Antrax Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Better minor on 4-4-3-2 or 4-3-3-3 with the four cards in major suits. My goal is definitely to improve. We play that game to practice our system. You get a hand booklet in the end, so it's easy to later go over tricky hands, close decisions, see whether we blew tricks on defense, etc. The problem with that game is that as declarers we can often get away with way too much, which skews our bidding to the highly optimistic end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted August 29, 2011 Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 I had the same feeling about 4NT, but since 3H isn't forcing here or in NMF, I really don't know what the right bid is over 2♥3♥ is forcing after going thru NMF or checkback, because the invitational sequence with a 3♥ bid would be: 1C - 1H1NT - 3H jump "All jumps are invitational ( or weak depending an prior agreement ) ".."All GF sequences go thru NMF ( or checkback ) first " ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I don't believe in playing to improve. Whenever a game is involved, trying to win is the best mentality for improvement. For many people winners mentality is something that needs to be improved as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antrax Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I have some experience playing other games competitively, so I'm guessing my skill level at Bridge is far behind my winner's mentality. That being said, training sessions are always a key factor in improving, and since I don't have a trainer, I have to rely on club-level competitions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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