Thanks Yokita...those are some excellent videos...
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Amazing Consecutive 8 Racks by Wu (videos)
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thx dude..enjoy ur stay in AZ 
It's George said:thx dude..enjoy ur stay in AZ
I think Yokita is a dudette...
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Everyone's been making great points here. You know, I was wondering also if the pockets are big, but the other great point was that it really doesn't matter. 8 racks strung together is pretty huge, irregardless of the size of the pockets.
I am going to say, though, that I would disagree that his racks were all controlled. We could see in his face a number of times that he was dissatisfied with his shape. I'm not saying that other pros don't have this problem also, but it seemed like it was happening a lot for him when it didn't have to. I think there was a draw shot in there on a 7 or 8 ball to get back to the other end for a 9 on the end rail, which then left him tough, and he hit the 9 roughly, barely dropping it in. The razor thin cut on a 3 (or was it 4) ball in one of the later racks. Generally looking like he's juicing the CB to get to where he needed to go. Just a couple of examples. Having said that, he did exhibit the shot making skills to get out of these situations, but I think he'd rather avoid all of that altogether. And for those of you smart alecks, yes I understand he's better than I'll probably ever be and I could never hope to beat him. I was merely stating, from my point of view, that it seemed his position play got a little lazy at times.
Generally a good showing by a very talented player with a great break and a bright future, though. Surely he will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.
I am going to say, though, that I would disagree that his racks were all controlled. We could see in his face a number of times that he was dissatisfied with his shape. I'm not saying that other pros don't have this problem also, but it seemed like it was happening a lot for him when it didn't have to. I think there was a draw shot in there on a 7 or 8 ball to get back to the other end for a 9 on the end rail, which then left him tough, and he hit the 9 roughly, barely dropping it in. The razor thin cut on a 3 (or was it 4) ball in one of the later racks. Generally looking like he's juicing the CB to get to where he needed to go. Just a couple of examples. Having said that, he did exhibit the shot making skills to get out of these situations, but I think he'd rather avoid all of that altogether. And for those of you smart alecks, yes I understand he's better than I'll probably ever be and I could never hope to beat him. I was merely stating, from my point of view, that it seemed his position play got a little lazy at times.
Generally a good showing by a very talented player with a great break and a bright future, though. Surely he will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come.
I love these videos. I don't have to practice when I've seen a few of them.
Saves me a lot of time. Thanks a lot
Saves me a lot of time. Thanks a lot
uwate said:
Sorry Dave,
I have to agree with Parvus1202 after watching the 8 racks. Pockets are huge, this Wu kid sucks!! It is obvious by the score that on tight pockets I like Li over Wu
Rob,
I'm sure you know about Wu in the finals of the WPA World 9ball last year. Stuck 16-12 racing to 17, Wu put a five pack on Kuo. FIVE RACKS AND OUT to win the world championship, with a packed room full of people, tv cameras and electric atmosphere. This was accomplished on tables with very small pockets. Wu has already shown he can get it done on small pocketed tables as well as 4.5 to 5 inch pockets.
Wu is the real deal and imo his game looks more polished now than it did last year. His break at least in these 8 racks was alot more consistent.
I'm sure you know about Wu in the finals of the WPA World 9ball last year. Stuck 16-12 racing to 17, Wu put a five pack on Kuo. FIVE RACKS AND OUT to win the world championship, with a packed room full of people, tv cameras and electric atmosphere. This was accomplished on tables with very small pockets. Wu has already shown he can get it done on small pocketed tables as well as 4.5 to 5 inch pockets.
Wu is the real deal and imo his game looks more polished now than it did last year. His break at least in these 8 racks was alot more consistent.
My "sarcasm-meter" has just exploded!thebighurt said:
Of course thebighurt was just kidding.
And why are we jumping all over parvus's back, just because he mentioned the pockets look big. He never mentioned or implied that Wu sucked
I actually have to agree with him and say that the pockets did look forgiving. At least 1 or 2 times, Wu hit the rail about a foot before the pocket on shots down the rail, and the pocket just swallowed up the OB. On less forgiving equipment, Wu probably wouldn't have been fortunate enough to string 8 whole racks together. But that doesn't mean I think he sucks.
I was jumping on him because here we have a new poster who has taken the time to record some fantastic pool from Taiwan, uploaded it to youtube and then posted the links here. Lets encourage people to do this, not give them the the big pffftttt big pockets routine.
Send some rep to Yokita for taking the time to show us this 8 rack runout. Lets show some love folks.
Send some rep to Yokita for taking the time to show us this 8 rack runout. Lets show some love folks.
pharaoh68
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jsp said:My "sarcasm-meter" has just exploded!
Of course thebighurt was just kidding.
And why are we jumping all over parvus's back, just because he mentioned the pockets look big. He never mentioned or implied that Wu sucked
I actually have to agree with him and say that the pockets did look forgiving. At least 1 or 2 times, Wu hit the rail about a foot before the pocket on shots down the rail, and the pocket just swallowed up the OB. On less forgiving equipment, Wu probably wouldn't have been fortunate enough to string 8 whole racks together. But that doesn't mean I think he sucks.
And on the same equipment, no one else strung 8 racks together in this tournament. Now did they?
Wu was in Manila for six months when he was under 15 yrs. old. He practiced with a lot of Filipino players. I don't think he sucks. What I just think was that the table seems to have oversized pockets. If it doesn't, then it doesn't. What's wrong with my comment? What if I say he looks thin? Some of you might imply that I said he was taking drugs. But he really does look thin. Mmmm, I wonder why? Girl maybe?
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When you tighten up the pockets on a table the shelf gets smaller. Effectively changing the center of the pocket. They play more like valley pockets even though they are tiny. IE You can hit the rail before the pocket and still make a ball, depending on the angle of the facings. It's all about knowing where the center of the pocket is.
pharaoh68
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parvus1202 said:
Point taken. My objection is more towaqrds the other individual who stated that Wu sucks. I think that was a litle ridiculous (unless he was joking). However, I will say this about pocket size. Knowing that the pockets are larger than most, a person of Wu's ability (i.e.~ most pros) realize that there is a little more leniency and forgiveness to the table so their style of play is diffeent than if they were playing on triple or quad shimmed tables. I would bet that if these pockets were tighter perhaps he wouldn't have run 8. But its likely he would have played differently without cheating pockets as much.
And as for the skinny thing, he's 17. I'd attribute much of that weight loss to simply getting older and diet change.
pharaoh68 said:
Good points. The pros may run 8 racks the easy way on loose pockets because they know how to get a feel for the pockets and play the percentages accordingly, but that doesn't mean they can't run 8 racks the hard way on tough equipment. If the table had been playing tighter, Wu would have been playing tighter, probably using less spin and less speed, not cheating pockets, trying to finesse the ball more rather than forcing it, and accepting longer position on the next shot rather than risk rattling this shot.
And if you hadn't said it, I was about to say that a lot of people lose a lot of fat between 16 and 17. Muscle development is accelerating, and if you're an active kid, that just eats up fat. I noticed his face is changing too. I think that despite his advanced physical coordination and the fact that he was already a big kid, he's really just recently gone through the bulk of puberty. You have to watch out when you find out that a kid who is world champion at 16 is in fact a late bloomer
-Andrew
if you know that pockets are deep, you don't need dead centre. Gives more flexibility over your white ball because thats what he plays. The cueball. Those balls are in and he knows it.
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