<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">My D1 suggestion is lots more local events. At my home club we are
running "Pattern Practice" twice a month. The idea is all the folks who
are interested can show up on the same day and help each other. The
scoring is in your own head but the presence of others watching
simulates the pressure of a bigger contest plus you can do it over and
over many times. This may be a "newbie" idea and I may be novice, and
this may be a quirky notion but it is working for me and a few others at
my club. </div><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><font face="comic sans ms,sans-serif">Mike DiGennaro (Mike D.)</font></div>
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