<DIV>That is exactly what I am talking about ED. If you tried to get a non competitive person to play in a racquetball tournament that would probably belly ache about spending $200 plus for the racquet that they think they need. It's not about the racquet, it is about the competitive spirit. I compete as an average B level player with a $75 dollar racquet and try to make up for it with practice. <BR><BR><B><I>Ed Deaver <divesplat1@msn.com></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; WIDTH: 100%">This has been touched on a little here so far but think about something <BR>outside of Pattern.<BR><BR>How many people in todays society, in the USA, actually STRIVE for anything <BR>the way competitors used too.<BR><BR>I play near professional racketball, and over the past 10 years of hours of <BR>practice in the court, I am only aware of 1-2 other players who have STRIVEN <BR>to achieve a goal oriented level of accomplishment here in Lubbock. This <BR>applies to all forms of competition, including golf, bowling, baseball, <BR>softball etc. Once a person is out of the structured form of coach and <BR>practice in school(HS,College) we turn into immediate gratification with as <BR>little effort as needed.<BR><BR>It would be interesting to see how many Pattern pilots are what I call <BR>Natural Competitors. The type that isn't happy unless they are trying to <BR>reach a level higher
than average, to compete against others. Or how many <BR>of us spent quarter after quarter in a video game until most others went <BR>oohh aww, how did youdo that.<BR><BR>Ed<BR><BR><BR>>From: Terry Terrenoire <AMAD2TERRY@JUNO.COM><BR>>Reply-To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>>To: discussion@nsrca.org<BR>>Subject: Re: new concepts-Pattern is HARD!!! Darn It!<BR>>Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:14:25 -0400<BR>><BR>>I love it!! A lot of truth that maybe a lot of us don't want to<BR>>acknowledge.<BR>><BR>>Terry T.<BR>><BR>><BR>>On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:21:07 -0500 "Gray E Fowler" <GFOWLER@RAYTHEON.COM><BR>>writes:<BR>><BR>>Pattern is hard and that does scare the average club schmoe. In an effort<BR>>to entice newbies into pattern you gotta look for the right guy at the<BR>>right time. Here are my well collected thoughts for those who (m?)<BR>>care.........<BR>><BR>>1. Forget the guys who make peanut gallery cracks while you
are<BR>>flying....the wise cracks are insecurity they do not want exposed.<BR>><BR>>2. Forget about anyone with GOD syndrome. (Good Old Days). If they think<BR>>that escapments made for "REAL" pilots you dont wanna talk to them about<BR>>your digital servos-or pattern.<BR>><BR>>3. Forget about anyone who gets excited about............THAT NEWEST P-51<BR>>ARF!!!!!!! They are not ready.<BR>><BR>>4. Forget about anyone who says they have enough "Competition" at<BR>>work....chances are they are losers there too.<BR>><BR>>5. Forget about someone who thinks nuthin' is better than that big O'<BR>>Ugly Stick......with two aileron servos for "flaperons".<BR>><BR>>6. Forget about anyone who has a fun fly plane and likes to take off,<BR>>snap three times and loop for a touch and go...in three seconds or less.<BR>>Chances are he is A.D.D. and the straight lines of pattern will make his<BR>>brain hurt from lack of
stimulation.<BR>><BR>>7. Forget about someone who has constant "radio problems"...yeah<BR>>right.....<BR>><BR>>8. Forget about anyone flying a .46 plane and has band-aids on his<BR>>fingers<BR>><BR>>Now that I have eliminated 98.625% of the average club member...who<BR>>should you entice into pattern??????<BR>><BR>>1. The guy who approaches you at the end of a flight and asks about a<BR>>certain manuever<BR>><BR>>2. Anyone who on their own accord has realized how poorly their P-51,<BR>>Ugly Stick, or other plane really flies. When he says "everytime I pull<BR>>straight up like you do my plane veers to the left-why?" He is then a<BR>>prime candidate. (this is the Horse-lead to water deal-he's gotta be<BR>>thirsty)<BR>><BR>>3. Look for the person who is a decent pilot but is getting bored with<BR>>the hobby. You can spot him by the following....He has mastered touch and<BR>>gos, he rarely crashes, he can "SNAP" with the
best of them and does it<BR>>100 times a flight, he tries to "hover" anything including that P-51 ARF<BR>>(for realistic flight mode).<BR>><BR>>4. Anyone who cleans his plane (even if it is a P-51 ARF) between every<BR>>flight, is a prime candidate.<BR>><BR>>With this being said, I have not found any worthy candidates at the<BR>>Richardson Club in about 1.5 years. But then again I have not been<BR>>flying alot for various reasons...<BR>>Remember that I am a qualified amatuer phs...psyh...psycologist,,,,,so<BR>>this has gotta be right<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>Gray Fowler<BR>>Principal Chemical Engineer<BR>>Composites Engineering<BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________<BR>Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* <BR>http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail<BR><BR>=====================================<BR># To be removed from this list, send a message to <BR>#
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