J Glossary of cue sports terms

a jump shot performed ronnie o’sullivan.



jump
also jump shot. shot cue ball intentionally jumped air clear obstacle (usually object ball, in games non-ball objects, e.g. bottle pool). jump shots must performed hitting cue ball table s surface rebounds cloth. scooping under cue ball fling air deemed foul authoritative rules sources, cue ball technically struck twice, once tip, once ferrule. legal jump shot works compressing cue ball against slate under cloth, causing spring upward when downward pressure of cue released. naturally, non-standard rock cue balls (made of ceramic, denser more typical phenolic resin , other plastics used billiard balls) not well-suited jump shots. billiard halls , entire leagues prohibit jump (and massé) shots, out of fears of damage equipment, cloth. specialized jump cues exist better facilitate jump shots; shorter , lighter, , harder tips, normal cues. jump shots go through or objects rather on them common in trick shot (artistic pool , artistic billiards) competition.
jump cue
also jump stick. cue dedicated jumping balls; shorter , lighter playing cue , having wider, harder tip.
jump draw
a rare , difficult trick jump shot turns draw shot upon landing. requires precise application of spin in addition precise application of ball pressure effectuate jump. jump draws seen in professional trick shot competition.
jump massé
a rare , extremely difficult trick jump shot turns massé upon landing. requires precise application of spin in addition precise application of ball pressure effectuate jump. turn-of-the-20th-century world balkline champion jacob schaefer sr. known daringly perform jump massés in competition.