The
"Missing" Tape The Article
After posting a thread on the message board on The "Missing" Tape,
I received several emails requesting that I elaborate further on the topic. Ask and
ye shall receive!
All
the speakers at the September 20th dice control seminar in Las Vegas were recorded.
Youll notice that my segment is NOT available in the package of audio tapes now
available for sale. Ill be the first to admit that I am not much of a public
speaker, though I seriously doubt that's the reason it was not included. You may draw your own conclusions as to WHY my
tape is missing after reading this. The
statements in quotes (and in blue) are from the dice control seminar. My elaborating comments follow.
There are different philosophies (represented) in this room.
Until you explore different philosophies you will not be able to find (the right
philosophy) for you.
This
topic is particularly near and dear to me. In
the past two years I have seen many good shooters, employing a myriad of different
shooting philosophies. To believe (and
market) that one shooting style or philosophy is superior to another is either naïve or
out-and-out propaganda. The key to dice
influencing success is rooted in practice. Choose
a grip, throw and set that youre comfortable with, practice like mad, and then
continue to practice, and you will have success.
Learning this skill will require some
money
books, dice etc. But, do as much as you can for free.
Most people would say Duh! to this statement, but in some circles, making dice
influencing information available for free constitutes some sort of cardinal sin. Yes, I teach seminars that have a fee associated
with them, but nearly everything taught at these seminars is available for free on my
site.
The reason I give these seminars, and
the reason people pay to attend them, is for the hands on training the shooter receives. Are the seminars necessary to become a skilled
shooter? Absolutely not. I taught myself, my pal Heavy taught himself. Are seminars helpful? Most surely, especially if you want to shorten the
learning curve. However, if you are willing
to put the time, energy and practice toward learning dice influencing, you can do so with
very little expense.
Through the dice influencing community, you are able
to learn by doing, by discovering, by sharing. The more you share information with others,
the more youll learn about yourself, and the more successful youll be.
The
web is an excellent tool for furthering your knowledge about different dice influencing
principles and philosophies. In addition to
dicesetter.com, there are several different websites and forums where shooters exchange
tips, information and ideas on our art form.
Every
level of precision shooter, from novice to journeyman can learn, discover and share their
knowledge on these sites. By sharing your
knowledge, you will gain insight into your own ability, and in doing so you will have more
satisfying (emotionally and financially) dice influencing experiences. The only thing more rewarding than having success
at the tables yourself is when someone youve helped has success at the tables.
There is no absolute truth in dice influencing, there is no one set, one grip, one
throw
that is the best.. The best set, grip and throw is the one that
works for you.
Again, Duh! Saying theres a best set or
grip or throwing technique is like saying theres a best way to throw a
curve ball. And just because I can throw a
curve ball using a particular technique, does not mean that you would have similar success
using it. Dice influencing is about
discovery, not dogma. The discovery process
is important to realizing your potential as a shooter.
If youre limiting yourself to a single philosophy, youre limiting the
likelihood of future success.
Embrace your similarities,
celebrate your differences! Theres enough room for everyone in the dice
influencing community.
I
truly believe this, as do those who I associate with, but sadly there is a minority
segment of our community that does not share this opinion.
What
works for me will not necessarily work for you. Do not make this more complicated than it
is. There are six sets, 1152 possibilities in how you can adjust those sets, dont
get too hunkered down in the ridiculous.
and
Practice.
(Dice Influencing) is not that hard, GRIP, THROW, CONCENTRATE
.practice.
and
You
can have the most beautiful throw in the world, if you dont practice it, the next
time you hit the casino, youll wonder where it went.
Find
a throw thats comfortable for you and practice it, then practice some more. If you can keep the dice on axis, youll have
success. If you practice your mechanics, can
replicate it in the casino, youll be successful.
Everything else is somewhat superfluous.
I dont think dice influencing is hard.
It takes practice and patience, and an open mind helps, but its not
hard. Predicting glacial motion, now THAT'S hard!
At some point you have to abandon what
doesnt work.
Youd
think that this is obvious, but Ive spoken to many shooters who, despite having
limited success with theyre current approach to shooting, refuse to change. For whatever reason, they cling to the hope that
theyll succeed someday. Most of the
time I can watch them shoot and it is apparent that their current throwing technique is
the equivalent of trying to put a square peg in a round hole. Every shooter has to find what works for
them
.their uniqueness. If
they dont, I believe success at the tables will be elusive.
Well,
thats my segment of the seminar in a nutshell.
Feel free to email me with your questions or comments!
~woof~
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