actually, I thought it had alot to do with studying that gambit, of course not just the moves. If you know how to attack then studying can only help. I thought the idea was to know the gambit much more than your opponents and then heavily punish them for any weird move made.
the strength of gambit style
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i have played chess off and on for about 22 years now... when i was a kid until my mid twenties, i would sometimes play against my father. He never studied chess at all, just played it during the years with friends and myself. The thing about it is that he always seemed to beat everyone, including myself. He said his style was "gambit". I know there is strength in knowing the openings, but how is it that my father never studied openings and goes and plays chess against the computer on the hardest level and wins?! Anyways, i think i only beat him once in my life and drawn with him 8 times. I believe in the best of both worlds but could it be that a strong gambit player consists of learning openings through experience instead of watching or reading while throwing in a little mix here and there? what do you think? do you have anything to add?