On Saturday 13 January 2007 21:20, Andrew Savige wrote:
> Can anyone else see anything Mr Magoo-like in m.wrenn's or
> `/anick's solutions? Just to rub it in, you see. :-)
You, my friend, are a very evil, very cruel man.
> I had toyed with Util's approach during
> the game, but kept floggin' the same old dead horse. :-(
> For some reason, I find it difficult psychologically to let go
> of one approach and switch to a new one.
I think that being able to Let Go, not to mention knowing when to let
go, are
yet another of those skills that separate the true golfmeisters from mere
mortals. Personally, I know that early in the game I try a few different
approaches to get a grip of the challenge (I first come out with a naive but
working solution, then start again from scratch with a more golfing frame of
mind). Then, as the game progress, the changes to the solution become less
revolutionary, and more evolutionary. With the exceptions of when one of
those evolution steps naturally leads to a revolutionary leap (like the
prehistoric bat realizing that it doesn't have to climb down trees anymore
but can go flap-flap-flap instead, so a golfer realizes he really doesn't
really need that hash anymore).
Joy,
`/anick
