What may be holding you back..?

[LottaKash]

What may be holding you back from being as good as you would like to be or could or should be, given your current handicapping skills and knowledge...

[takeout]

All of the above + “other”.

[Tape Reader]

A computerized, tote board, auto-bet program where I could just type in my variables and come back at the end of the day to see how much money I won.

[andymays]

You forgot to put synthetic surfaces in the poll. That's a big one for me!

[acorn54]

none of the above
you forgot too much take out and taxation

[Black Ruby]

I'm with AndyMays, I don't like the Nerf tracks, won't play 'em. Only exceptions are when I go to ogle the fillies at Keeneland, or when I'm at AP for the Million next month. But those are just action bets, not serious wagers like the pre-Nerf days at those places.

[JBmadera]

great topic Johnny - for me it's too many races where I have ideas but no firm opinions....shows up with too many exacta keys/part wheels, etc

jb

[Bison]

Too many action bets. I have a hard time sitting and watching a race without a bet.

[JBmadera]

TOTAL redboard, but it's so freakin' funny - right after I typed the note above I come to R9 at PHA and I cannot decide between the first time grass horse, the 3 and the best current grass form horse the 6 so this is what I do:

7/7/20094:02 PMCC13F57D73AFPhiladelphia Park9$3.00EX3,6/3,5,6,9ONLINE$18.00$316.20


Now my records show that this is exactly the WORST bet I can make - but

dang it I keep doing it.....although, this time, I happy...


JB

[Bobzilla]

Originally Posted by JBmadera

great topic Johnny - for me it's too many races where I have ideas but no firm opinions....shows up with too many exacta keys/part wheels, etc

jb

This is along the lines of what I was thinking. Knowing myself well enough so that I may better differentiate between the instances where I have a half-baked opinion of what might take place, an idea as you said, and those instances where my opinion is a really strong one where my line of reasoning is on firm ground and fits my angle in every way. Sometimes in the heat of the battle and with post time drawing closer the distinction between the two becomes blurry. Maybe it's the fear of regret. I don't know, but if so then I need to have a mindset where I can comfortably watch a long priced horse come in who I kind of considered, but didn't back big if even at all, and be okay with the fact that he won and I didn't play him as I would a strong opinion where I really felt I had the goods. The strong opinions will present themselves again in the future and betting into that edge is really the only time a serious wager can be justified. I've noticed in the past that taking some time off for a week or two can sometimes help me distinguish between the two when I come back.

[ryesteve]

So far, the top two choices are "lack of discipline, etc" and "Play too many races". But if playing too many races is the problem, isn't that because of a lack of discipline?

[JBmadera]

Originally Posted by ryesteve

So far, the top two choices are "lack of discipline, etc" and "Play too many races". But if playing too many races is the problem, isn't that because of a lack of discipline?

yes, that is true, but lack of discipline can also mean too many wagers in a given race as well, just my 2 cents.

jb

[fmolf]

Originally Posted by JBmadera

yes, that is true, but lack of discipline can also mean too many wagers in a given race as well, just my 2 cents.

jb

for me it is three things,the first two i view as biggies.# 3 is fixable.

1)I do not keep detailed enough records.

2)I do not play tri's or supers because i have a tough time picking out
the 3rd and 4th place horses in exotic wagers.this limits my play to
win pools and exacta pools.

3)this is fixable.Since i only get to the track once a week I make at least
a watch bet on every race even though i may only have 3 prime
betting opportunities picked out.When winning i also make these watch
bets a bit larger trying to ride a hot streak.

[wisconsin]

Remember when sitting at the track for 9 races was heaven. I always thought that with simulcasting, we could pick our spots and play only the races we liked.

Yeah, right.....

[InsideThePylons-MW]

Where is the most common problem people have that keep them from maximizing their talent.....

Being a nit