I read that LC Nationals would be at the Woodlands (Texas) next year. While I am happy that the meet is in my backyard, that pool has one significant flaw. The shallow end is only 3 feet deep which causes the blocks to be only 18 inches or so off the water (on that end).
The Woodlands typically uses the shallow end as the start end for 50's so that timers do not have to move. I know this is just anecdotal, but my personal experiences have been poor. From the same meet: I went a 25.6 from the shallow end and then 25.0 from the deep (leading off a relay) in 2001. In 2002 26.0, 25.3 (again leading off a relay) and even back in 1997 I went a 25.5 anchoring a relay from the shallow end, and then a 25.5 in the regular event from the deep end.
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Shiner Bock? For one thing it is not a bock beer. So it is a pretender. Tastes better than Bud and a nice step up. But otherwise tastes a bit like a watered down brown ale. But since it is brewed in smaller quantities it has some (undeserved) cache. A big enough brand in Texas that A-B makes Ziegenbock to counter it.
Pilsner Urquell, when it is not skunked, is a very good beer. This is what Budweiser should be. Unfortunately it is not of course.
Shiner Bock? For one thing it is not a bock beer. So it is a pretender. Tastes better than Bud and a nice step up. But otherwise tastes a bit like a watered down brown ale. But since it is brewed in smaller quantities it has some (undeserved) cache. A big enough brand in Texas that A-B makes Ziegenbock to counter it.
Pilsner Urquell, when it is not skunked, is a very good beer. This is what Budweiser should be. Unfortunately it is not of course.
