| Everyone has his or her own style of doing things. | | | | and it just didn't work for me. And there have been |
| Some of us are really neat and some of us are | | | | times when Willie has decided that he needs to be |
| sloppy. Some of us go over our programs with a fine | | | | more thorough and take his time to handicap and |
| tooth comb and some of us rush through it with just | | | | that was a disaster for him too. It's just not possible |
| a glance at the dogs. It's all a matter of how you're | | | | to change your personal way of doing things. So, if |
| comfortable doing things. I'm a neat freak. I like to be | | | | you're a speedy processor and your brain can make |
| organized and know where everything is and take | | | | sense of a program in minutes, why take hours? But |
| my time doing things. It can take me over an hour to | | | | if you're like me and need time to do a good job of |
| go over ten races. This drives my friend, Willie, to | | | | handicapping, don't try to do it just before the races |
| distraction. By the time I've handicapped five races, | | | | go off. Get your program early, so you can go over |
| he's done half of them and handicapped a harness | | | | it in peace and quiet at home. Take your time and |
| race, too. Me, I like to take my time. If I rush, I | | | | digest the information and process it your own way. |
| make mistakes. If Willie goes too slowly, he makes | | | | The bottom line is that we have to do what works |
| mistakes. He just can't slow down or he loses the | | | | for us to make money at the dog track. If you're |
| thread of what he's doing. He's sharp and he notices | | | | trying to change your style because you think |
| things right away. I'm not so sharp and have to kind | | | | someone else's is better, you just might want to |
| of mull things over before I can make sense of | | | | think twice. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If it is broke, |
| them. Willie and I both get to the same place in the | | | | though, and you're not making money, it might not |
| end. We both pick enough winners to make a profit | | | | be your style. It might be your handicapping method |
| on most programs. But we do it with our own unique | | | | that's the problem. |
| styles. From time to time, I've tried handicapping fast | | | | |