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Nuances of Winning My girlfriend
has a problem with my Precision-Shooting articles. Shes
got nothing against craps. Her
casino-earnings alone keep her in a Christmas-shopping mode virtually 364 days of the
year. In fact, she and Santa teamed up and
had a brand-new 14-foot craps table from Paul-Son Gaming delivered to our home five days
before Christmas. Shes
got nothing against websites in general, and in particular, she thinks that
Irishsetters site is excellent. So
whats the problem? She says, The
problem with all of your articles is that they talk about throwing techniques, and betting
methods and discipline, maturity and focus. You
write about lifestyle issues and travel experiences and all kinds of stuff, but I think
that you are really missing a really important point! Well at least
she didnt say, You are missing the main point, as ALWAYS!
so Ill take that as some consolation. I
asked her to explain further. She said,
All the stuff that you write is great and terrific, but you are leaving out so many
small, but important points, is it any wonder that so many people have so much trouble
mastering Precision-Shooting? She went on
to say, Theres so many things that you leave out, and I think they are
critical for success. You leave them out
because theyve become such an integral part of how you play, that you dont
even think about them at all. Its the
stuff that has become second nature to you that probably means the difference
between struggling to succeed, and actually getting consistent success at the
tables. She
continued, You are leaving out the small nuances of winning. I must have
had a bewildered, slack-jawed, dumbfounded look on my face, because she said shed
explain. We sat down
and she was able to list five items without even pausing for breath. Im sure I still had that quizzical,
stupefied look on my face, because she said, Ah, has the student taught the teacher
something, Professor? Lets
take a look at the first couple of items on her list: v Appearing
normal v Stance and
launch v Breathing and
relaxation v Finger-position
variations v Masking
Profit I responded
by saying that I had mentioned all of those items in at least some of my articles. She just shook her head, and asked how long it had
taken me to perfect my Precision-Shooting. I
said that it had been profitable for more than ten years, but I was always looking for
ways to improve upon it. I said that it took
years upon years to actually develop it to the point it is at right now. She agreed, and asked how long it had taken me to
learn the subtleties of winning. How long it
took to fine-tune my game after I had realized that I could make a fine living off of
craps. My responses pretty much mirrored the
first answer. I said that it took a long
time, but that I was still learning something new pretty much every week. She said,
Okay, hear me out on this idea. Youve
probably forgotten more about this game than most people will ever know about it. Youve made almost all of your actions so
instinctive, that you forget to write about the tiny, but critically important details. So you pass on all the major stuff, but it is all
of that fine-tuning that really made this game into a real money-maker for you isnt
it?! Okay, credit
one to Ms. Mad Professor for discovering the obvious.
In Part II of this article, well explore each element, and perhaps
together we can figure out how to codify each one. Until then, Good Luck & Good Skill at the Tables
and in
Life. The Mad Professor
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