

jump shot technique advice and drills

In general, the normal (under-hand) stroke is more accurate than the dart (over-hand) stroke.

The most common causes for inaccuracy are:
1.) not hitting the CB on the vertical centerline
2.) not positioning your vision center over the cue in the elevated position

Good luck,
Dave
 
I was told by a friend that Robin Dodson's dvd had some great info about jumping which might help you get started.

Could you jump over full ball at less than 1 ball width ?
 
dr_dave said:
FYI, the technique advice in the articles and videos here might be helpful:

jump shot technique advice and drills

In general, the normal (under-hand) stroke is more accurate than the dart (over-hand) stroke.

The most common causes for inaccuracy are:
1.) not hitting the CB on the vertical centerline
2.) not positioning your vision center over the cue in the elevated position

Good luck,
Dave
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One question Dave.
From watching the video it looks to me that what you call a "normal under-hand stroke" appears to me that once you elevate, your grip hand/arm rotates into a "Side-Arm" stroke rather then "under-hand"
which in my mind "under-hand" would mean that your hand stays under your elbow on a vertical axes as it would when stroking a cue on a typical shot?
 
alanvo said:
I was told by a friend that Robin Dodson's dvd had some great info about jumping which might help you get started.

Could you jump over full ball at less than 1 ball width ?
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Yes I can make that jump. I have no issues getting over the ball I am jumping. My issue is accuracy /pocketing of the object ball.
 
jmurphy said:
One question Dave.
From watching the video it looks to me that what you call a "normal under-hand stroke" appears to me that once you elevate, your grip hand/arm rotates into a "Side-Arm" stroke rather then "under-hand"
which in my mind "under-hand" would mean that your hand stays under your elbow on a vertical axes as it would when stroking a cue on a typical shot?
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By "normal under-hand stroke," I mean the cue is being held (in the grip hand) as with a normal stroke, unlike the "dart stroke" where the cue is above the hand in the fingers.

In general, it can be more accurate to keep the elbow over the grip hand on jump shots, but this can be difficult and uncomfortable for most people, especially at higher cue elevations (hence the typical "side arm" stroke with the standard grip).

Regards,
Dave
 
A cue is only as accurate as the person using it. Sounds like you need to work on your aim a little bit. Try using an intermediate target for aiming, whether that's a spot on the ball you're jumping over, or a spot on the cloth, etc.
 
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