Re: alcohol will improve your go.


"To ja Wento" <wentos@xxxxxxxxx> skrev i meddelandet
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> fcpguru wrote:
>> I know for a fact that MY go improved remarkably after I stopped, umm,
>> imbibing, but that's just me. People have different reactions to weird
>> substances, stimulants, depressants, drugs and other psycoactivators.
>> Some folks like to get juiced on caffeine or nicotine while they play
>> go. What's the difference besides legal standing? david boise ID
>>
> For once some relevat discussion :)
> I am not sure about grass but I noticed that after sipping a small beer
> (that is .3l) my chances against equally weak players (5k at the time)
> improved. Wheather this can be generalised I do not know I tried few
> times only and did not discuss the results. I know however that small
> amounts of alcochol improve/speed up your reactions and that is a fact.

Is it? Where do you get that from? I thought that alcohol slows down
reactions. I would expect that moderate amounts of alcohol can
increase the strength of a nervous player, making him feel more relaxed
and at ease, whereas larger amounts would impair the game,
making the player more slow witted and perhaps careless.
Although a keen drinker I can't say that I have sufficient experience
for a conclusion. Actually I noticed that the playing strength is
notoriously difficult to predict, I often felt in top shape before the
game and then produced a lousy game, whereas on other occasion
I felt terrible (e.g. hung over, tired, distracted, ill) when sitting
down to play and still managed to play excellently.

I know that moderate alcohol consumption is an advantage for
instance in shooting competition, since it reduces trembling and
calms the nervs.

H.

> This of course does not have to be a good thing if you are not used to
> it :)
> How this works with other substances I do not know. My impression is
> however that after getting stoned you tend to contemplate the empty
> board (what a nice position !!!) instead of playing.
>
>
> //
>
> --
> we are all genius
> until we say "oh my gawd!"
>


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