A couple of notes:<\/p>\n
1. \u00a0Carolyn Riegle pointed out that the BOATING<\/a> steps are like a football quarterback going through his progressions as he is deciding where to pass the ball. \u00a0I like that analogy. \u00a0Another good analogy is that of a golfer’s pre-shot routine. \u00a0The key idea is practice the discipline so that you get all of the information you can use.<\/p>\n 2. \u00a0One might object that this planning process takes a lot of time. \u00a0My answer to that is that this is a time during the bridge hand where it’s expected that everyone will take the time to think about the hand and what their plan is. \u00a0Another way of thinking about it is this: \u00a0A bridge hand takes on average 7 minutes. \u00a0The bidding should take about 2-3 of these minutes. \u00a0Planning the play after the opening lead is worth at least a minute. \u00a0This leaves 3-4 minutes to play the hand.<\/p>\n 3. \u00a0A quick note to clarify something I said yesterday about remembering the opening lead. \u00a0I suggested that for some people writing a thing\u00a0down helps them\u00a0to remember it. \u00a0It’s OK\u00a0to write down the opening lead when you write the contract on your scoresheet. \u00a0However it is against the rules to go back and look at that note during the hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A couple of notes: 1. \u00a0Carolyn Riegle pointed out that the BOATING steps are like a football quarterback going through his progressions as he is deciding where to pass the ball. \u00a0I like that analogy. \u00a0Another good analogy is that…
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