Fong Pang Chao 2000 World Champ Gina

T

timbo.hobo

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Found these pics on a Taiwanese pool forum, pretty cool stuff.
Gina_Rainbow000204045749.jpg

Gina_Rainbow000304045840.jpg

Gina_Rainbow000404045926.jpg

Gina_Rainbow000504045958.jpg

Gina_Rainbow000804040110.jpg


Chao switched cues now, don't know which cue exactly. I do remember seeing him with a purpleheart forearm with black (probably ebony) points during WPC2004 though.

Tim.
 
wow

cool insignia and the cue looks good too. if i were a world champ i would also want an emblem that is peculiar to me. ;)
 
biGhuK said:
:/ such a nice cue for a guy with such an ugly inconsistant stroke.
Click to expand...

LOL, his stroke may be ugly, but it's consistant enough to win him two world championships!

I do agree, however, that his stroke is hard to watch. He seems unable to stay down or follow through on his shots, and his bridge hand quavers and jerks around on the cloth. Somehow he ends up on the right side of the object ball every time...

-Roger
 
Chao's stroke may be ugly, but he didn't win two World Championships on JUST raw talent, he flat out knows how to play. There are no real weaknesses to his game especially his break which is superb to say the least. I'm not sure if you saw his match vs Pagulayan in the last eight at the WPC but Chao was down 10-4 when Alex missed and was forced to watch Chao run rack after rack until it was all tied up, Alex obviously won but the point is Chao has more than raw talent.

It just goes to show that a perfect stroke isn't necessary, look at Bustamante and his stroke, it aint too smooth either but he makes it work.
 
Bustamante has a rather straight stroke. It's just that Bustamantes' practice strokes are way out there. When he actually executes though he goes straight through the cueball at the desired point and follows through real well.
 
There is no way a guy can play at championship level if his stroke doesn't go through the cue ball straight. Chao has one of the best cue ball control abilities out there. You don't get the kind of cue ball control he has without having a steady cue delivery. His stroke is not the flashy fluid stroke like Bustamante's, but there are much uglier strokes out there. Also, his play in the last 3 years or so (after his world championship win) was kinda hampered by some kind of kidney illness.

Chao is currently not playing with the Ginacue anymore. He's playing with a Japanese cue made by Keith Andy.
 
SplicedPoints said:
Chao is currently not playing with the Ginacue anymore. He's playing with a Japanese cue made by Keith Andy.
Click to expand...

That's the purple heart/ebony pointed one? I was wondering what cue that was.

But, is Mr. Andy Japanese? If not, how do you mean it's a Japanese cue?

Thanks,
Roger
 
I'm not too familiar with Keith Andy cues. All I know is that they're made in Japan, but I don't know too much about the cue maker. The pictures of Keith Andy cues I've seen look very good. Looks like he's doing some good work. You can find more info about Keith Andy cues at:

http://shimishige.com/
http://www.onthehill.jp/

Both sites are mostly in Japanese though.
 
I was going through the website and came across the History section. I can't understand all the Japanese, but I can sort ofmake out what its saying. The cuemaker's name is not Keith Andy. He started making cues in 2000. He named his cues Keith Andy in honor of two guys who apparently helped him a lot with his cuemaking. The two guys' names start with Keith and Andy. Don't know who the guys are though.

Those cues sure are expensive. They're on par with the highend cue makers' prices.
 
biGhuK said:
Bustamante has a rather straight stroke. It's just that Bustamantes' practice strokes are way out there. When he actually executes though he goes straight through the cueball at the desired point and follows through real well.
Click to expand...

Your right, but his stroke aint nothin like that of a Niels Feijen. It's amazing how Bustamante can have his cue delivery after watching his practice strokes.
 
SplicedPoints said:
Those cues sure are expensive. They're on par with the highend cue makers' prices.
Click to expand...

Take a look at Cue 725 , or any other plain cue on there for that matter. 240000 Yen :eek: Which converts to approximately 2300 USD :eek: :eek: :eek:

I've never seen plain jane cues from any cuemaker for that kind of money! Maybe because that's the market for cues in Japan? Incredible.

Tim.
 
timbo.hobo said:
Take a look at Cue 725 , or any other plain cue on there for that matter. 240000 Yen :eek: Which converts to approximately 2300 USD :eek: :eek: :eek:

I've never seen plain jane cues from any cuemaker for that kind of money! Maybe because that's the market for cues in Japan? Incredible.

Tim.
Click to expand...

I'm curious to see if his prices were such before Chao picked one up. Also, doesn't it seem like Chao's shaft is exceptionally fat? It looks like the tip is more than 13mm.

Btw, I went to Bethany for middle school (a satellite of Morrison) and finished high school at TAS. What are you doing in Taichung? Just curious, I haven't been back in a while and miss Taiwan very much.

-Roger
 
1. I took these pics 18 months ago when I was selling this cue on ebay. Next time please PM me before you post my pics up here. ^^
2. Keith Andy stands for Keith Josey and Andy Gilbert.
3. Chao is famous for his ability to win in the high $$ actions in Asia. He beat a guy for US$150K a few years ago in Taiwan before he won the 2nd WPC title.
4. Keith Andy gave that cue to Chao last year as a gift when Chao visited Tokyo for Japn 9ball Open. They put down 15 cues on the pool table and let Chao to try them out one by one. Certainly Chao got the one he wants coz he won 3 national titles since then.
 
poolchady said:
I took these pics 18 months ago when I was selling this cue on ebay. Next time please PM me before you post my pics up here. ^^
Click to expand...
I had NO IDEA!!! I'm very embarrased and very sorry!! :o

Tim.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top