Thread: A Good Evening
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Old Wed Jan 26, 2011, 03:11pm
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Originally Posted by Welpe View Post
* I've come to realize that I will officiate to the level of my partner. I tend to personally have better games with strong partners. This is probably not news but an interesting trend I've noticed.
Congrats on having such a good night. Love those games where you come away feeling like you really "stuck the landing".

When I first started, I was better with a strong partner. Down the road a ways, when I was normally the stronger partner, I'd have a better game when I was with a weaker partner. It forced me to step up. Conversely I noticed I began to have worse games with a stronger partner. It was a combination of intimidation and a tendency to relax and not step up. For me, the hardest transformation, but the best, has been to being an "equal" partner, no matter who I'm with.
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