Lunchtime Tutorials
These tutorials are held at The Museum of Bath at Work (map), and start at 12 pm, sharp. They last for just over an hour. The group then take a break and have a sandwich lunch...which you need to bring. Tea and coffee is provided.
The topics are chosen to suit social players wanting to improve, but are also suitable for prospective club players. The topics take into account feedback from those attending courses and Monday duplicate sessions. A list of past and planned topics is given below. If you have ideas for future topics, please let me know. Handouts are always provided, and participants are always encouraged to seek further help during or afterwards. (example handout)
At 1.45 there is the usual duplicate bridge session, but on the days when a tutorial is held many (sometimes all) of the hands feature the topics of the day. A printed sheet that shows all the hands played is available. Afterwards the complete set of hands, with commentary on how the bidding, play and defence might reasonably have gone, is made available on the web site. (example)
Cost: £5, plus the normal table money of £3 if you stay on to play prepared hands in the afternoon duplicate session.
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Dates & Topics
| Date | Topic |
| 27th April 09 | Common Bidding Mistakes example tutorial handout (here) |
| 1st June 09 | Opening Leads Which card? |
| 29th June 09 | Signals example of hands played with commentary (here) |
| 24th August 09 | The Negative Double [hands played] |
| 14th September 09 | Regular date is now Second Monday in the month |
| 12th October 09 | Holding Up & the Danger Hand |
| 9th November 09 | Getting to Game in No Trumps |
| January 010 | No tutorials but a series of three lessons on bidding big hands |
| 8th February 010 | Roman Key Card Blackwood (Better than traditional Blackwood) |
| 8th March 010 | Third Hand Play (The card you play after partner leads) |
| 12th April 010 | The Unassuming Cue Bid (What to do after partner overcalls) |
February 4, 2010
