Re: Newbie Acol Bidding Explanation

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:05:50 +0100, David Stevenson
  <bridge2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
:    wrote
: >When my friends and I started playing Acol Bridge some time ago ( 4
: >card majors , Weak NT (12-14 PTS) , we were told by our instructor to
: >bid 4-card suits "up" and 5-card suits "down" , i.e bid 4D before
: >showing 4S and bid 5S before 5C for instance.
:  >
: >Now that we have been playing a bit longer , we have forgotten the
: >reasoning behind this advice and one of us in particular wonders why
: >the 5-card bidding advice was given this way.
:  >
: >Can anyone remind me why this advice is given again?
: 
:     The reason is that you bid both suits with 5-card one, but only one 
:  with 4-card ones.

Very well explained.  Thank you.

It is not clear to me if OP refers to opener or to responder.
In the first system(s) I learnt, the rule also applies to opener.
I understand that most Acol players would prefer to open hearts 
with 4-4, and spades if they don't have hearts.  Does anyone have
an opinion of the chief pros and cons with each approach?

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