 When the inevitable plateau arrives, he loses enthusiasm, starts missing lessons, and rationalizes that the sport was really never for him. He starts into something else, and the cycle continues. The second type is the obsessive, who wants to get every skill down right off the bat. He stays after class. He talks to the instructor. He asks what books and tapes he can buy to help him make progress faster. He leans towards the listener when he talks, and he makes robust progress at first, but when he reaches the plateau,