"slowsen"

"TheAgonyWi

I dont understand why people are better. I cant imagine kobe getting a buzz on to make some must hit free throws. I dont see how you could be better by drinking. I mean doesnt it impair your vision and focus? lol. I think it doesnt really matter for me. Ive played good sober and buzzed and played like shit sober and buzzed. Id like to add im good when im hungover for some reason lol.

The reason people are better when drunk playing beer pong but not in other sports is that there's no strength, speed, agility, jumping etc... involved in beer pong. Alcohol diminishes your ability to do all those things but they don't exist in this game. Ron said earlier that he gets wasted and lets muscle memory take over. This is right on, muscle memory is the most important variable and it is barely diminished by intoxication.
 
As for me, when i'm sober I grip the ball way too hard which forces a curve on my shot. So drinking beforehand relaxes me to the point that my hand relaxes. I shoot 25% better buzzed than sober. Some people have nerve problems that are eliminated by drinking. Other people over think things when sober but not drunk. So all those problems are eliminated by drinking while your max skill level is only slightly diminished by drinking.

"the

Is anyone better sober?  Is anyone even half the player they are sober compared to having a good buzz on?
 
I understand the alcohol should help with pressure situations but even in no-pressure games I kinda suck sober.
 
Just pondering the mysteries of this intricately complex game...

"wianek"

"the

Is anyone better sober?  Is anyone even half the player they are sober compared to having a good buzz on?
 
I understand the alcohol should help with pressure situations but even in no-pressure games I kinda suck sober.
 
Just pondering the mysteries of this intricately complex game...

 
 
I've noticed that I have started drinking less and less at tournaments.
 
When I first started playing tournaments, my hands would literally shake if I didn't have a good amount of booze in me - that's how nervous I was. I literally had to have a good buzz going just to calm myself down.
 
However, after playing a ton of tourneys and getting used to the pressure, I noticed my drinking decreased. I still like to have a couple drinks, but no where near as many as i used to. In fact, I've noticed when I play casully that if i do drink as much as I used to, my game deteriorates.