I need some insight on how to correct double pitching. I am double pitching around 10% of my throws. I randomly check my fingers when I grip the dice to make sure they are aligned and my grip is loose. I went for a live session today and all my 7's were double pitches. I had 3 really bad hands and 1 decent (compared to my other 3) of 12 rolls, hitting a few of my come bets. If i can reduce this double pitching, my rolls could be epic. Thanks

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Posted by: NofieldFive on April 30, 2018, 12:42 pm

It is most likely a grip issue. Most of our issues are grip related. Make sure your thumb pressure is equal on both dice.

NFF

Posted by: Dominator on April 30, 2018, 5:46 pm

Exactly what NFF said.

To add one more thing, we say that a double pitch 7 is a good 7 because you are throwing the dice on axis if you are using the hardway set which I hope you are. What you don't want to see is 6/1

Dom

Posted by: Delaware Diceman on April 30, 2018, 6:28 pm

Thank you NFF and Dom. I will pay more attention to my thumb. After every few rolls, I always look at my three fingers to make sure they are straight but not as often at my thumb. Of course I am using the hardway set. :) I know they are "good 7's", they just come too often for my liking. I will throw 3-4 (good 7's) in a row and it's been killing my SRR in the early going of logging my rolls with my new knowledge and when I am at the casino, it has made my rolls too short in length.

Posted by: Dr Crapology on April 30, 2018, 8:14 pm

To confirm what has already been said, Rose and Doc can say that having that thumb centered is important. Over time we have found that we can sometimes get in a bit of a hurry and the thumb is not centered on the dice with the same amount of skin on each dice. We notice this is happening when we see a wobble as the dice are in the the air heading to the back wall.

A simple adjustment like this can make all the difference in the world.

Rose and Doc

Posted by: Delaware Diceman on April 30, 2018, 10:05 pm

I wanted to update.....

Wow!! So as soon as I came home from work, I went to my practice table and picked up the dice and looked at my thumb position. I moved it oh so slightly to the left and threw the dice. It felt good.... My first throw was 9 - the pesky 6/1 showed up on a bad weak toss. My second toss, I threw 24 times before I double pitched. That is 33 rolls with only double pitching once. I love it. I wanted to toss more to see if I could keep it up but I need to make dinner. :) Looks like I will be deleting my first 500 rolls and starting over with this new found knowledge of my thumb. Thanks to everyone!

Posted by: Dominator on May 1, 2018, 12:38 pm

Way to go DD!

Dom

Posted by: Dr Crapology on May 1, 2018, 10:47 pm

Double D---that is why this board is so helpful to everyone. The members of the GTC family are so very generous in helping others on this board.

Rose and Doc