Fluffy Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 It happened to me again. Now I have switched to multi 2♦ and 2M as 2 suiters, when I get my 2 suiters I pass them, or I open them in 1M with 9-10 HCP without thinking enough. Now I am getting used o strong club its even worse, cos we have both minors also in our arsenal and I have already passed a couple of them as well. I just forget I have this tool now. Any advice on how to overcome this problem? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 All I can really advise you to do is to set up a partnership bidding room and set your hands to be the various 2-suiters, do maybe 50-100 with you as opener and then hopefully it will have been sunk in that that's what those openers show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guido Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 If 5-5 with most of the hono(u)rs in the long suit, 9-10 hcp seems reasonable for one of a suit .. particularly when playing a forcing club system. Not that this has anything to do with your question of course. <grin> 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 What I did for my system was to go through bidding sequences in my head over and over, all day. Not only does this get the opening bids firmly stuck in mind but also the follow-ups. Then lots of example hands during actual bridge practise. Between the mental cues you have set up and the hand pattern recognition from the examples the mental lapses should go away reasonably quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWO4BRIDGE Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 It happened to me again..... I just forget..... Any advice on how to overcome this problem?Have you tried Ginko ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Not sure what the best memory jolt is, but after posting this thread I'm sure you will never forget it now lol That always happens.Well something similar also happened to a friend of mine when he was playing with me and I wanted to play something simple so 2D/H/S weak it was. However he had a European background so he had never played natural weak 2D in his life before so the first two or three times he had a 2D opener he forgot to open them. After that he started to think "damn I wish I can open these hands..." and that was the all he needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 In the specific situation that you have described, why not establish a routine of pre-alerting the opponents? You are being super-ethical, while also reminding yourself. Partner can remember the pre-alert, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Punish yourself with a discreet slap on the nape. Some kids will never learn otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Any advice on how to overcome this problem?Each time you realize it too late, buy the table a drink. Each time you don't even realize it and partner has to point it out to you, buy the entire field a drink. Or, you can just focusssss! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I recognize this very well. Don't worry about it, it will pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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