wincardona
Verified Member
I agree with what you are saying, but one question that comes up is if a guy has two cues. Maybe one is his playing cue which is an LD shaft, and he just has another full cue that jumps better. Now, could he use that cue in the middle of a match to jump over the edge of a ball under the one pocket rules? Maybe the question is, what is a jump cue exactly. A short cue, so all normal length cues would qualify?
This is where making the distinction of ..what is an illegal cue gets clouded. Technically an illegal cue (or equipment) would be a cue specifically designed to jump balls with, not only in length but also in the weight of the cue. There are cues that are 55" in length but their actual weight is 12oz. or less. Take Robin Bells jumping cues for an example.
It would be difficult and a bit unfair if we were to put restrictions on players that would force them to use their playing cue to execute all shots throughout their entire match. Then there wouldn't be "break cues" allowed. However, I think "jump cues" are in their own category as an illegal piece of equipment when it comes to one pocket. Using jump cues in one pocket is attacking the integrity of the game, imo, and i'm safe to assume that many others see it the same way. Jump cues playing one pocket..are you kidding me.:frus:sorry
Dr. Bill