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3D Motion Capture test report of the Acuerate® low deflection cue technology using twelve 3D motion capture cameras (with tripods), 32,000 frame per second video camera, projectors, a caseload of supporting gadgets, laptop computers and highly technical software.

Under the spotlight was Chris Henry's invention. The latest in cue design, the Acuerate® low deflection cue was developed with the purpose of increasing the player's ability to hit the white ball in a straighter line.

With Peter Ebdon acting as chief cue tester and the equipment this time attached to cue rather than body, it quickly became apparent how effective the Acuerate® low deflection cue actually is in it's stated objective.

With the computer measurements backing up the subjective side to the experiments, it was up to Ebdon to sum up the experience from a player's perspective. After playing a power stun shot on a long red with a particularly huge amount of check side.

Ebdon was only able to say:

"That was incredible - with my cue I would probably have missed the object ball completely, but the white has gone almost straight with virtually no push off effect from the side spin."

Later on Henry added:

"Testimonial from top players backed up by scientific data demonstrate the benefit of the Acuerate® low deflection cue, that being to help players hit the ball straighter even with intentional and unintentional traces of side. We hope to go even more deeply into this in the near future."