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10 Arguments Against Clocks

Posted By: Joe Russell
Date: Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 8:03 p.m.

In Response To: 10 Arguments Against Clocks (Tom Keith)

'5. Clocks make you play worse.'

While I found your post quite humorous, this one is probably true for most people some of the time, but certainly not all the time and not for all the people. But, even when it is true, it is usually very marginal and very much worth the time savings using clocks brings.

I found that when I played a very slow player, without clocks, I would lose concentration, become bored and irritated, and then try to play too fast to compensate for their slow play and would not play very well. I think not using clocks against slow players can make you play worse.

Messages In This Thread

• Valid Argument Against Clocks
  Stick -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 9:26 p.m.
  • Rebuttal
    David -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 9:27 p.m.
    • Rebuttal
      Michael Petch -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 10:17 p.m.
      • Rebuttal
        Michael Petch -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 10:44 p.m.
  • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
    Tom Keith -- Friday, 1 October 2010, at 11:01 p.m.
    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
      Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 11:32 a.m.
      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
        christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:52 p.m.
      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
        Ray Kershaw -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:54 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 4:30 p.m.
          • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 7:58 p.m.
            • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
              Joe Russell -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 8:23 p.m.
              • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 11:15 p.m.
                • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                  Stick -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 3:05 a.m.
                  • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                    Joe Russell -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 6:54 p.m.
                    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                      Rich Munitz -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 8:04 p.m.
                      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 8:10 p.m.
                    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
                      Daniel Murphy -- Monday, 4 October 2010, at 11:25 p.m.
    • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
      Joe Russell -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 8:03 p.m.
      • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
        Chuck Bower -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 3:56 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          mtuhtan -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 4:12 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          Jason Lee -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 4:50 p.m.
        • 10 Arguments Against Clocks
          Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 5:05 p.m.
  • Valid Argument Against Clocks
    Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:08 a.m.
    • Valid Argument Against Clocks
      johnk -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 1:25 a.m.
      • Valid Argument Against Clocks
        Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 2:12 a.m.
        • Valid Argument Against Clocks
          johnk -- Saturday, 2 October 2010, at 12:24 p.m.
      • Valid Argument Against Clocks
        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 1:36 a.m.
        • Valid Argument Against Clocks
          Joe Russell -- Sunday, 3 October 2010, at 10:43 a.m.