Kind of funny....a couple machine AP's, Axel and RS voice express that they have no interest in this kind of competition, as it serves no purpose, and probably is counter-productive to players development. And Alan comes on saying "he thinks it's a great idea....full steam ahead".Shows the difference in mentality between AP's and non AP's. Nothing wrong with that, as Alan is not an AP. It just continues to highlight some of the goofy things he says and does are so out of touch with how AP's think.
Anyway, speed is only important, if you maintain accuracy. In my own household, I have a guy, my partner, who handles most of the machine play and he plays too fast IMO. I occasionally see him make mistakes and miss seeing things. It is especially easy to miss a pair if they are on opposite ends, when you are going too fast. Sometimes I say something and he gets defensive. Sometimes I say nothing. But really like in blackjack card counting, just a couple mistakes cuts into a very slim profit margin. Accuracy should be first, speed second. Anyone focusing on speed as the primary objective is bound to be sacrificing accuracy.
In card counting, there is a drill "counting down a deck" that is universally done as a practice drill. Flipping over a card at a time while keeping a running count. All the MIT teams, and Tommy Hyland's teams before that used this drill and I am sure others before that. But the drill is almost completely meaningless. It is in no way representative of how one should count at the tables. Yet, on blackjack sites, you regularly see mention of this drill and players proudly proclaiming times of 18 second, 15 second, 13 second.
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