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Author: Alex J Coyne

  • How to tell: tracking your progress

    If you’ve been playing bridge for a while (or sometimes for decades), there comes a point where you don’t feel quite sure how your progress is going right now. It’s a learning curve thing: when you’ve grown used to certain habits and techniques, it becomes hard to tell if you’re actually getting any better at…

  • Emotions, bridge & the music that’ll play in your head

    Emotions run high when people are caught up in the excitement of a really good bridge game. There’s tension, suspense, sometimes frustration and just a little tinge of fear mixed in with it. I choose to live in an interactive way, and most of the things in my head are set to a clear soundtrack.…

  • 4 Tips to find the right bridge teacher for you

    As a self-taught guitar player, one of the first things I can tell you about bridge is that sessions with a teacher can be immensely useful to your playing. How can the self-taught student know what they don’t know yet – and subsequently, what they should be working on to improve their game faster? It…