I accually do better in tournys that i don't practice for. Had my first and only son last year and did not practice for any tournys, I won the angler of the year in my club. Some times practices confuse me and get me down if i can't find'm. I had come close to AOY several years and to get it without practice was crazy. Now my wife thinks I only need to fish once a month. I might have messed up by winning it last year. This year I blanked the first tourny and have an uphill battle to get it again.