How to Play Billiards : Billiards: Jumping a Ball

In billiards, jump the cue ball over a ball by elevating the cue stick in order to hit the center of the ball. Use a jump break cue to drive straight down into the table and lift the cue ball with tips from an experienced pool player in this free video on billiards.

Expert: Joe Nichols
Contact: www.breaktimetenpin.com
Bio: Joe Nichols has been playing the game of billiards for approximately 43 years.
Filmmaker: Reel Media LLC

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• pool
• billiards
• games
• cue sports
• cue stick
• billiards table

[stevesp101]

maybe you play with people who don't know a lot about billiards but your way is definitely an illegal shot. there's only one way to legally jump a ball, and the way in this video is it.

[thegreatNEb]

wow nobel prize winner here...of course you bank if you can...but if its going to be more than 2-3 banks then it would be sometimes easier to jump (or play safe)

[crrazyy]

good video . ive been scooping. i need to shoot 30 deg. towards the center, ill  try that.

[AdobeExcel]

i thought i saw him scoop..

[lakunas23]

Actually the elevation and angle depend of the distance from the cueball to the ball you try to jump. He also forgot to mention that the best way is to grip the cue very light and aim like a normal shot and just stand up, also the backarm is best to be in a straightdown position and not with an offstroke.

[lakunas23]

I seen a lot of good players using a jump cue: Alex Pagulayan, Francisco Bustamante, Efren Reyes, Larry Nevel. Fact is it is easier with a jump cue then a regular playing cue, some people don't like to use it because it is nicer to see a kick shot then a jump. But it is about personal preffernce.

[lakunas23]

I know that jumping a ball, while hitting the cueball below center is considered a foul shot. Maybe you have some different rules, but I compete and the propper way to jump (calling a jump is only in 8 ball and 10 ball) is to strike from above with an angle and above the center of the cueball.

[daddyjulio]

u poor nobb that is legal ilegal is when u aim at the cue ball really low and chip it up

[davdd69]

no, thats legal. illegal when u aim at the cue ball really low and chip it up. this is legal

[lewismcmahonmusic]

illegal shot

[lewismcmahonmusic]

yea. but you hit the cue ball hard enough/ with enough force that it jumps. plus i didnt say anything about scooping the ball - which is illegal. i do this in matches all the time and no one has ever said i was playing an illegal shot.............