While getting ready for the AC class Rose and Doc came up with a couple of practice routines that might help others and wanted to share.

1) We call this "learning how to really focus."

It does take two people to do this but we think that it works. Another GTC player is great but any person who likes to fling the dice down the table will work. Each of you will take turns throwing the dice. Each person will play his /her own game. You will buy in just like in a casino. You can use a craps table or your practice set up, but you will need chips. Each player will not bet on the other player.

Player number one will roll the dice (and one time only) and make his/her usual bets. Then it will be player number two’s turn to roll one time. Continue to roll one time then it will be time for the other player to take his/her one roll. Continue this routine (volleying back and forth). You want to break up your routine so that you have to re-focus. Each player will make his/her own bets and collect his/her pay days. You will continue to alternate every other roll. The player not rolling will stick or retrieve the dice after each roll. By doing this routine you will get out of your "zone" and you must re-focus. Excellent practice for those times when there is an argument at the table, it takes a long time for the dealers to make pay offs and other disruptions at the table. You must re-focus before each roll of the dice. AND it can be fun to see who wins the most money—the loser has to buy the winner a beer—-or in our case the winner gets a kiss and a hug. Is Doc lucky or not?????

2) Use your usual routine of practice—that is setting the dice, working on your grip and throw, but you really don’t use chips for pay offs. You do this routine by yourself. After you set your point, mark it with an on/off button or other object. Place a $1 chip in the come area. When you hit a box number place the $1 chip on that number. Place another $1 chip in the come area until you have three numbers covered through the come line–assuming you are come betting (Place betting works also). As you roll, play just like you are in the casino. If you hit a pay day, don’t worry about the pay off, but simply use the $1 chip to mark whether you have a $1 chip in the come line, or a come bet on a box number or if place betting a $1 chip on the selected box number. Move the $1 chips just like a dealer would in the casino.

Using this method you don’t worry about how much you won on each pay day, do your press, etc. You work on the basics of the set, grip and throw as learned in class. We count the number of rolls and wins. When we seven out we take the $1 chips off the table and start over.

Hope these will help. They have helped Rose and Doc. If you have any questions, let us know.

Hope to see everyone in about a week in AC.

Rose and Doc

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