[cferejohn]

Their inability to figure out that they are recommending an impossible strategy is ok, but I think the weak lead can be ok if you do it alot. Note that you must also do it when you flop a big hand so a min-bet from you sets off some alarm bells. I remember Negraneu wrote an article (in Cardplayer I think) in defense of the weak lead, but the point of the article was that it was most effective if: a) you play alot of hands and b) you make this lead with both draws and big hands.

Making a weak lead every time you want to see a cheap card is going to be picked up on pretty quickly by a good player.