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    How breathing effects my throw at the table

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    I would like to give some information on breathing and how it effects your system. I am prototyping a frequency device and have a patent pending on it. I purchased a piece of equipment called the Nerve Express. I use it to determine the effectiveness of my newer device as to how it is working. It measures the pulses between your heartbeats and analysis of them. For example, if your heart is beating 60 times a minute, there is trash between the beats. This is your Anotomic nervous system. The device measures the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic system. You can relate these to a accelerator and brake on your car. If you have movement, the Sympathetic system speeds up your heart and lungs, and when you stop moving, your Parasympathetic system will slow your heart and lungs down. You can tell your physical condition by results of these 2 tests. If you need improvement, breathing slow and deep are recommended. I practiced slow breathing for as little as 5 minutes, and did another test, and the results were better.
    So, When I throw the dice at the table, and I start to get anxious, either from too much money on the numbers, or people piling on the table and waving their arms and screaming, or some type of anxiety or fear of throwing a 7. So, I stand up, and take slow, deep breathes and say to myself: Relax….. Because I know the accelerator or Sympathetic nervous system can kick in and increase my heart rate, and kick in adrenalyn into my system, which in turn can definately can effect my throw, And I do not want that.
    If I am really nervous, I might throw the dice off the table intentually, and ask for "same dice" but only if I feel totally out of control. Normally I take a little more time with my dice set, and slow all my movements down and try to block external trash out as I know the job at hand is to throw a particular number, and listening to the peanut gallery does not help.
    So, I now have positive proof that breathing slow and deep will help regulate your system and will give you more control on the dice, if you find yourself in the same position.
    Let me know if this works for you.

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    Posted by: Dr Crapology on April 29, 2017, 10:00 pm

    What a fantastic observation. We love the how you brought this information forward to explained how it can help your throw. I guess that many of us had been doing a similar thing only we called it "refocusing." We just did not have a scientific explanation for it. Loved it.

    Please post other observations on this board concerning dice control.

    Hope to see you soon at the casinos.

    Rose and Doc

    Posted by: GeneK on May 3, 2017, 6:48 pm

    I went to the Blackhawk Colorado casinos last week, and paid particular attention (more than I usually do) on my deep breathing. I do need to point out the the casinos are above 8200 feet elevation, so enough oxygen to the brain is kind of important. I threw 4 points in 11 throws, with 3 hard ways in the batch. I feel this could work at lower elevations, maybe better. I do have a pulse/ox meter, and I normally run at 96 to 98, so I am not low to start, but if I breathe deep, I am doing a lot better.
    Just wanted to pass this on.

    Posted by: Goddess on May 8, 2017, 8:14 am

    I have been doing deep breathing from day one (2002), and also have a mantra in my head when shooting so I am in a zone. I do believe it has helped make me successful. Those who were at Windsor for my first 50 roll might remember I was in such a zone, the stick man asking Charlie if he should wake me up. (The stick man had not said, "The dice are out," which is what I was waiting to hear.)

    Goddess 🙂

    Posted by: Carey1001 on May 31, 2017, 3:32 pm

    breathing inhale hold and slow exhale helps me a lot being anxious. that help me last weekend. thanks

    Posted by: SevenTimesSeven on May 31, 2017, 6:19 pm

    So, do you inhale and HOLD your breath from the backswing
    through the release of your throw?
    Or do you breathe out during that time?

    Posted by: HardNine on June 2, 2017, 4:30 pm

    So spot on, Gene, and all of the discussions on this.

    Case in point; one past weeknight, I shot over to favorite venue. 3 14′ were open, and I do OK on them, but one table was recently reflected and I’d found the required shot for the new, thicker felt on my previous visit. After a couple of poor hands on the other tables, my 2nd best position opened up and the dice were coming.

    As the shooter ahead was shooting, I picked up on the insane center and late betting going on from my end and started focusing and breathing. The dice came, and I proceeded to concentrate and breathe each time. Each roll got longer and longer, I estimated 4 minutes per roll, the stick later said more like 5. Anyway, the circus continued, I had one COS, but proceeded to hit box numbers. Then things changed…. as I lined up my shot, I heard the player yell nickel 12, box called no bet, and I had a brief thought to put the dice down, but proceeded to throw and threw the 12! Not good for me, but funny as all hell at the same time.
    But the break in concentration had begun. Two rolls later, another late bet by same player and I absolutely lost it. I slammed the rail and yelled "stop the (not a nice word) late bets!". At that point my BP went through the roof, heart, then head pounding, and the end was near. I called my bets off for two rolls, thought I’d recovered, put them back on and two rolls later, on roll 25, the devil appeared.

    Even when a preferred 12′ opened, my head was still pounding. I should have walked, at least until I settled down, but didn’t.

    Bottom line, the breathing and calm discussed bring with them enlightened ability to get and stay in the zone. I needed to learn that lesson again, but the things said above are crucial to understand, learn, and live by. Going forward, I promise myself to do better.

    Don

    GeneK
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