The Diceman Cometh . . .

Took the class Friday, April 25. Timmer, Nofieldfive, Billy the Kid, and Dom all took part, there may have been others involved, and I apologize if I skipped anyone.

Great videos and even more extraordinary analysis. I took a lot of throws, and began to tire, actually, toward the end. It was a good session, and I enthusiastically recommend it.

Big Daddy Guy, my playing partner, patiently watched and learned along with me. After the class, we tried a couple of times to get to a table, but could not get our positions at SL1 and SR1. Not until Saturday afternoon did we finally get to a table and our preferred positions. I was actually going to get a chance to try out the results of the class 24 hours later. The first session with the dice, I was faced with a relative unknown set of circumstances, a new throw, a different table, etc. Ten rolls on the first try, but I got to know the table, distance, bounce,and my throw a lot better. BDG followed me at SL1 with a comparable roll. The second session, however, got better. Not perfect, but better. 39 rolls before the 7 out. The last roll was ugly (bear with me a moment). The dice split, one die lagged, and the roll was way over near the center of the end wall. Ugly! When I described the dice behavior to BDG, he instantly said,"You got tired." He was absolutely right, as always, and as a result, I am working in a periodic "rest" during my throws while the dealers are paying off winning bets, retrieving dice, etc. It only takes a few seconds, doesn’t slow the table action, but should relieve that getting tired during a roll.

Monday morning, I anxiously loaded the flash drive of my video class. Ugh! Did I really throw like that? Well, yeah. But not any more! BTK’s analysis, NFF’s eagle eye observations that uncovered so many flaws, and Dom’s personal attention and adjusting my thumb position to control the dice behavior, all contributed to a vastly improved throw, much better basic mechanics, and a 39 roll RIGHT OUT OF THE CHUTE! THANKS TO YOU ALL!

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