The part I struggle with is self discipline. My play style is different depending on whether I'm playing for fun vs. in a tournament. When playing for fun I'm more "on the fly" and don't concentrate on squeezing every single point I can out of a game.-Instead I focus on other goals such as attaining the Wizard mode or sub wizard modes and trying to actually enjoy the game I'm playing. In competition you have to usually scrap all that and just shoot for what scores the most points. Even if that means shooting the same shot over and over or playing through a games video mode many times throughout a game. In competition I constantly have to remind myself to slow it down, trap up, and play conservatively to just focus on points. I think the higher level players just naturally do this all the time and play every game like it is a competition. My rules knowledge and ability to grasp a rule-set quickly also isn't anywhere near what the top player's are. It really doesn't surprise me that someone like Bowen is a math teacher as it takes a special brain to process the rules and the multipliers and all the math that is going on within a pinball game like GOT or even SW. It's no wonder really smart guys like Keefer and Lyman are great players because they truly understand all the rules and can focus all their energy just on playing.