I know that some will berate me for my usual negativity and despondency, and term this as just another excuse for my poor play, but I've been noting over my time on this forum, that the people who seem to be winning the most and moving up the quickest are, by my judgement, kids.

Is there something to this? Is it like most other sports or games, including lawn bowling, where youth has the definite edge?

I realise that there are older pros out there, but that is irrelvant to my discussion topic: are older novices -- like my aging self -- simply at a disadvantage due to a number of physcial and psychological reasons?

Of course, it could be the demographics of this particular site, or it could be that I'm making a grandiose assumption, but in any case, I hope for a lively discussion.

Jigs