Actually, I was never singling you or anyone else out, but since you ask, this is what I mean:
I never said you were singling anyone out, my point was your rant was lame and I didn't see anyone acting the way you were exclaiming...
As for the bolded part, again that was posted to explain that
technique trumps curve type.
It is pretty sad that you took it as some kind of bragging, I'd say that is a personal issue with yourself.
I know tons of people who can do that, so it isn't anything to really brag about.
Again, no one is arguing the practice point, but not everyone can spend hours doing it.
You dont say how old you are, but I'm guessing you're still fairly young. What you describe in the inner city was not around 30 years ago, when some people on this board grew up playing. Additionally, some dont have the time or, dare I say it, DESIRE, to spend hours a day practicing their game these days. Some have families that are more important to them than a game they might play once every couple of weeks. For some, hockey is NOT life.
I am 35 and my uncles are in their 50s and it was much worse for them, but they still found a way.
Again, excuses. I have first hand knowledge of what disadvantaged kids go through to play hockey. Do you?
For those, I dont see the harm in asking for advice on a particular curve that might give them a little help. You can rant all day long about how they need to spend all this time practicing, well, some dont want to. Some enjoy the game like they enjoy picking up a basketball and shooting a few hoops on the weekend.
He was given a lot of good advice on how to roof a puck in close. The thread turned in another direction about technique and blade type.
Two separate issues that you are trying to blend into one. I never chastised him for wanting to use a different curve type, but I stressed that technique is much more important.
Also, I played soccer, baseball and football so, who says you have to dedicate every minute of your life to hockey?
You're right, where there is a will there is a way, but guess what, in the real world that most people live in, that will is not that great. For that guy, give him an open wedge blade so he can chip it in when up close with his limited skills and technique so he can have a good time. And dont tell us about all your accomplishments and how your will to be good is so much greater than the rest of us and how you overcame all your difficulties to become the star player you are today in your beer league.
You obviously have some kind of issue with the way you read into things. Again, a personal issue and not really my concern.
Now lets talk about the real world you referenced...
In the real world if you want to be good at something, you work hard and practice.
There are no shortcuts in life.
If you don't like hearing that a certain curve or piece of equipment is a magic pill to make you a super sweet bad ass hockey player... again, not my problem.
It's yours. Now step off the soapbox.