Part 1 -- Do You Have the Tools?
This is a part by part collection of tools you will need to become an accomplished dice influencer.
The first thing to consider is your knowledge of the basic’s of craps. Do you understand all the bets on the lay-out? Do you know what the odds are on all the bets? Do you know what a “fire bet” is or what about “four rolls, no seven”? How about “hopping sevens?”
Going further, you must have control over your money management. Do you have a sufficient bank-roll that is not earmarked for other necessities of life? If your answer is yes to these questions, then you can move forward to the next step.
First let’s understand that there is no absolute control over the dice. What we are looking for is a consistent toss that will allow us enough control to change the expectation odds to our favor. To accomplish this and move to the next level, will require many hours of practice.
You must learn about those two cubes you have in your hand. Opposite sides of the dice always add up to seven. You need to know what the opposite number is for every side of the dice. This will help you set the dice faster on the numbers you want. Setting the dice should become second nature to you.
Once you have the dice set, you must know how to pick them up to satisfy your grip. There are half dozen good grips to be experimented with to determine which is best for you.
The most important thing to be learned is the toss. It takes hours and hours of practice to get it down pat. You must develop a starting point and a release point and land the dice in a specific landing area. Speed, height, rotation and distance all play a part in the good controlled toss.
Your position at the table is also a factor and should be determined by practice. Right and left of the stick person are usually the preferred positions to shoot from, because of the shorter distance to the back wall. The size of the table also is a factor. Shooting from SR-1 or SL-1 on a fourteen foot table is the same as shooting from SR-2 or SL-2 on a twelve foot table.
You will need a practice rig. You can buy them or make one. Converted pool tables will also work. If you’re loaded with dough, you can buy a real casino style crap table with all the trimmings.
Record keeping of your progress is a must. Putting “Bone Tracker” to work in your arsenal will help justify your means.
All this fore mention detail is to give you an idea of what a dedicated dice setter must go through to become an advantage player. The main object of all this, is to be able to throw one, two, three less sevens than the “random expectation roller” throws. Just throwing one less seven in the expected six for thirty-six, will turn the casino odds in your favor.
Above all you have to have patients, fortitude to practice and the willingness to accept setbacks along the way. You want to be a low key player and not draw attention to yourself.
All of the points in this article can be gone over in great depth on this website. If you skip any of the items discussed, you will fail. You can take it one step further and join the members “Message Board/Forum” where answers to all your questions can be had from dice influencing players who have been there.
Part 1.1 -- TAKING THAT FIRST STEP!
What are the first steps to take as an inspiring dice setter? Take it one step at a time.
First find the grip that is comfortable. Then practice picking up the dice so they line up parallel to the back wall. Develop a slow smooth toss and practice this every day for at least two weeks.
You should land the dice six to eight inches from the wall. The next step is to start setting the dice. In stead of counting sheep at night, count the sides of the dice so you know the cube front and backwards. 1 & 6 = 7, 2 & 5 = 7 etc. Don’t worry about speed for now. The next step is set, grip and toss for two weeks.
Find or make up a tally sheet. You can use the hard way set or the V3 to start out. Use the same set for the entire series of tosses. I suggest you toss 36 times or more per practice. I started out tossing 144 a day. You are now ready to record your tosses and figure out your SRR. A random roller is expected to toss 6 sevens in 36 rolls. Your first goal should be 5 sevens or less in 36 rolls. When you have at least 1,000 tosses recorded and have a SRR of 7.0 or more you are ready to test the water.
We can talk about money management and betting later. One step at a time.
Charlie009
Copyright 2008
