Heavy's Got Mail!
Here's
an e-mail I received from one of our "fans" I've been in touch with. She went to Shreveport this past week and had a
pretty good run. Overall I calculate
her sevens to rolls ratio at around 7-1, just a little better than average. But she had a couple of great rolls that provided
some substantial winnings. But the thing I
really liked about what she wrote concerns how she tests her roll and practices the dead
cat bounce.
--Heavy
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 12:59:17 EDT
xxxxxxxxx@aol.com
wrote:
Heavy---I did go to Shreveport
Tuesday and Wednesday. I had rolls of 32, 15,
and two rolls of 12 numbers. Five rolls of 8
and eight of 6 or less. Ouch - That last set
killed me, but if it's any consolation, when I did seven out - 75 percent of the time it
was a 6/1. After the roll of 32 the pit boss did say that it was the best shootin' he had
seen in a week. That made me feel good. Made another fellow feel good also. He made about 5000 on that roll. He had been making a lot on the numbers and then
he threw 50 on the hard 4 and another $10 for me. I
changed to the mini v's and guess what came up? I
was amazed and still am.
I had been practicing my throwing
from about 8 feet (just right of stick I figured), the first table I visited, the ends
were the only thing open. I remember staring
down at the other end thinking to myself "this is the longest frickin' table in the
whole world." After I threw, I stepped
off the table (15 feet) then went upstairs to my room and practiced from 15 feet. But I never threw from that far again. I was always right or 2nd right of stick. I was
told many times to hit the back wall, or both dice must hit. I was also trying different releases and
grips, aiming for different spots. This is
all new to me so I have a lot of trial and error to perform before I'll settle on what I
feel is best for me.
I have incorporated something new in
my practices though. Most of you talk about
your preference being the cat drop. My tosses
have more of a topspin tumble, nice and smooth and gentle tapping the back bumpers. But I found that unless my fingers are absolutely
dry they will stick to the dice and I lose a lot of control of the topspin and dice
direction. So when I did the cat drop method,
other that seeing the results, I couldn't tell what numbers were up when the dice hit. So I got a pan and filled it with flour. Now when I throw, the dice sink into the flour or
I can re-track their tumble to find what numbers were up when the dice hit - and if the
dice held their proper axis. Anywho - I need to practice more. With more practice I figure
I can only have better control of the set, the grip, the release, and the landing, which
hopefully will have the stick announcing "seven out" a little less often. It will probably be late September or early
October before I have a chance to go back.
Good luck and skill at your sessions.
This gentleman's first e-mail to me
began with, "Is there really anything to this dice control stuff." We
swapped ideas over the internet the next few weeks - some of which he accepted, and some
of which he took with a grain of salt. For the most part, we talked about combining
controlled rolling with a conservative, hit-and-run session strategy. Here's how his
first "post-Heavy" gambling trip went:
-- Heavy
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001 14:36:11 -0600
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.com
wrote:
Hey Heavy:
I am happy to report the gambling
gods were smiling on us in Vegas this past weekend. After 2 1/2 days and at least 20
craps sessions, my son had a net win of $ 1417 and the old man came away $ 3,080 to the
good. Most of our winnings came from Paris and Bally's however the Aladdin
(tableC-10 by the way) and The Four Queens downtown also contributed. We never made
a single "don't" bet the entire time and hit em for smallish wins of
$3-400 per session. Biggest win was at Paris for $ 900. I could not
have written a script that matched the reality of this trip. Base wagers were $
10 on the pass line with maximum odds (3-4 & 5x).
Numerous place bets of $ 30 to $ 60 on the 6 & 8 which rewarded us handsomely.
My son on the other hand was wagering odds of $ 25-30 on the 6& 8, $ 20 on the 5
& 9 and $ 10-15 on the 4 & 10, hence the smaller win number for him. We of
course had a few losing sessions, but not very many. I threw caution to
the wind on the come out rolls but after a point, reverted to the crossed sixes
method which yielded an alarming number of 6's & 8's.Everything seemed to be
falling our way and with each toke of the dealer, the better the dice seemed to
roll...After hundreds of rolls, when the 5 & 4 were on top a number of 7's were
produced. Too dumb or not enough patience to try this on the come out
rolls. The Four Queens is an unusual place. While on a good roll, the stick
shoved the dice out VERY quickly in an attempt to slow our pressing of the odds.
I don't trust this place for some reason and I can't ever remember losing on
their dice tables. Maybe it's just me. Later
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