FYI I am home recuperating from a knee injury and may have to have surgery. So I have time to sit around and do stuff like this. Maybe the medications, I’m not sure. My wife kids me that it is my first sports injury – associated with standing on my tiptoes and shooting dice. I actually think it’s from an old injury and old age creeping up on me.
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Anyone interested in using the information below that I made into a poster please help yourself. This prints nice on 11"x18" paper. Any comments and or corrections are appreciated. I put this together to remind myself to pay better attention of the actual dice action verses the outcome. I am interested in keeping my form correct as I think it will play out in better results in the casino. It is missing some highlighting and some formatting but it was laid out to print on 11X18 paper. And I included a reminder to myself to not try and conquer every table I come across but to look for the ones that are not so complicated. I would like to site GTC, Sharpshooter and various internet sources included in this document. I know there are a lot of other things to add (light touch, focusing on your landing spot…) but these were the physical action/reaction things I am currently working on. If anyone want to take this further please do so and maybe we can end up with a GTC Guide to Making it Work. I have a poster I made for the preparing side prior to letting the dice rip as a reminder that is posted on the wall next to the mirror where I check my body alignment/shoulders etc.

When the Dice do that it’s because of this!
Analyzing your throw.

The dice don’t go straight down the table in line with your throw – go right or left
means that your pendulum back swing did not go straight but curved and caused your throw to swing to the right of left of target.

Dice split after impact and go in two different directions upon impact
• you have uneven pressure on the outside edges of the Dice, or
• your middle finger and thumb are not properly aligned in your grip and thus you are putting unequal pressure on the Dice, or more actual surface area on either your ring finger or thumb. Sometimes called pushing through with your thumb or
• the dice split when you picked them up and are not tight together side to side
(If this splitting occurs your throw now becomes random and you are increasing the chances for a seven to occur).

One die leads the other
indicates that one die has been released earlier than the other and that your grip needs to be addressed. And you may not be perfectly aligned on the Dice to begin with.

One die hits the back wall and the other die does not
indicates that you are releasing one die earlier than the other in your throw. This is a grip and possibly a swing/release issue. Concentrate on your grip and focus on your follow through.

One die is traveling higher that the other
Indicates that you are releasing one of your fingers before the other during your throw – make sure that the dice are rolling off your front fingers in unison – check that you are maintaining a good “C” in your grip all the way through the delivery

One die is lagging and dragging is time for a Grip Check
are your fingertips in line across the dice? If you die is lagging/dragging then shift your fingers to the opposite side thus reducing the drag on one side and increasing the drag on the other. See above.

When you grip are your fingers centered between the two dice? If you are off center to the left then the right die has more opportunity to come out sooner.

This problem can also be caused by the thumb being off center. The side with more thumb gets more push and comes out sooner. Check the thumb position and if needed shift slightly to the opposite side/late side.

Delivery – Axis Issues – the dice come off your fingers together but they are spinning about a different axis or they are cocked or angled to one side as they travel down the table.
This is caused by the angle of your hand at the time of release. All things being equal the dice tend to come out parallel to the imaginary line across your fingertips. Rotate your wrist so that the topside of hand ends up flat and somewhat in line with your forearm – with your wrist not cocked to the left or right depending on which hand you use. This problem tends to be a vertically challenged person issue while at the casino and having to reach up and over the chip rail and out into the table to get around the stickperson and get parallel to the back wall. When people indicate to keep you hand flat to the table it doesn’t mean to open up your “C” grip or spread out your fingers to give a completely flatten you entire hand.

Dice bounce too high after proper throw
Lower your arc (from 45 to 25-30 degrees) and possibly adjust your landing spot – not as close to the back wall. Don’t forget to let the dice rip to enforce enough control to avoid roll off

Dice bounce too low or scoot too much
​Raise the arc of your throw.

Table Issues – Fore warned is fore armed. Learn about what kind of table are out there and what you might expect but don’t try every modification you can think of to try and adjust to a table and end up screwing up your grip and your form while you blow your bankroll and your confidence. Go to another table, another casino or call it quits until you can get back on your practice rig. Some tables defy all but the very most experienced players who have the knowledge and bank roll to submit to these challenges.

And Last but Not Least!
Dice are in your hand and suddenly they don’t feel comfortable in your hand. You know something isn’t right but you don’t know what. You had issues trying to grip, they may have split but you can’t tell and you picked them up they are in your hand and you feel the pressure to make your throw now!

STOP! Absolutely “Stop” and start over. Don’t throw without the confidence that your grip is right on!

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