Dear Bridge Enthusiast:
After almost thirty years at the bridge table I still feel a rush of excitement each time I pick up a new hand. I can't help wondering what adventure awaits me.
Let me tell you about our approach to teaching this wonderful game.
First, it's just that - a game. We make the learning part fun and simple. Right from the start you have cards in your hands and you're playing. There is little blackboard work. No long-winded lectures. And here's the best part. There is almost no need to memorize anything!
How is this possible?
You see we don't practice the old fashioned, grin and bear it, rote way of teaching that requires a powerful memory and a working knowledge of bridge. (Strange as it seems, this is still the method employed by most teachers and clubs.)
Our's is a commonsense approach. We start by assuming that you don't know an ace from a deuce. We begin with only four cards. By the end of the first session you will have a basic understanding of how tricks are won and lost. And you'll be bidding and playing a simple game without memorizing a thing!
After eight lessons you may not be a great player but you will have a real understanding of bridge thinking and an insight into what makes this such an exciting game.
Our method works. We have an outstanding track record. A high percentage of our students go on to become players. Each week nearly a hundred students play in one or more of our practice sessions, and our weekly novice and intermediate games each average over 50 players.
These breakthrough teaching methods so excited the attention of Penguin Putnam Press that they approached me to do a beginner bridge book for them. "It's Bridge Baby," the first bridge book for the absolute beginner.
We keep our classes very small - three to five tables at most. You won't feel lost or left out, and you will get to interact in a pressure free environment. If you know you will have to miss a class at the start of the program, we will provide you with a make-up lesson absolutely free. Otherwise, we offer private make-up lessons for a mere $25 - a small fraction of the hourly rate of our bridge professionals. Of course, if you find yourself falling behind, you are always welcome to hire any of our excellent staff at our normal rates.
The classes are fun. The techniques simple to master. After as few as three sessions you will be delighted with the results, so much so that you will probably want to begin playing. And play you can. Each week you can stay an hour after a 6pm class or come an hour before an 8pm class and practice for free with members of your class.
The Beginner's Package:
Our complete beginner's program, designed to have you playing in both our practice sessions and/or social bridge games, includes the following:
eight individual two hour lessons given once a week for eight weeks.
The cost is $200
Thursday September 11th from 6-8pm
Wednesday September 24th 10am-noon (skipping the ninth of October for Yom Kippur)
For more information please call me, Jeff Bayone, any time Monday through Friday. You can also E-mail me at mbc@nyct.net.
Endless adventure and enjoyment await you!
Yours truly,
Jeff Bayone,
Owner of the Manhattan Bridge Club.
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