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PhilKing, on 2013-January-10, 20:00, said:
The silver bullet is that partner will often raise to six and go off when we bid Five Hearts.
The big money is in bidding and making slam - not trying to land on a pinhead at the five level. By stipulating that a removal to five of a suit shows a better and more shapely hand, we make our slam decisions more accurate.
Also, your example hands are all pretty suitable. Partner is allowed to have a good 4351, for instance, in which case bidding rates to work very poorly.
The big money is in bidding and making slam - not trying to land on a pinhead at the five level. By stipulating that a removal to five of a suit shows a better and more shapely hand, we make our slam decisions more accurate.
Also, your example hands are all pretty suitable. Partner is allowed to have a good 4351, for instance, in which case bidding rates to work very poorly.
One might happily ignore all the noise in the rest of the thread, and leave only this.