ryodejaneiro
Rock Star
Silver Level
Recently I've had some lingering thoughts about the idea of switching gears so I figured I'd get people's input. This is more of a conceptual question, btw. Often times when we talk about playing styles in tourneys, we talk about switching gears. The way I've generally thought about switching gears is to alter my playing style depending on the situation I am presented at the table.
In the past few tourneys I've played, I found myself switching gears (or at least trying to) but I noticed that I tend to think of these gears as a set style of play (e.g., loose-aggressive, tight-aggressive). That is, I've noticed I have a tendency to categorize the "gears" as a type of play rather than thinking of these plays along the lines of a continuum (instead of an abrupt switch to a specific type of play, a gradual transition to another form of play). I'm not sure if this has hurt my play or not, but I'm wondering how other people conceptualize this?
I hope I'm making some sense here - in my head I know what I'm talking about but I can't seem to put it in words very effectively/clearly.
In the past few tourneys I've played, I found myself switching gears (or at least trying to) but I noticed that I tend to think of these gears as a set style of play (e.g., loose-aggressive, tight-aggressive). That is, I've noticed I have a tendency to categorize the "gears" as a type of play rather than thinking of these plays along the lines of a continuum (instead of an abrupt switch to a specific type of play, a gradual transition to another form of play). I'm not sure if this has hurt my play or not, but I'm wondering how other people conceptualize this?
I hope I'm making some sense here - in my head I know what I'm talking about but I can't seem to put it in words very effectively/clearly.