Taiwan's version of Allen Hopkins: Pei-Wei Chang

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Folks:

Here's the WPC 2004 Finals match between Pei-Wei Chang and Alex Pagulayan. Pei-Wei Chang has a very unique style; unique to what normally comes out of Taiwan, in that it stands out from Taiwan's usual "assembly line" fashion. Pei-Wei's style looks a LOT like Allen Hopkins, with the very short punchy stroke. (And in Part 1 of 2, Jerry Forsyth even makes this very observation as well.) The only thing different from Allen's style, that I can see, is the position of Pei-Wei's wrist, in the prone position (flexed outward, away from his body; as compared to Allen's wrist, which is almost always straight with the forearm).

Part 1 of 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cG1f9STBpaA

Part 2 of 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4NUxnthx8-A

I wonder whatever happened to Pei-Wei Chang? Haven't seen his name in competition recently.

Enjoy!
-Sean
 
sfleinen said:
Folks:

Here's the WPC 2004 Finals match between Pei-Wei Chang and Alex Pagulayan. Pei-Wei Chang has a very unique style; unique to what normally comes out of Taiwan, in that it stands out from Taiwan's usual "assembly line" fashion. Pei-Wei's style looks a LOT like Allen Hopkins, with the very short punchy stroke. (And in Part 1 of 2, Jerry Forsyth even makes this very observation as well.) The only thing different from Allen's style, that I can see, is the position of Pei-Wei's wrist, in the prone position (flexed outward, away from his body; as compared to Allen's wrist, which is almost always straight with the forearm).

Part 1 of 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cG1f9STBpaA

Part 2 of 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4NUxnthx8-A

I wonder whatever happened to Pei-Wei Chang? Haven't seen his name in competition recently.

Enjoy!
-Sean
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Sean I don't see the Close similarity to Allens swing. Allens is a punch hit, Very different from Any player I've ever played or seen. The initial jabbing at whitey before pulling the trigger may be similar, but the actual pulling the trigger, Allen seems to use a jab/punch at whitey instead of bringing the swing arm back to then go forward. Allen never seems to have ''the top of his swing'' more of a ''stop of his swing''. Its been since Jays LA event at the race track that I remember his swing. The tournament in his Pool Wars book.
 
sfleinen said:
Folks:

Here's the WPC 2004 Finals match between Pei-Wei Chang and Alex Pagulayan. Pei-Wei Chang has a very unique style; unique to what normally comes out of Taiwan, in that it stands out from Taiwan's usual "assembly line" fashion. Pei-Wei's style looks a LOT like Allen Hopkins, with the very short punchy stroke. (And in Part 1 of 2, Jerry Forsyth even makes this very observation as well.) The only thing different from Allen's style, that I can see, is the position of Pei-Wei's wrist, in the prone position (flexed outward, away from his body; as compared to Allen's wrist, which is almost always straight with the forearm).

Part 1 of 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cG1f9STBpaA

Part 2 of 2:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4NUxnthx8-A

I wonder whatever happened to Pei-Wei Chang? Haven't seen his name in competition recently.

Enjoy!
-Sean
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Thank you Sean for posting these videos. I have to pass around some green before I can green you again. I liked Pei-Wei Chang back in the day. He does seem to have fallen off the radar.
 
Island Drive said:
Sean I don't see the Close similarity to Allens swing. Allens is a punch hit, Very different from Any player I've ever played or seen. The initial jabbing at whitey before pulling the trigger may be similar, but the actual pulling the trigger, Allen seems to use a jab/punch at whitey instead of bringing the swing arm back to then go forward. Allen never seems to have ''the top of his swing'' more of a ''stop of his swing''. Its been since Jays LA event at the race track that I remember his swing. The tournament in his Pool Wars book.
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I agree that this guys stroke and Allen's are similar only in that they are both compact. But Allen's has practically no backswing. And, as Bill pointed out, Allen Hopkins has a punchstroke after his set.

I watched this very enjoyable match in it's entirety and heard where Jerry and Steve commented on his similarity to Hopkins and I thought, not so much.

Thanks for posting this link, Sean. :thumbup:

One of the best celebrations ever.

Best,
Brian kc
 
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