In this 3-part series Gavin guides you through his entire thought process for opening leads. It was designed to be a complete guide to opening leads, all the way from the basics of which honor to lead from a sequence to when to lead passively and aggressively. These lessons are a must watch for all intermediate and intermediate/advanced players.
Note: This series was created to be sold as 3-part series. Some of each lesson flow into the next one.
In lesson one of this series we discuss the differences between leading at matchpoints vs imps. Gavin discusses how boring leads are good leads against NT. He breaks down how the bidding can affect our leads against NT.
Lesson Notes: 33 pages Video Recording: 96 mins Go To LessonLesson 2 of this series digs in to Gavin’s concept of trying not to blow tricks against suit contracts. We discuss how dangerous it is to lead from all the different honors. We talk about how to figure out what the safest lead will be and that it often will be a trump lead.
Lesson Notes: 32 pages Video Recording: 109 mins Go To LessonLesson 3’s video starts with 15 minutes of reviewing the homework from lesson 2 "Leads against Suit Contracts". We then discuss some spots where we must lead aggressively against suit contracts. This lesson summarizes everything we have discussed over the series and brings it all together
Lesson Notes: 33 pages Video Recording: 132 mins Go To Lesson