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    Delaware Diceman Posted on
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    I need some insight on how to correct double pitching. I am double pitching around 10% of my throws. I randomly check my fingers when I grip the dice to make sure they are aligned and my grip is loose. I went for a live session today and all my 7’s were double pitches. I had 3 really bad hands and 1 decent (compared to my other 3) of 12 rolls, hitting a few of my come bets. If i can reduce this double pitching, my rolls could be epic. Thanks

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    Posted by: NofieldFive on April 30, 2018, 12:42 pm

    It is most likely a grip issue. Most of our issues are grip related. Make sure your thumb pressure is equal on both dice.

    NFF

    Posted by: Dominator on April 30, 2018, 5:46 pm

    Exactly what NFF said.

    To add one more thing, we say that a double pitch 7 is a good 7 because you are throwing the dice on axis if you are using the hardway set which I hope you are. What you don’t want to see is 6/1

    Dom

    Posted by: Delaware Diceman on April 30, 2018, 6:28 pm

    Thank you NFF and Dom. I will pay more attention to my thumb. After every few rolls, I always look at my three fingers to make sure they are straight but not as often at my thumb. Of course I am using the hardway set. 🙂 I know they are "good 7’s", they just come too often for my liking. I will throw 3-4 (good 7’s) in a row and it’s been killing my SRR in the early going of logging my rolls with my new knowledge and when I am at the casino, it has made my rolls too short in length.

    Posted by: Dr Crapology on April 30, 2018, 8:14 pm

    To confirm what has already been said, Rose and Doc can say that having that thumb centered is important. Over time we have found that we can sometimes get in a bit of a hurry and the thumb is not centered on the dice with the same amount of skin on each dice. We notice this is happening when we see a wobble as the dice are in the the air heading to the back wall.

    A simple adjustment like this can make all the difference in the world.

    Rose and Doc

    Posted by: Delaware Diceman on April 30, 2018, 10:05 pm

    I wanted to update…..

    Wow!! So as soon as I came home from work, I went to my practice table and picked up the dice and looked at my thumb position. I moved it oh so slightly to the left and threw the dice. It felt good…. My first throw was 9 – the pesky 6/1 showed up on a bad weak toss. My second toss, I threw 24 times before I double pitched. That is 33 rolls with only double pitching once. I love it. I wanted to toss more to see if I could keep it up but I need to make dinner. 🙂 Looks like I will be deleting my first 500 rolls and starting over with this new found knowledge of my thumb. Thanks to everyone!

    Posted by: Dominator on May 1, 2018, 12:38 pm

    Way to go DD!

    Dom

    Posted by: Dr Crapology on May 1, 2018, 10:47 pm

    Double D—that is why this board is so helpful to everyone. The members of the GTC family are so very generous in helping others on this board.

    Rose and Doc

    Delaware Diceman
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