The three finger grip takes work and many hours of practice to master. I remember in my early days of Dice Control I used a 4 finger grip and I was pretty damn good but my mentor told me that if I really wanted to become and Elete Shooter I had to master the Three Finger Grip. I went home from that class and worked on the Three Finger Grip for 3 monthe without going near a casino. One thing I remember him telling me was that all fingers must not have a death grip on the dice and the three fingers on the front of the dice must be touching each other but again they must be touching each other lightly.

The important thing to remember here is everything must be relaxed so the dice can leave your hand free and easy. This pertains to the fingers, wrist and arm.

Keep up the practice and everything will fall into place.

The grip is so important to me, here are some of the things i do to help.

I keep a pair by the computer to pick them up then i lighten my grip to the point that they fall out i do this until i get both of them fall out at the same time, the trick to this is you will feal them starting to slip out ot that point you must waite till they fall to see if your presure is the same.

I also practice nothing but feeling the release during practice, with the proper grip you will feal both dice pulling out of your hand at the same time when you are throwing them if you do not feel them pulling out of your hand you are doing somthing wrong.

If you just master these two drills your throw will be better for the time you invest the more time the better the throw.

"brothelman" wrote: The grip is so important to me, here are some of the things i do to help.

I keep a pair by the computer to pick them up then i lighten my grip to the point that they fall out i do this until i get both of them fall out at the same time, the trick to this is you will feal them starting to slip out ot that point you must waite till they fall to see if your presure is the same.

I also practice nothing but feeling the release during practice, with the proper grip you will feal both dice pulling out of your hand at the same time when you are throwing them if you do not feel them pulling out of your hand you are doing somthing wrong.

If you just master these two drills your throw will be better for the time you invest the more time the better the throw.

I also have a set on my mouse pad at the 9-5. Grip & set speed attributes increased.

KN

You should always have a pair of dice with you … in your car, at the office, and in your pocket. Play with the …. feel the points and become one with the dice! Get the tactile feel of them. If you do this your grip will be better!

Dominator

Hi!

Just wanted to add another hint regarding BMan’s and Dom’s idea of keeping dice around to practice even dice pressure, grip, etc.

This works well for me. If you have a real problem with humidity, dirty fingers or dirty dice then keep a few alcohol prep pads where ever you have your dice. These are the little envelopes with an alcohol pad that they use to clean your skin prior to giving an injection. You can usually buy a box of these at a drugstore. Just open a packet and do a quick clean and you are ready to go! 😎

I would like to thank "The Wall" and "Mr Finesse" for the great tips. Up until this post I was aware that the grip had to be as light as possible, but I never thought about it in terms of the 3 fingers just barely touching each other. The first time I tried it I had great results, with the dice staying together and threw seven 8’s in a row. Also like Mr Finesse says relaxed fore-arm, wrist, and fingers. No tension, like a competitive swimmer who shakes out his arms and legs to relax his muscles before he starts the race. With so many new people on the web site, and taking GTC classes, I would like to see our members and Instructors share their best practice tips to keep them on track as a controlled shooter. I would love to have a list of the best tips compiled by the best shooters, to review from time to time to help me focus better. What are the elite shooters thinking and doing that helps them with the 40 and 50 roll hands? I realize many of the tips will be redundant, but our instructors and members can cover the same tips using different methods or words, which will give us all a better understanding. Thanks

That would make a great thread LuckyG.

Way to go!

Catch you later!

Thanks are not needed, GTC Instructors are here to help and guide the students on their journey in becoming a Dice Controller. We enjoy doing this, that is why we started GTC 10 years ago.

I’ve been using Dice Pilot’s toothpick trick to "keep it light".

Put toothpicks between your griping fingers near the end knuckles and fingernails. The object will be to throw the dice without the toothpicks coming out. Sure does elicit a nice soft touch.

My two cents….

Regards,
SectionEight

All of these tips will assist you in achieving a soft toss which is vital to becoming an advantage player. One other thing is to become a target shooter, hit your target which may be only a very small area on a busy table. If you have a soft toss the dice will stay in a close proximity to your target, hopefully within 6 to 8 inches.