Threw the dice for a quick practice the other night. First toss was a four. Second toss was a ten. Ok. Good numbers for this dice set. Third toss results in a seven. Hmm. Too much back spin? Finger grip? Was the landing on spot before the wall?
Fourth toss results in another seven. Fifth toss seven. Ok I am thinking. At least I’m being consistent now. Thinking back to what Dr. Crapology showed me about my finger grip. Made adjustment and cut the back spin. ( If I was in the Casino and had that one last COME BET to bring down.)
Rolled again with a four. Rolled one more time with a hard ten showing. Ah – felt good. Went back to the television.
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Posted by: Dr Crapology on November 16, 2020, 1:02 am
Lob, glad Rose and I could be of help to you. It is always best to check on the grip as taught in the class. Good self critique.
We have a lot of students say something like “I am hitting a lot of 6’s and 8’s so will use the 3V set” or “I am hitting a lot of 4’s and 10’s so I will use the 2V set.” If you use the hard way set you will hit plenty of the above numbers if your grip is correct. I know when we are on we usually hit a lot of 6’s and 8’s and know we are on. After the dreaded 7 these two numbers have the most combinations–28% of the total 36 possible combinations..
Great post. Look forward to seeing you in the future when this pandemic is over.
Take care and be save.
Rose and Doc
Posted by: Dominator on November 16, 2020, 3:30 pm
Remember that in all this practice that you might take 3 steps backwards and then BOOM – 10 steps forward. In the beginning, please don’t concentrate on the numbers. instead concentrate on if the dice look good in the air and are landing together
Dom
Posted by: Dr Crapology on November 16, 2020, 11:14 pm
Amen, Dom.
Rose and Doc
Posted by: Cotton Lob on November 18, 2020, 9:47 pm
@dominator I know what you are talking about Dom. I remember standing at the end of the table when the instructors gave us students a demonstration by each throwing the dice. My eyes were locked on those dice coming at me in perfect alignment with that slight rotation. I remember that like it was yesterday. I recall visiting the Big Indian the Spring after attending the Vegas Class and doing just that. I impressed myself and everyone else at the table. The dealer blurted out “we got a shooter at the table”. Never had so much fun.
Posted by: Cotton Lob on November 18, 2020, 9:54 pm
@dr-crapology Doc and Rose, The class is all brick and mortar until we fine – tweak our game. It wasn’t until the last hours of the last day of class until I had the ahah moment. It then takes hundreds upon hundreds of thoughtful dice throws to set it in stone.
Posted by: Jeremy Young on December 28, 2020, 10:34 pm
I’m glad to see I’m not the only one this happens to. I did a 20 toss last night and out came the 7. AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!! Took a break, came back, and it was 5 2 then 6 1. Very same thing happened today during practice. But, even though I had purchased the throwing and receiving stations, I had never gotten to 20 rolls before taking the class. And @dominator is 100% correct about the 3 steps backwards and then BOOM totally out of nowhere.
