1. Work on one aspect of the throw

2. Incorporate betting. Do a buy in and see if you can double it

3. How many times can you throw into a bowl

4. How many times in a row can you throw where both dice have a primary number on them… No 6 or 1

You need to come up with other things to make it interesting for your self

Dom

Here’s how I do it, and I never get bored. First, my setup. I bought a craps layout that I keep on my kitchen table, just like a table spread. I also bought beautiful clay chips of all denominations from $1 to $10,000 that put the casino chips to shame. I’m not up to the $10,000 chips, yet. I keep my chips in a clear box with trays, close to what I see in the casino. Next to my kitchen table with the craps layout, I have placed my GTC Receiving Station and GTC Throwing Station.

Each day after breakfast, and after I have watched Fox & Friends, I start a fresh cop of coffee – my 2nd for the day.

While the coffee is cooking, I make my first set of practice throws. When my coffee is ready, I sit at the kitchen table and read news and GTC forum, including the old posts.

Next, I do another 15 minute practice session with just throws, usually with 3 sets of dice. Unless I see a problem that requires more time and correction, I then sit at the kitchen table, open my chips box, and take out the buy-in for the day. Usually, my buy-in is $1,000. I then make my Pass Line bet and dealer tip. I start with a $10 flat bet. My max odds depends on which casino I am going next. I’ll be in New Orleans next, so I’m using 10x odds at the moment. And I use my iPad to listen to the Laura Ingraham radio talk show.

Now, the real practice begins. I make my first throw, step over to the craps layout and place my chips accordingly. For each number I throw, I first put a blue $50 chip above that number (I don’t us $50 chips for bets), which keeps track of which numbers I’ve hit (for bonus bets), and keeps track of my throw count for that hand (come out to 7-out). Then I collect and place chips, according to my betting strategy. When I step up to my Throwing station, I consider what correction I need to make relative to the last throw. And away the dice fly to make me money.

Currently, I start with 3x odds, and I keep 3 working bets going – PassLine+odds, and 2 Come bets+odds. After 3 collections, I up my odds to 5x and keep a Come bet going continuously. After 5 or 6 collections, I increase my odds tp 10x. After throw 20, I increase my flat bet.

When the Skinny (7-out) finally shows, I count my blue chips for my throw count, and count my chips to see how much I am up or, heaven forbid, down.

If it was a long hand, I take a break and come back later. If it was short, I immediately start a new hand. If I’ve had 3 short hands, I take a break and come back later.

In the morning, I can usually fit in 2 or 3 sessions. I get busy in the afternoon and might only do 1 session, while I listen to Rush Limbaugh radio talk show. In the evening, I do 1 or 2 sessions, unless I have Tea Party meetings, a meeting at the local Kirby’s Cigar Lounge with political friends or officials (now that’s a smoke filled room I can enjoy!), Republican Party meeting, church activity, etc.

So, my morning sessions are the most productive for me. Do I get bored? Not yet. Not even close, because I keep my routine challenging and interesting. I also experiment with bet variations, mostly to keep me from doing that in the casino and losing money. But I do get tired and have to take a break. I take my practice seriously, just as I do in the casino.

Now, at the casino, I can get bored, when the table is full and the dealers are struggling with the bets. An hour between times I get the dice can really tax my patience, and that can affect my game. Unless another GTC player is at the table, for which I am then the last to leave the table. Those are great times.

As Dom wrote, work on one thing at a time. If you want to work on aiming and hitting your handing spot, take a small container like a small bowl (about 4 or 5 inches across )or get one of the GTC throwing cups. You can get one at a GTC seminar. Then take several pairs of your old dice and throw the dice into the cup. We have about 40 old dice (20 pairs) laying around. Aim and throw the 20 pairs toward the cup. Those that go into the cup place to the side and take the ones that did not go into the cup and continue throwing them. Do this several times until you get all or most of the dice in the cup. Doc gives himself 5 tries to get all the dice into the cup then he starts over. The number of dice you have to throw will get to be less and less. My best record is getting all the dice in the cup in 3 turns with the dice. Most of the time from 1 to 3 dice are left over after 5 turns. If both dice land in the cup I get one of Dom’s "atta boy good job." If one goes in and one bounces off the side of the cup and lands outside, I consider it a good throw. It is a fun way to work on the important aiming part of your GTC throw. If you have someone to practice with you can have a contest with the loser treats to a beer, sandwich or hamburger. In other words have some fun.

You and others can come up with some drills like the one above to have fun.

By the way never practice for long periods of time. You can get tired and pick up bad habits. If the dice seem to be continuously be doing something wrong, check to make sure your have a good light grip, and review the post class email that Rose sent so you can self correct. Rose and Doc usually never practice for more than 30 to 40 minuets at a time, but 2 to 3 times a day max.

By the way have at the very least annual routine where you will come to a GTC weekend and take a refresher or tuneup to help remove any flaws you might have in your toss. Remember the very best golfers on the PGA tour take lessons on a weekly basis. We are no different.

Good luck with your practice routine. Hope to see you in the casino soon.

Rose and Doc