Re: Marketing Bridge

On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 09:10:38 +0000, lescor <lescorbett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Give me a racket and some balls and it is simply my skill which will
decide if it's next stop Wimbledon. We can hardly say that about bridge
where partnership system memory might be even more important than the
skill element of the game, the card play.

This seems to me to be an emotional argument that resonates for you,
based on your experience, but is contrary to my understanding, based
on mine. What you describe as system memory IS PART OF THE GAME. For
you to say that people drop out once they encounter a competitive
environment where there is increased demand in that area is the
equivalent of saying that your budding tennis stars drop out once they
play an opponent who can, at will, put a top-spin rotation on a
backhand shot. It is all part of the skill of the game.

I dare say that *IF* you are correct, then the fault lies with those
who taught said students about the game in the first place. If they
were presented with dishonest expectations, they have a right to be
disillusioned at some point.

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