Have u been to taiwan ?
I've worked there for 5 years and i can confirmed first hand what u say is totally not true.
I used to be a big big fan of the pinoy style ( free and easy exhibition razzle dazzle play ) until i move to taiwan for work.
After moving there and bringing my ego along thinking im gonna kick some asses , i got my ass handed to me and my ego badly bruised.. including a 13 yr old middle school gal.. shit.. that really hurt n the worst part i dont understand why.
The 70 YEAR OLD house pro at the pool hall i went in the country side knew i was a foreigner expatriate so he kinda befriended me and took me under his wing n explain to me why im getting killed.
Instantly he could tell i modelled my game emulating filipino players n i told him my idol is Efren and he's the reason why i even picked up a pool cue which is true.
He smiled instantly and tells me efren's the greatest player that ever live but unfortunately not everyone can be as talented as him , playing instinctively and figuring his way around by his feel.
He told me , the way of play here is everything goes by logic and natural physicss so they to keep it simple, stupid and textbook fundementals.
When many pinoys taught me how to play wheni first started , they wld demonstrate but struggle at explaining ( not becoz of language ) and they wld often told me to " feel " it.
If u watch the tar video where busty explain his aimimg technique, u wld understand what i mean, he was using serve to throw a call ball in but he doesnt realize that simply because hes playing BY FEEL n nothing wrong w that, still one of the best players but thats the pinoy style
He gave me a very insight comparison , the rails are a filipino's best friend but it is the worst enemy of the taiwanese
I was shocked becoz i love playing rails to get shape.
He explained , rails plays unpredictably different from table to table and it is often the part which causes the unforce error.
He then proceeded to run a simple layout of 9 ball on the table using pure centre axis , follow stun draw using minimal rail contact.
He said see, it may not be as beautiful as em pinoys but it decreases our margin of error and increases our run-out percentages.
Over the years there, players ( pros n recreation ) are extremely dedicated to the game n beginners are taught to start with shooting 100 stop shots on 3 inch pockets , yes 3 inch and do drills using to pure centre asix cue ball ( no english ) before they are allowed to play.
When they start playing , they usually start with 14.1 to get their basics right before playing 9 ball
In schools , students are drilled day after day to understand the fundementals n natural cue ball path and 13 yr old boys n gals are already mastering playing shape for 3rd ball and could run 3 to r rails natural call ball path at ease.
It is not surprising for a 13 yr old kid to break n run 3-5 racks there.
And to answer your question , wu used to grow up at his grandmother's pool hall and i saw him when he was 12 , he was gambling ring game 9 ball with a group of pro's n retired pros on his grandmother dime, yes thats how good he was already.
A friend of mine even told me he deliberately practiced with dirty balls n off the air-con to simulate tough conditions where the balls wouldnt move easily, working on his stroke.
And on the contrary to the philipines , taiwanese respect good equipments u can find well -maintained pristine brunswick gold crown everywhere ( sadly no diamonds ) and tables are kept in tip-top conditions, being cleaned after every set n cloth changed every 3-4 months, they basically take extreme good care of their equipments.
And by the way ,the 70 yr old house pro i talked about still runs over 100 in straight pool n runs 3 pack at ease regularly, he used to coach Yang chin hsun and wu chia ching when they were young
Sadly i no longer work in taiwan and i miss my pool friends dearly and the time i spent playing pool were the best of my life , everyone so friendly and they are keen to share their skills and knowledge so i evolved quickly and currently an A player in my country.
Feel free to ask anymore questions n i"ll try my best to answer em with the best of my knowledge
