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I had never heard of Balmers Peak, however it's a well understood phenomenon when playing pool, magic spot for me is between pints 2 and 3.
by mywacaday 6y ago
I had never heard of Balmers Peak, however it's a well understood phenomenon when playing pool, magic spot for me is between pints 2 and 3.
- rrrrrrrrrrrryan 6y agoI think it's a thing in most "sports" that both don't really require a lot of physical exertion, and that are turn-based, where you're given enough time to fall into the mental trap of overthinking things. For me, this applies to traditional bar sports like pool, darts, shuffleboard, beer pong, etc., but also to some more traditional sports like golf and bowling (where drinking is also semi-acceptable). I'm much better after 2 drinks, but by 4 drinks I'm absolutely awful. I've read alcohol is actually banned as a performance enhancing drug in olympic shooting (along with most other depressants), allegedly because they help to steady your hand from shaking due to nervousness in a high-stakes competition. Personally, I'm sure there's also a mental benefit to just not overthinking things, which applies to all the activities above, and can help with programming as well.