Gonna play devils advocate here (hope bobcflatpicker is OK with that..)

Competition does make one practice more and practicing ain't a bad thing. If it becomes 'I gotta be better than them' then it has lost the fun, but a little competition to increase the juices isn't always a bad thing. I remember challenge days for 1st chair.. somehow caused me to practice a bit more.


I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!