{"id":5301,"date":"2013-07-22T18:35:58","date_gmt":"2013-07-22T18:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/07\/22\/a-different-perspective\/"},"modified":"2013-07-22T18:35:58","modified_gmt":"2013-07-22T18:35:58","slug":"a-different-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/07\/22\/a-different-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"A different perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nAfter attending my first refresher in Vegas last month I have really taken some time to think about what I have learned and how I can incorporate it into my practice sessions and my time at the casino tables.<br \/>\n\tWhat the refresher class gave me was a real in depth look at the GTC toss and all that goes into becoming an advantage player. I thought I was doing fine in my practice sessions but I didn&#8217;t really realize what it was that was missing. The Goddess really helped us take apart our shots and gave me a real time evaluation of where I am in the journey. My classmates were much further along in keeping the dice together and synchronized. Now when my shot is off, I see it very clearly. <br \/>\n\tI have saved so much money with this new realization because I will not put my 401g in jeopardy until I start to see what I know is possible in the realm of improvement.<br \/>\n\tAll the elements of the shot, from grip to stance to follow through, need work and lots of practice. I&#8217;m o.k. with that. I know how long some of you have been working at this and I have been in a state of humility at the tables enough to know that it is hard work. I&#8217;m tired of praying for luck alone to see me through.<br \/>\n\tI am no longer entering my results in smart craps for the time being. Instead, I am really just experimenting with the different elements of the toss and observing what the dice do. I know what they should look like now and I know that with enough quality practice time, I too will get there. Sometimes, I try to take on too much and go into overwhelm but I&#8217;m getting better now at slowing things down and being patient with myself. It&#8217;s not easy, being easy. DoughBoy<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>Replies:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> TommyC on July 22, 2013, 7:00 pm<\/p>\n<div>Totally agree.  I have no desire to go to a casino and shoot craps at the present.<br \/>\n\tI&#8217;m not recording my shots either, just trying to transfer all the learning\/changes\/information from Vegas class<br \/>\n\tto the practice table.  When it all comes together its such a thrill, now I may get 3 to 5  GOOD SHOTS  per 100 tosses.  Before <br \/>\n\tJune class, I was about 1 GOOD SHOT per 500 tosses. See you soon.<br \/>\n\tTommyC<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After attending my first refresher in Vegas last month I have really taken some time to think about what I have learned and how I can incorporate it into my practice sessions and my time at the casino tables. What&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-craps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}