LEARN MORE
You have graduated through lessons and friendly duplicates and are ready for something more competitive. All our clubs provide regular competitive duplicates. Choose the “Home” tab at the top of this page and click on either the “Map of Affiliated Clubs” or "Clubs & Duplicate nights" tab on the left to see a listing of all our clubs with details of their regular club sessions.
You go to some of these sessions and want to improve your scores. How can you go about this?
There are lots of ways, but here are a number of suggestions:
Read all the bridge articles you can in the newspapers and in English Bridge (The EBU’s quarterly magazine for members). A number of bridge books are reviewed here - click on “Book Reviews” on the left hand menu.
Find someone with more bridge experience to help you, either by playing with you or by discussing your results. Whilst at present we have no formal mentoring system in Oxfordshire I am sure that if you speak to your club chairperson they will be able to help you to find someone suitable.
Enter a Pro-Am event. You will need to keep your eyes open for opportunities at several clubs. At the time of writing The Menagerie (www.bridgewebs.com/menagerie/) runs one about every nine months and Wallingford (www.bridgewebs.com/wallingford/) about every three months
Play against better standard opposition and be ready to learn from them. It would be rare to meet a bridge player who would not be happy to give you constructive advice, but hopefully not until you have asked for it!
Attend a seminar or course on a specific subject. The following clubs offer seminars or courses from time to time:
ABBEY SMITH BC (at Little Horwood, Bucks) - see website www.bridgewebs.com/abbeysmith/ - or e-mail Abbey at abbeybridgelessons@hotmail.co.uk
BRIDGE IN OXFORD - In addition to teaching a series of Andrew Robson's bridge courses, Jonathan Davis also offers occasional seminars on specific bidding and play topics as well as running regular weekly supervised play and learn sessions in Wolvercote (on Tuesday mornings) and in Charlbury (on Thursday afternoons, fortnightly from September 2019). Regulars include players of all standards and no partner is required. More details at https://arb-oxf.uk of via email arb.oxford@gmail.com.
BUCKNELLBRIDGE - Improving your game is tough. If it was easy, everyone would do it! Charlie Bucknell is one of the best private tutors in the game and is happy to create a session to focus on exactly what you want. He can also provide an in depth set of lessons that cover the most essential advanced techniques that show how the experts make the game look easy. For more information, visit his website or get in touch (bucknellbridge@gmail.com, 07889284580)
OXFORD BRIDGE CLUB - see website www.bridgewebs.com/obc/. Details of seminars can be found by clicking Seminars at Oxford Bridge Club and courses by clicking Courses at Oxford Bridge Club.
SUMMERTOWN BC - offer seminars (principally for their own members) - see website www.bridgewebs.com/summertown/.
WALLINGFORD BC - offer seminars on specific topics - see website www.bridgewebs.com/wallingford/.
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