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Old 09-24-2010, 04:07 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Charlie D View Post
automotan

1.A self-operating machine or mechanism, especially a robot
2.One that behaves or responds in a mechanical way.



It is very easy to become the above and if you become the above you are going to be just like a robot and loose "feel" , "intution" , "Minds eye" or whatever term you want to call it.
Are you speaking disparagingly of those who wish to mechanically pick pace lines or are you just pointing out the errors of their ways?

As one who described above a relatively mechanical way of my own, I would like to be clear on that. In the meantime, [*** deleted ***].

Rest assured, there is still plenty of room for me to use my intuition (note proper spelling) as I'm not wedded to the final rankings that my method chooses. A person can use a mechanical selection method for pace lines but still apply judgment when it comes to the wagering process. There are still other details to be sweated - such as whether to even make a wager being the most crucial.

Also, in this example, we are certainly operating in a vacuum - we're not looking at the other contenders, so there isn't much of a race shaping up at this point. There is always room for fine tuning later.

Last edited by Ted Craven; 09-24-2010 at 04:45 PM. Reason: deleted comments unrelated to 'paceline selection' topic
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