Chris Cortez
The remarkable shots are far more rare than the malted beverages. I'm
in. :)
On Apr 23, 2012, at 9:25 AM, Thom Schoenborn wrote:
> No disagreement on the differences between golf and cycling, I was
> just picking up on this line: "that he doesn't even provide
> realistic motivation to train harder."
>
> And on that note, Mr. Cortez, we should take a "recovery day" with
> some "malted beverages" and see some of these "remarkable golf
> shots." ;-)
>
> TS
>
> On Apr 23, 2012, at 9:12 AM, Chris Cortez wrote:
>
>> I think golf and cycling are very different in this respect. Golf
>> is all about confidence and mostly mental. I have hit some
>> remarkable golf shots - results far beyond my repeatable ability -
>> just by visualizing correctly and being/feeling "in the slot".
>>
>> No matter how hard I try, no matter how much Bob Rotella I read, I
>> have never been able to conjure up an additional 100 watts - or
>> momentarily lose 35 pounds - just by thinking about it right. ;p
>>
>> Mr. Z beat everybody before he clipped in, but it had everything to
>> do with WATTS and very little to do with WANTS.
>>
>> - c.
>>
>>
>> On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Thom Schoenborn wrote:
>>
>>> There was a "study" a few years back about The Tiger Woods Effect.
>>> Insert your own joke here about what that might mean today, but at
>>> the time, it was that the golfer Tiger Woods was so dominant that
>>> everyone else played for second place.
>>>
>>> http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/2008/01/the_tiger_woods_effect.html
>>>
>>> "Strong competitors are generally thought to bring out the best in
>>> everyone, but what if the competition is so strong it makes the
>>> top prize feel out of reach? Can strong competition actually
>>> undermine a reward structure? A new study by Jennifer Brown of
>>> Berkeley provides an answer to this question by looking at the
>>> world of professional golf, with Tiger Woods playing the role of
>>> the strong competitor."
>>>
>>> I don't know Mr. Zimbelman, but it sounds like he beat you before
>>> he even clipped in.
>>>
>>> TS
>>>
>>> On Apr 22, 2012, at 7:48 PM, Gregory Hartman wrote:
>>>
>>>> I rarely post to the list but I had to throw in my two cents
>>>> here. As an older guy (last year in the 50+ group), I'd be lying
>>>> if I said I wasn't looking forward to my small window of
>>>> opportunity next year before Mr Zimbelman turns 60. Some might
>>>> feel that because this guy is so far out of reach (even without
>>>> my mechanical, I would have been 5 minutes behind him today),
>>>> that he doesn't even provide realistic motivation to train
>>>> harder. I mean why bother, we're racing for second, right?
>>>> I prefer to believe that the rest of us just didn't choose our
>>>> parents wisely enough and that we should check our ego's at the
>>>> door. I also would like to think that we have a very interesting
>>>> opportunity to compare ourselves to a legitimate world champ in
>>>> our age group and as such he has every right to compete
>>>> there......even though I AM envious of the talent!
>>>>
>>>> Greg
>>>> On Apr 22, 2012, at 6:17 PM, Dan H wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> David Z, just curious, do you sleep in an oxygen tent?
>>>>> What, besides miles, are you eating?
>>>>> Do you drink malto within 30 minutes of a workout?
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 22, 2012, at 4:41 PM, Brooke Hoyer
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I would like to congratulate the Ripps for managing to
>>>>>> negotiate the course faster than David Zimbelman. On a tandem...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 22, 2012 4:11 PM, "Melanie Rathe"
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> https://obra.org/events/20420/results
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ;o)
>>>>>>
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