Y2CJ41 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Since high school wrestling now goes to a random draw, do you think that where the dual has an affect on the outcome in matches with evenly matched teams? I know for my team in particular, we would rather start at certain weights to get the momentum going and the times we started where our strengths lie we have had more success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin2win1 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think it makes a difference... if you can get an early lead with your better wrestlers, then some of your not so great wrestlers know that all they have to do is not get pinned or teched. Thus making it harder for the other team to make their comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regionrat1 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Yes it does / wit da hour weigh in prior da boys chewin a legg of have more time to revoer if day wrasle at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fearless fly Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I've thought about that in the past myself and really can't say one way or another. Sometimes yes and sometimes no. (Why am I seeing red x's on everyones profile today?) ff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinedad Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 It would depend on the weight selected but yes I think if you can start with one of your stronger wrestlers and get some momentum for the rest of the team it can really set the tone for the meet. If you can come out and get 2-3 wins to start, then the guys following them wrestle a bit harded, fight for that take down just a bit harder, not wanting to be the 1st to lose. However, if one of your "studs" gets beat, the oposite can happen. The team says wow, he got beat, what chance do the rest of us have. Now an interesting idea would be to allow the home team select the starting weight, that would be an interesting topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Momentum in wrestling is overrated. Momentum is only as good as your next wrestler. I think the starting weight makes the coaches coach differently and puts teams in different situations. It does bring more excitement, but the better teams usually wins, no matter what weight you start at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midget5589 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 id rather the pressure be on the experienced dependable guys, my team fell behind 27-5 in a duel last year and then we had our older guys in the big weights and rattled off wins from 145-hwy, it kinda helped we were at home too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbrick132 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Momentum in wrestling is overrated. Momentum is only as good as your next wrestler. I think the starting weight makes the coaches coach differently and puts teams in different situations. It does bring more excitement, but the better teams usually wins, no matter what weight you start at. Well said AJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elm Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think it makes a difference... if you can get an early lead with your better wrestlers, then some of your not so great wrestlers know that all they have to do is not get pinned or teched. Thus making it harder for the other team to make their comeback. thats true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCard Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think it does. Don't forget the abaility to insert wrestler A here and bump wrestler b there. Having choice of even or odd I believe is the biggest difference maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markio Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think it definately can be a difference maker, and it goes back to momentum. Take last night for example. Mater Dei at Reitz. Packed house and they are loud. Mater Dei gets to start with their best wrestler at 140 and probably second best at 145. Tech fall and pin and it got the team and crowd pumped. Next up was King at 152 and many expected him to get tech falled or beat badly, instead he gets the decision. I guarantee those first 2 guys got him more pumped than if they would have started at 103 with Kuhn pinning the MD kid and Johns at 119 pinning as well. Just my 2 cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I think in most cases it does help. AJ you are right the better team usually wins. But when the teams are evenly matched momentum plays a larger part. I have always believed that winning is contagious (sp?). I was at the ncaa's a few years back when Iowa won like 12 matches in a row, I think that was definitely using the momentum of the previous wrestler. I know that this was an individual tournament but you can see that in thier dual meets as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatChick76 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Momentum in wrestling is overrated. Momentum is only as good as your next wrestler. I think the starting weight makes the coaches coach differently and puts teams in different situations. It does bring more excitement, but the better teams usually wins, no matter what weight you start at. Amen brother...well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Then how about a wahoo? ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrestler60160 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Like I heard during the Al Smith coverage, begging will not get you a wahoo! : But here is one anyway ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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