Stephen Hendry Using A New Cue

Alan Morris

Alan Morris

U.S. Snooker Association
Silver Member
It appears that Stephen Hendry is using a new snooker cue in the World Championship which some may say is a brave decision.

I believe it is an Acuerate snooker cue which is supposed to employ low throw technology.

http://www.acuerate.com/

I think he will be the first to admit that he had a nightmare of a first session in his first round match against Dave Gilbert, but whether that is down the cue I do not know.

Best wishes.

Alan.
 
Hi Alan,

I hadn't noticed that. I did see that he had a new cue for about two seasons now, I'm not entirely sure (just going by looks) but I believe it was one with a maple shaft, I though it looked the shizznitt (really good). I'll keep an eye open for the acuerate. I know a player capable of a 147 who played pool with one for about a year and he loved it. Bjorn Haneveer also uses it, but I don't know how much he likes it.

gr. Dave
 
 
I remember watching a match with Hendry and O'Sullivan. It was the decisive frame, Hendry potted a long difficult red, and cleared the table with a perfect game 147. The whole crowd went totolly ballistic. He did not seem to show any sign of pressure at all.

The Hendry in his prime was simply amazing, like nothing I have ever seen, when he shot with his powerglide.

I though he later changed to a John Parris, didn't he?

Richard
 
Here's an article that tells the story of Hendry's cue...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/10/09/sosnoo09.xml

....John Parris is the world's leading cue maker and was anxious to see how Hendry performed with the cue he had recently made for him. Not very well was the answer.

Hendry's original cue, which he had owned for 20 years and had used to win every professional title, was snapped in transit to Heathrow from the Far East, where he had been appearing in a tournament.

The devastated Scot asked Parris to repair it, but after numerous attempts Hendry admitted defeat, confined the cue to his trophy cabinet and asked the Londoner to make him a new one. After three attempts the seven-time world champion finally found one he felt comfortable with and used it for the first time yesterday, but he lost 5-3 to Nottingham's world No 39 Michael Holt.

Parris said: "I just hope he doesn't think it was the cue that let him down. After Stephen lost the first two frames and then went 4-3 down, I feared the worst."

As for Hendry himself, one of the few things he did say afterwards was that the cue had not let him down and that it had played well. When asked whether the new cue played on his mind, he muttered: "No." He was then asked whether the best man had won, to which he whispered: "Yes." Other questions were met either with silence or grunts...
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Original cue broken 2 september 2003

Seven-times World Champion's cue broken by baggage handlers
by Clive Everton Tuesday 2 September 2003

The cue with which Stephen Hendry won his seven world titles has been broken by airline baggage handlers. It gives Hendry a dilemma. Changing cues can be an ordeal for the top players because no two are the same. Players can only insure their cues for face value, which is usually no more than £40. Increased airline security since September 11 has stopped players taking their cue cases into aircraft cabins. Hendry, 34, discovered the breakage on his return to Heathrow from tournaments in Hong Kong and Bangkok and now hopes that his cue doctor, Lawrie Annandale, can repair the damage. The season's first world ranking tournament, the LG Cup, is only five weeks away.

"The bottom 15 inches is broken off but the shaft is still intact," said Annandale. "I'm going to fix another butt. Stephen seems calm, but is obviously very worried and only Stephen will know if the cue plays exactly the same."

Hendry had used the cue - a gift from his parents when he was a child - throughout his professional career. He nearly lost it in 1990 when it was stolen during the Rothmans Grand Prix. It was, however, returned when a reward of £10,000 was offered.
 
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