{"id":5759,"date":"2013-08-18T01:28:36","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T01:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/08\/18\/the-grip\/"},"modified":"2013-08-18T01:28:36","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T01:28:36","slug":"the-grip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/08\/18\/the-grip\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GRIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Original Post Content --><br \/>\nWe just returned from an Alaskan fishing trip. I was concerned about not being able to practice for 10 days.<br \/>\n\tIn the past I seemed to come back to the practice table as if I had been away for years not days.  I decided that the only thing I could work on was my grip.  I practiced on the drive to the airport ( although my better half did not enjoy this ), at the airport, on the plane, at the lodge.  I remembered Mr Finness and Dom saying they would practice 4 hours per day. I remembered Doc, Rose , Goldfinger, and Mr. Burton showing me how to practice.<br \/>\n\tMr Finness attempting to drive it through my thick head to practice my grip. <br \/>\n\tSome of the boat rides were in 4 &#8216; seas and made it difficult to grip properly, but I tried.   \ud83d\ude00 <br \/>\n\tFinally I returned to the practice table and It worked, I actually have had better practices since I returned than before I left.  Maybe I&#8217;ll just practice my grip more often when i&#8217;m not on a trip,  Thats what my instructors told me, maybe now I will listen.  \ud83d\ude06 <br \/>\n\tTommyC<\/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> Dr Crapology on August 18, 2013, 11:10 am<\/p>\n<div>Nice report Tommy.  Yes the grip is all important.  We always practice the grip.  It is a large part of our throw&#8211;when the dice are in our hands it is the only time we have total control of the dice.  <\/p>\n<p>\tWhen we head to your area in Northwest Louisiana we will be ready for the fish fry????<\/p>\n<p>\tLook forward to seeing you soon.<\/p>\n<p>\tDoc and Alligator Rose<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Mr Finesse on August 18, 2013, 12:56 pm<\/p>\n<div>[b]Tommy,<\/p>\n<p>\tAre you now a believer \ud83d\ude00  \ud83d\ude00  \ud83d\ude00  \ud83d\ude00 .<\/p>\n<p>\tI believe, I believe, say Hallelujah.<\/p>\n<p>\tGood Job.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\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 August 18, 2013, 3:09 pm<\/p>\n<div>Doc<br \/>\n\tWe gave the fish away at the airport in Seattle, because our flight to DFW was cancelled.<br \/>\n\tMr. Finness <br \/>\n\tI BELIEVE so much I may change my name on the board to THE GRIPPER, but that might just  sound like I grip to much. \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n\t I also tried to practice the Heisman in the 3&#8242; swells and that made everyone laugh, a lot.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Timmer on August 18, 2013, 5:05 pm<\/p>\n<div>Tommy,<\/p>\n<p>\tKeep it up and you&#8217;ll be the one laughing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\tAll the way to the cashier&#8217;s cage&#8230;!  \ud83d\ude09 <\/p>\n<p>\tThanks for keeping us informed on how your practice is progressing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\t \ud83d\ude0e  \ud83d\ude0e  \ud83d\ude0e<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"migrated-reply\" style=\"border: 1px solid #eee;padding: 15px;margin-bottom: 15px;border-radius: 5px\">\n<p><strong>Posted by:<\/strong> Dominator on August 31, 2013, 2:03 pm<\/p>\n<div>Grip, Grip, grip!<\/p>\n<p>\tIt does look funny when we do this without the dice, but we laugh all the way to the bank as Timmer said!<\/p>\n<p>\tMy only regret is that I didn&#8217;t see you do this and your lovely wife laughing at you! \ud83d\ude06 <\/p>\n<p>\tDom<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We just returned from an Alaskan fishing trip. 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