Super accept

[hanp]

I played last weekend and, when partner had overcalled 1NT over 1♦ and I transferred to spades, I bid game over a superaccept on Qxxxx xx x J98xx thinking it was a close decision. It made opposite AKJx AQx Kxxx Tx. My point is, the point of superaccepts is not even to make them on a max, meaning better than average hand. It's to make them on a super max, in other words a hand that has clear worries of missing game opposite less than an invitation. There are definitely hands with 17 that I don't think are worth a super accept, and I think most hands with 16 aren't worth it. I can't imagine a hand with 16 and 3 trumps could be worth it.

I think you are taking it too far. With most maximums having 4-card support there is a decent chance of missing game when partner passes. Given that there is soom room to investigate after superaccepting, you don't need to superaccept only on maxmaxmaxmaximums.